Legal Opinion
Brum v. Town of Dartmouth
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 25, 1998No. 96-P-687PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLaurence, J.
Jason Robinson, a minor attending Dartmouth high school, was stabbed to death by an intruder while he sat in his social studies class. His mother, Elaine Brum, commenced this action against the town of Dartmouth and school and other municipal officials seeking damages for the violation of Robinson’s Federal and State civil rights, for Robinson’s wrongful death, and on account of the town’s negligent failure to provide security at the high school.
The defendants filed a motion to dismiss, pursuant to Mass.R.Civ.R 12(b), 365 Mass. 754 (1974), or in the alternative for summary judgment, pursuant…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Nader v. CitronMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Mullins v. Pine Manor CollegeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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