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· 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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