Daniel J. Roche Et Ux. Valerie Roche v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company

U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit · Decided 1996-04-16

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SELYA, Circuit Judge. This appeal requires us to consider whether a private party should be held liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for an arrest and unsuccessful prosecution that followed on the heels of its detailed report of suspected wrongdoing to the authorities. The district court found no competent evidence that the defendant violated § 1983…

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