Legal Opinion
Doe v. Harbor Schools, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 14, 2006PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, C.J.
We determine in this case when a cause of action accrues on a claim for breach of fiduciary duty predicated *246on the alleged sexual misconduct of a male counsellor toward a young woman in his care. On January 23, 1997, the plaintiff, Jane Doe, filed a complaint in the Superior Court against her former counsellor, Glen Freeman, and Freeman’s former employer, Harbor Schools, Inc. (Harbor),3 alleging, among other things, that Freeman breached his fiduciary duty to Doe by means of his sexual conduct with her.4 The alleged misconduct occurred in the spring of 1993, when Doe was eighteen years old.…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Kourouvacilis v. General Motors Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Wood v. CarpenterSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Demoulas v. Demoulas Super Markets, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Riley v. PresnellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Bowen v. Eli Lilly & Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
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3Cited by68 opinions
- Haley v. City of BostonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011
- Smith v. Dorchester Real Estate, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2013
- Harrington v. CostelloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston v. Seger-ThomschitzCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2010
- O'Connor v. RedstoneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
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