· 7/7/1952
Whitcomb v. Hearst Corp.
Citations
- 107 N.E.2d 295
- 329 Mass. 193
- 1952 Mass. LEXIS 540
How courts have described this case
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- “If a newspaper does publish such reports, it must at its peril publish fairly and accurately”
- a retraction is an affirmative defense to damages \with the burden of proof upon the defendants to convince the jury of the extent to which the damages had been mitigated\
- a retraction is an affirmative defense to damages \with the burden of proof upon the defendants to convince the jury of the extent to which the damages had been mitigated\
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Judges: Qua, Lummus, Honan, Wilkins, Williams
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