Legal Opinion
Breault v. Chairman of the Board of Fire Commissioners
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 13, 1987PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, J.
A judge of the Superior Court concluded, in a pretrial order, that, even though the acts complained of by the plaintiff were performed by the defendant solely in his capacity as a public official, he is not immune from liability under the Federal or State civil rights laws, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) and G.L. c. 12, §§ 11H and 111 (1986 ed.).2 The judge also *28denied the defendant’s motion for summary judgment. The defendant appeals. We conclude that the judge did not err either as to the Federal or State civil rights claim in denying immunity to the defendant. Accordingly, we affirm.
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2Cases cited26 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Davis v. SchererSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Herwins v. The City of RevereCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- Breault v. CHAIRMAN OF BD, FIRE COMMR. OF SPRINGFIELDMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Reproductive Rights Network v. President of the University of MassachusettsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1998
- Shapiro v. City of WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
- Klindtworth v. BurkettNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
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