Legal Opinion
Redgrave v. Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 21, 1987PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has certified two questions to this court. See S.J.C. Rule 1:03, as appearing in 382 Mass. 700 (1981). The questions concern plaintiff Vanessa Redgrave’s appeal from the denial of her motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict by a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts following a jury verdict favorable to the defendant Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. (BSO), on Redgrave’s claims under the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act, G. L. c. 12, §§ 11H and 11I (1984 ed.).2 In reporting these questions, the…
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