Legal Opinion

Doucette v. City of Lewiston

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided July 21, 1997PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERTS, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Anita Doucette appeals from the summary judgment entered in the Superior Court (Androscoggin County, Alexander, J.) in favor of the defendants, the City of Lewi-ston and Terry Thomas, a dispatcher with the Lewiston Police Department. Doucette’s complaint alleges Thomas failed to follow standard procedures in her capacity as a police dispatcher, which resulted in the death of John Doucette, Anita’s husband. She argues the court erred by finding that Thomas was entitled to discretionary function immunity, and in finding that the City had not waived immunity by…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Rippett v. BemisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996
  2. Maynard v. Commissioner of CorrectionsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996
  3. Webb v. HaasSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
  4. Stretton v. City of LewistonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1991

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Selby v. Cumberland CountySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2002
  2. Fortin v. TitcombCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
  3. City of Old Town v. DimoulasSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2002
  4. Coulombe v. Salvation ArmySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2002
  5. State of Maine v. Roy BlumSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2018

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