LORD v. MURPHY


561 A.2d 1013 (1989)

David L. LORD et al. v. Marcia MURPHY et al.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided July 12, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca A. Irving (orally), Machias, for plaintiffs.

Steven J. Mogul (orally), Gross, Minsky, Mogul & Singal, Bangor, for defendants.

Thomas D. Warren, Deputy Atty. Gen., Augusta, amicus curiae.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and ROBERTS, WATHEN, GLASSMAN, CLIFFORD and COLLINS, JJ.


GLASSMAN, Justice.

The defendants, Marcia Murphy, Peter Phillips and Helen Hatt, in their individual capacities as social workers employed by the Department of Human Services (DHS), appeal from the order of the Superior Court (Washington County, Smith, J.) denying their motion for a summary judgment based on their claim of immunity to the complaint of plaintiffs, David L. Lord and his three minor children, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982). We agree...

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