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BARTASHEVICH v. CITY OF PORTLAND

308 A.2d 551 (1973)

Robert BARTASHEVICH v. CITY OF PORTLAND.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

July 31, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry N. Berry, III, Portland, for plaintiff.

Charles A. Lane, Portland, for defendant.

Before DUFRESNE, C. J., and WEBBER, WEATHERBEE, POMEROY, WERNICK and ARCHIBALD, JJ.

ARCHIBALD, Justice.

The plaintiff brought a direct action against the City of Portland (City) to recover damages for the tortious conduct of a member of the City police department. The plaintiff premised his complaint on several theories, namely, 1) "on a theory of respondeat superior"; 2) on the negligent failure "to act prudently in the selection, training and supervision of members of its police department to prevent foreseeable harm" to the plaintiff and, finally...

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