Legal Opinion
FIN. COMM. OF FALMOUTH v. Falmouth Bd. of Pub. Welfare
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 8, 1963PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCutter, J.
The finance committee 1 of Falmouth seeks declaratory relief and asks that the Falmouth board of public welfare (the board) be compelled to submit all its records, including “case history” files, for examination by a consultant appointed by the finance committee. After trial on the merits, a demurrer was sustained by interlocutory decree. By final decree the bill was dismissed. The finance committee appealed from each decree. The facts are stated upon the basis of the report of material facts. The evidence is reported.
At the 1959 town meeting, $7,000 was appropriated “for use by the finance…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Varney v. BakerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Wilson v. JenningsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- Morgan v. BanasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1954
- Direct-Mail Service, Inc. v. Registrar of Motor VehiclesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Town of Concord v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Mahoney v. Board of Appeals of WinchesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Stivahtis v. JurasCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1973
- Ballantine v. Town of FalmouthMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1973
- Opinion No. Oag 22-80, (1980), Wisconsin Attorney General Reports1980
- Meckenberg v. BeckerArlington County Circuit Court · 1974