Legal Opinion
Massachusetts General Hospital v. City of Revere
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 12, 1982PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
On September 20, 1978, city of Revere police responded to a reported breaking and entering in progress. Upon arrival at the scene, they observed Patrick M. Kivlin with a suitcase and a pillowcase. Kivlin fled and, after repeated warnings to stop and one warning shot, was shot by a police officer. The police summoned an ambulance, which took Kivlin, accompanied by a police officer, to Massachusetts General Hospital (hospital). Kivlin was admitted and remained a patient at the hospital until September 29, 1978.
On September 26, 1978, a warrant issued in the Chelsea Division of the District Court…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Barrows v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Commonwealth v. MeehanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Hayes Williams v. Edwin Edwards, Governor of the State of Louisiana, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by39 opinions
- City of Revere v. Massachusetts General HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Commonwealth v. GrandisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. BorgesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. BottariMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. CookMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
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