Legal Opinion
Hiles v. Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 15, 2002PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.
James R. Hiles, an Episcopal priest, and Lauretta R. Hiles, his wife, filed a sixteen-count amended complaint against the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts and others, alleging defamation, conspiracy, interference with contractual relations, civil rights violations, negligence, assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and loss of consortium. On motions to dismiss filed under Mass. R. Civ. P. 12 (b) (1), (2), and (6), 365 Mass. 754 (1974), a judge in the Superior Court dismissed all but two counts of the complaint; a count for assault and battery and the…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Watson v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Serbian Eastern Orthodox Diocese for United States and Canada v. MilivojevichSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- David Holt, as Personal Representative of the Estates of James W. Holt and Joan Holt, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
19 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by32 opinions
- White v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Heard v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
- Maffei v. Roman Catholic ArchbishopMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
- Callahan v. First Congregational ChurchMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Flagg v. AliMed, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
27 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.