Legal Opinion
City of Boston v. Rockland Trust Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 2, 1984PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
The plaintiffs (city) commenced an action seeking a declaration of the rights of the parties with respect to a motorhome purchased by the defendants George and Margaret Wattendorf. The defendant Rockland Trust Company (Rockland) counterclaimed, requesting that the trial court declare Rockland’s lien superior, or alternatively award Rockland damages for conversion. The focus of this appeal 3 concerns the dispute between the city and Rock-land. The city claims a superior right in the motorhome through an asserted lien acquired by seizure and distraint of the motorhome to secure satisfaction for…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Singleton v. WulffSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Barrows v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Phillips v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Klein v. CatalanoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Massachusetts Ass'n of Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers, Inc. v. Commissioner of InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
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