Tobin v. Goggins

In January of 1974, the defendant Goggins, assistant superintendent of Northampton State Hospital, transferred the plaintiff, a registered nurse, from her regular employment on the night shift to work on the day shift. The plaintiff later brought this action against Goggins and Florence L. Eaton, the director of nurses, in their personal capacities. At trial the only claims presented were the violation of her civil rights (42 U.S.C. § 1983 [1970]) and malicious interference with her contract of employment. The issue of back pay was reserved for the judge. The jury returned a verdict for the…