ANTHONY v. BARSS


346 Mass. 401 (1963)

193 N.E.2d 329

FRANK ANTHONY vs. WILLIAM BARSS (and a companion case).

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Worcester.

November 1, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Kottis for the plaintiff.

Richard S. McCabe for the defendants.

Present: WILKINS, C.J., SPALDING, WHITTEMORE, KIRK, SPIEGEL, & REARDON, JJ.


WILKINS, C.J.

In these two actions of tort for libel the declarations are identical. In each a demurrer was sustained on the ground that no legal cause of action was stated. The plaintiff appealed.

We summarize the allegations of the declarations. The plaintiff was the owner, editor, and publisher of a newspaper with news and editorial coverage, containing regular advertising from business establishments, called "Frontier," and circulated in Worcester and...

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