Legal Opinion
Town of Brookline v. Carey
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 6, 1969PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
The town of Brookline brought this petition under G. L. c. 185 for the registration of title to a parcel of land in Brookline. The parcel consists of three' contiguous lots, but the ownership of only one of these lots (hereinafter called the Goddard lot) is in question.
The case was heard on agreed facts supplemented by evidence. In his decision the judge adopted the agreed facts and found additional facts. We summarize them as follows: The Goddard lot was taken by the town from Benjamin Goddard’s estate in 1864, pursuant to Gen. Sts. c. 38, § 38, to form part of a parcel of land on which a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Mulvey v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
- Wichelman v. MessnerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1957
- Atchafalaya Land Co. v. F. B. Williams Cypress Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Lewis v. CrowellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1910
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