Legal Opinion
Sheila S. v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 24, 2003No. 01-P-263PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCypher, J.
In 1982, the Department of Social Services (DSS) placed the plaintiff, then fourteen years old, in the custody of her uncle, Thomas Hynes (Thomas) for several days. During and after this short placement, Thomas sexually abused the plaintiff.3 On November 16, 1995, the plaintiff filed a complaint in Superior Court alleging claims of negligence, negligent infliction of emotional distress, and breach of fiduciary duty against the Commonwealth, acting through DSS, for placing her with Thomas and for failing to ensure that his visits with her be supervised. She also alleged under 42 U.S.C. § 1983…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Riley v. PresnellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Bowen v. Eli Lilly & Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Suzanne Germany v. Carol Vance, Suzanne Germany v. Carol VanceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Doe v. Harbor Schools, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
- Doherty v. Admiral's Flagship Condominium TrustMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2011
- Doe v. Harbor Schools, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2005
- Fay v. Aetna Life Insurance & Annuity Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2004
- Pugliese v. RodriguezMassachusetts Superior Court · 2009
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