Legal Opinion
Dobos v. Driscoll
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 19, 1989PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, J.
This is an appeal from judgments entered against a State trooper, Paul Driscoll, his supervisors, and the Commonwealth. The plaintiffs brought suit against Driscoll for violation of Dobos’s civil rights, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1979), as amended, and under the common law for assault and battery, false imprisonment, and the intentional or reckless infliction of emotional distress. The supervisory defendants were sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983; the Commonwealth was sued for negligence. G. L. c. 258 (1986 ed.). The wife and daughter sued for loss of consortium. Special questions were submitted to the…
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