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GODBOUT v. COUSENS

396 Mass. 254 (1985)

485 N.E.2d 940

JOYCE GODBOUT vs. EMMA COUSENS & others.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Norfolk.

November 19, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah K. Berk for the plaintiff.

Henry P. Sorett for Juliette Trudeau.

Deirdre H. Harris for Emma Cousens.

James N. Wittorff for Marjorie Lavelle.

Anthony T. Petrocca & Susan B. Persky, for Harold Jones, submitted a brief.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., LIACOS, ABRAMS, NOLAN, & O'CONNOR, JJ.

ABRAMS, J.

The issue raised by these appeals is the correctness of rulings by two Superior Court judges granting summary judgments in favor of four defendants on the plaintiff's claims for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress.2 The plaintiff appeals. The defendant Jones appeals from a ruling granting the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment on his counterclaim.

1. The parties. The plaintiff, Joyce...

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