Legal Opinion
Hilton v. State
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 2, 1975PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WERNICK, Justice.
By Resolve approved by the Governor on June 4, 1969 (Resolves, 1969, Chapter 27) the Legislature authorized “ . . . the estate of David L. Hilton, acting by his personal representative”, to sue the State of Maine to recover
“ . . . damages, if any, resulting from the death of David L. Hilton, . .• . who, his estate claims, was wrongfully or negligently shot and killed on April 20, 1967, ... as a result of wrongful or negligent actions and manner by which his capture and apprehension as a wanted felon was attempted and executed by law enforcement officers of the State of Maine;…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Commonwealth v. YoungMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
- Younie v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1971
- Davis v. ScavoneSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1953
- Murdock v. RipleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1853
3Cited by14 opinions
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- Robert Dean Mattis, M.D. v. Richard R. Schnarr and Robert Marek v. John C. Danforth, Attorney General, State of Missouri, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Martha Wiley, Mother and Next of Kin of Fred Lee Berry, a Deceased Minor v. Memphis Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- Nadeau v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- Brann v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
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