Legal Opinion
Cole v. Pulley
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 13, 1984PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff appeals from a judgment entered after allowance of the defendants’ motion for dismissal under Mass.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), 365 Mass. 755 (1974). The complaint had two counts for malicious prosecution and one for intentional infliction of emotional distress. The latter was based on the defendant Pulley’s actions in attempting to repossess the plaintiff’s car on August 14, 1980. The former were based on criminal complaints against the plaintiff issued later the same day at Pulley’s behest. The plaintiff was found not guilty of the criminal charges in July, 1981.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Segal v. RochelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Pilos v. First National Stores Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
- Buker v. NATIONAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1983
- Della Jacova v. WidettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1969
- Knott v. SargentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878
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3Cited by9 opinions
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