Legal Opinion
Hoch v. Gavan
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided March 30, 1988No. 87-798PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKaplan, J.
On December 9, 1979, the defendant Gavan, a medical doctor, but not having a professional relation to any of the plaintiffs, reported to a child abuse “hotline” that the plaintiff parents were physically abusing the third plaintiff, their young daughter. In their complaint, filed on December 8, 1982, the plaintiffs charged that the defendant’s report was a libel upon each of them, and claimed damages. 2
On March 16, 1987, the defendant moved to dismiss the complaint under Mass.R.Civ.P. 41(b)(2), 365 Mass. 804 (1974), which provides in part: “On motion of the defendant, with notice, the court…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- A. M. Pearson v. Denny DennisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- Moore v. Telfon Communications Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Bucchiere v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Greenleaf v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1986
- Eddie Washington v. Daniel WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Christopher v. DuffyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1990
- Massachusetts Broken Stone Co. v. Planning BoardMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1998
- Foley v. WalshMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1992
- Baker's CaseMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2002
- Oliver v. RivetMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1999
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