Legal Opinion
Smith v. City of Boston
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 5, 1992PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
For the first time we consider whether a municipal corporation is liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988) for an unconstitutional act of one of its officials. On the facts presented, we agree with the allowance of the motion of the city of Boston (city) for a directed verdict.
From 1977 to 1980, the plaintiff, Lincoln E. Smith, worked as an administrative assistant to a member of the city council (city councillor). From 1982 through June, 1986, Smith was employed as the coordinator of the student employment program by the city. In April, 1986, the mayor of Boston appointed Robert W. Consalvo as…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Pembaur v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- City of St. Louis v. PraprotnikSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Looney v. City of Wilmington, Del.District Court, D. Delaware · 1989
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Sarvis v. Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1999
- Martin v. Simmons Properties, LLCMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Smith v. ConsalvoMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1994
- Putnam v. Town of Saugus, Mass.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2005
- Pinshaw v. Metropolitan District CommissionMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1992
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