Legal Opinion
Hegarty v. Somerset County
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 31, 1994No. 94-1473APublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER OF COURT
Katherine Hegarty was shot and killed in her Jackman, Maine home by police officers attempting to execute a warrantless entry and arrest. Her husband, James, both individually and on behalf of his wife’s estate, brought suit for money damages, against the officers involved, county and state supervisory personnel, and Somerset County. The suit alleged claims pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 as well as pendent state claims under the Maine Civil Rights Act, 5 M.R.S.A. §§ 4681-4685 (Supp.1993), and the Maine Tort Claims Act, 14 M.R.S.A. §§ 8101-8118 (1980 & Supp.1993).
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3Cited by16 opinions
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