· 7/9/1973
Gildea v. Ellershaw
Citations
- 298 N.E.2d 847
- 363 Mass. 800
- 1973 Mass. LEXIS 450
How courts have described this case
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- public officers are immune for discretionary acts, provided they conduct themselves in good faith, without malice or corruption
- qualified immunity protects public officials from personal liability unless actions were done in bad faith, maliciously, or corruptly
- city officials entitled to immunity where the plaintiff “has neither alleged nor produced evidence that the defendants acted in bad faith, maliciously or corruptly”
- officials acting in discretionary functions who do not act with malice, bad faith or corruption, may be entitled to common law immunity
- confinement of liability of public officers for negligence
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Judges: Braucher, Kaplan, Quirico, Reardon, Tauro
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