Legal Opinion
Devlin v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 24, 2013No. 12-P-401PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRubin, J.
The following facts are taken from the undisputed testimony at the trial in the Superior Court. The plaintiff, Patrick J. Devlin, was on November 1,1995, civilly committed to Bridge-water State Hospital under G. L. c. 123, § 35, on the petition of *531his wife, who feared he was a danger to himself because of his alcoholism. Devlin was housed and treated with other civilly committed individuals in the Massachusetts addiction center, which was part of the Southeastern Correctional Center in Bridgewater. In addition to civilly committed individuals, present at the addiction center were guards and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Kent v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- Harry Stoller & Co. v. City of LowellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Harrison v. Town of MattapoisettMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2010
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