(Download) "Alan J. Schlesinger v. Merrill Lynch" by Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Alan J. Schlesinger v. Merrill Lynch
- Author : Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
- Release Date : January 11, 1991
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 64 KB
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Privacy. Statute, Construction. The plaintiff, Alan J. Schlesinger, filed a complaint in the Superior Court seeking to enjoin representatives of the defendant,
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., from calling him on the telephone at his law office to solicit the sale
of securities. After discovery was completed, the defendant moved for summary judgment pursuant to Mass. R. Civ. P. 56 (b),
365 Mass. 824 (1974). A Judge of the Superior Court granted summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff, and entered an order
permanently enjoining the defendant from making telephone calls to the plaintiff's office. The defendant has appealed, and
we transferred the case to this court on our own motion. We agree with the defendant that scattered telephone calls to the
plaintiff's place of business over a period of years did not constitute an actionable invasion of the plaintiff's privacy
under G. L. c. 214, § 1B (1988 ed.). Because the defendant was entitled to judgment as matter of law, we reverse
the order and direct the entry of judgment for the defendant.