Legal Opinion

Michaelson v. Silver Beach Improvement Ass'n, Inc.

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided March 15, 1961PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.

This bill in equity is brought by owners of property fronting on Wild Harbor in Falmouth against an association of residents of 'Silver Beach asking (1) that the association and its members be enjoined from using the beach immediately in front of the plaintiffs’ land for usual beach purposes; (2) that the association and its members be enjoined from using a public address system placed by the association on a jetty near the property of the plain tiffs; and (3) that the beach area immediately in front of the plaintiffs’ respective properties be declared free from prescriptive rights. A decree…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. County of St. Clair v. LovingstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
  2. Storer v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1810
  3. Lorino v. Crawford Packing Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1943
  4. Sage v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
  5. Mallon v. City of Long BeachCalifornia Supreme Court · 1955

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3Cited by60 opinions

  1. Bonelli Cattle Co. v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Opinion of the Justices to the House of RepresentativesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
  3. Colberg, Inc. v. State of California Ex Rel. Dept. Pub. Wks.California Supreme Court · 1967
  4. Boston Waterfront Development Corp. v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
  5. Muehlman v. KeilmanIndiana Supreme Court · 1971

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