Legal Opinion
Debra Horta v. Charles B. Sullivan
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 31, 1993No. 92-1962PublishedCited by 247 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVINE H. CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge.
A passenger injured after police officers had chased the motorcycle on which she was riding sued the police officers, the towns, and the town police chiefs in the district court under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law. The district court granted summary judgment for all defendants on all counts. Appellant appeals, but only as to the § 1983 claims against the police officers and the pendent Massachusetts Tort Claims Act claims against the two towns. We affirm in part, vacate and remand in part, and certify a question of law to the Massachusetts Supreme…
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