Nogueira v. Nogueira

This case concerns the continued vitality of the doctrine of interspousal immunity in an action by one spouse against another for injuries caused by torts committed by the other spouse after the entry of a judgment of divorce nisi. The plaintiff, Robert T. Nogueira, instituted suit on September 21, 1981, against his wife, Linda M. Nogueira, for the torts of libel and intentional infliction of emotional distress she allegedly committed against him four days after the entry of their judgment of divorce nisi. She moved for summary judgment under Mass. R. Civ. P. 56, 365 Mass. 824 (1974), on the…