Legal Opinion
Abshire v. City of Rockland
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 18, 1978PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POMEROY, Justice.
On February 18, 1976, Richard W. Ab-shire was employed as a police officer by the City of Rockland. On the morning of the day in question he had appeared in court to testify in a case in which he had been involved. Believing that his presence was no longer necessary at court, he went home for lunch.
Sometime after he had arrived home, he was notified that he was expected to testify in another case scheduled for that afternoon. Since he was scheduled to go on duty at 4:00 p. m., he donned his uniform and started his drive back to the courthouse. The driving was hazardous…
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- Jasaitis v. City of PatersonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1959
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3Cited by14 opinions
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