LASH v. CUTTS

No. 90-1743.

943 F.2d 147 (1991)

Caleb LASH, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Richard CUTTS, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided September 5, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Welte with whom Joseph M. Cloutier & Associates, Rockport, Me., was on brief, for plaintiffs, appellants.

James Brett Main with whom Platz & Thompson, P.A., Lewiston, Me., was on brief, for defendant, appellee.

Before CAMPBELL, SELYA and CYR, Circuit Judges.


CYR, Circuit Judge.

On the morning of June 1, 1986, five-year-old Caleb Lash asked his mother if he could accompany a neighbor's son to a school playground located two house lots from the Lash residence in Waldoboro, Maine. Caleb previously had not been allowed to leave home except under the supervision of an older family member. Mrs. Lash later received a telephone call from the neighbor, informing her that Caleb was not at the playground but was visiting at the...

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