· 7/29/1991
International Brotherhood of Police Officers, Local 433 v. Memorial Press, Inc.
Citations
- 575 N.E.2d 376
- 31 Mass. App. Ct. 138
- 19 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1222
- 1991 Mass. App. LEXIS 519
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “[T]he fact that an act is done in an outrageous or abnormal manner has value in indicating that the servant is not actuated by an intent to perform the employer’s business.”
- in order to hold employer vicariously liable for intentional conduct the court must find whether employee’s conduct is motivated by a purpose to serve the employer
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Judges: Brown, Perretta, Porada
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