Legal Opinion
Attorney General v. Board of Public Welfare
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 26, 1943PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtField, C.J.
This is a petition brought in the Superior Court by the Attorney General against the members of the board of public welfare of the city of Northampton for a writ of mandamus to compel the respondents to comply with the decision of the department of public welfare that Pearl L. Bracelor, residing in the city of Northampton, was *676eligible for aid with respect to a dependent child under the provisions of G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 118, § 2, as appearing in St. 1941, c. 593, § 1. The case was heard by a judge of the Superior Court on a statement of agreed facts, and at the request of the parties was…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Attorney General v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1899
- Horrigan v. Mayor of PittsfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Inhabitants of Bridgewater v. Inhabitants of PlymouthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867
- Hodgdon v. City of HaverhillMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Bradford v. City of WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1904
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Bureau of Old Age Assistance v. Commissioner of Public WelfareMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
- Berube v. Selectmen of EdgartownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
- Board of Health of North Adams v. Mayor of North AdamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Bonnet v. StateNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1976
- City of Cambridge v. Commissioner of Public WelfareMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
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