Legal Opinion
Gutierrez v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 2, 2002PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCowin, J.
The plaintiffs, sisters Daniella and Dominique Gutierrez, brought this action against the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), four of its officers individually, and two other individuals3 for personal injuries and civil rights violations. Their claims arose out of an incident at the New England Medical Center MBTA station in Boston during which MBTA officers placed the plaintiffs under arrest for trespassing. Daniella was also charged with being a disorderly person. The plaintiffs’ complaint asserted claims against each individual officer for assault and battery, false arrest…
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