Legal Opinion

MacQuarrie v. Balch

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided June 15, 1972PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtTauro, C.J.

The petitioner sought to procure the discharge of funds from an attachment by trustee process. She appeals from an order of the Appellate Division of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston dismissing a report by a judge of that court who dismissed the petition. The sole issue, one of first impression, is whether G. L. c. 118, § 10, bars trustee process against funds which are paid to a recipient under Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), G. L. c. 118, and which are deposited by the recipient in a bank account.

We state the pertinent facts. In an earlier action for property damage…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Porter v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Lawrence v. ShawSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  3. William J. McCarthy Co. v. RendleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
  4. Repucci v. Exchange Realty Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
  5. Century Indemnity Co. v. MeadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1960

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. School Comm. of Greenfield v. Greenfield Educ. Ass'nMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  2. Waldman v. American Honda Motor Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
  3. Commonwealth v. CassMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
  4. Massachusetts Electric Co. v. Athol One, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
  5. Eyssi v. City of LawrenceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993

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