Legal Opinion
City of Springfield v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 7, 1965PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKirk, J.
The city of Springfield (the city) brought these two petitions under G. L. c. 258, § 1, to recover from the Commonwealth expenses which the city allegedly incurred for support and temporary aid to certain poor persons having no lawful settlements within the Commonwealth. The amounts claimed were expended in the fiscal years ending June 30, 1960, and June 30,1962. The city avers that the accounts were rendered to the Department of Public Welfare of the Commonwealth in the manner and within the time required by law and have not been allowed and paid.
The Commonwealth demurred to each petition on…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Murdock Parlor Grate Co. v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1890
- McArthur Bro's v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
- Cunningham v. Commissioner of BanksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
- City of Lowell v. Massachusetts Bonding & InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Nash v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1899
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Walter L. Compton, Jr. v. Alton Steamship Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- Ourfalian v. Aro Manufacturing Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1991
- Frank J. Linhares Co., Inc. v. Reliance Ins. Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1976
- Twomey v. Board of Appeals of MedfordMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1979
- Mayor of Ocean City v. JohnsonCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1984
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