Legal Opinion
Hopkins v. Medeiros
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 24, 2000No. 97-P-1369PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLenk, J.
The plaintiff, Kenneth D. Hopkins, a Peabody police officer, filed suit against the defendant, Jorge Medeiros,1 for negligence and for wanton and reckless conduct. Hopkins had sustained injuries while attempting to subdue a melee in Peabody. Hopkins claimed that Medeiros owed him a duty because it was foreseeable that police would respond to the dangerous situation created, in part, by Medeiros, even though Medeiros had no direct contact with Hopkins. A Superior Court jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant, with special findings that Medeiros did not owe a duty to Hopkins and that…
2Cases cited84 opinions
- Mounsey v. EllardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Krauth v. Israel Geller and Buckingham Homes, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
- Ralph D. Smith and Thelma Smith v. Arbaugh's Restaurant, Inc., a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Santangelo v. State of NYNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- Walters v. SloanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1977
79 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by28 opinions
- Leavitt v. Brockton Hospital, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Pinter v. American Family Mut. Ins. Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 2000
- Dos Santos v. ColetaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
- City of Beverly v. Bass River Golf Mgmt., Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2016
- Sepega v. DeLaura ConcurrenceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2017
23 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.