Legal Opinion
Gillis v. Chase
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 25, 2018No. 17-1533PPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
The present appeal stems from the dismissal of a complaint by the district court filed by George Gillis against William Chase. The origin of the controversy lies well in the past, separated from this case *2 by related prior litigation brought by Gillis.
On December 9, 2008, Gillis, operating a truck at a construction site in Westwood, Massachusetts, struck and fatally injured one Edward Hansen, who was videotaping the scene. Gillis, who seems to have been backing up at the time, was later charged with motor vehicle homicide in state court, but was acquitted after a trial.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Liljeberg v. Health Services Acquisition Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Devenpeck v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- United States v. BeggerlySupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Roger Edwards, LLC v. Fiddes & Son Ltd.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
- Bouret-Echevarría v. Caribbean Aviation Maintenance Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2015
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- Anderson v. ButlerDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2023
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