Legal Opinion
Wilmarth v. Town of Georgetown
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 20, 1990No. 89-P-476PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFine, J.
When they filed their complaint, Paul and Gretchen Wilmarth, a married couple, were both employed by the town of Georgetown, Paul as an unpaid member of the board of health, and Gretchen as a police sergeant. The issue we discuss is the sufficiency of their complaint against the defendants, the town of Georgetown and two of its selectmen, insofar as it alleges violations of their Federal constitutional right to procedural due process and their right to recover damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982).
The Wilmarths’ complaint had numerous counts reflecting various theories. 3 A Superior Court…
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