MELLINGER v. WEST SPRINGFIELD


401 Mass. 188 (1987)

515 N.E.2d 584

PAUL M. MELLINGER, administrator, vs. TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD & Others.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

November 23, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold Resnic for the plaintiff.

James T. Donahue, Town Counsel, for the defendants.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, ABRAMS, NOLAN, & O'CONNOR, JJ.


HENNESSEY, C.J.

The plaintiff, Paul M. Mellinger, administrator of the estate of Christopher P. Mellinger, appeals from a summary dismissal of his claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982), and for intentional infliction of emotional distress brought against the town of West Springfield (town) and a number of unidentified West Springfield police officers. A judge in the Superior Court ruled that the claims are barred by the statute of limitations and by the plaintiff...

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