Legal Opinion

MacNeil v. Hazelton

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided June 26, 1940PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDonahue, J.

This is an action of tort for the conversion of a “clamshell bucket.” The plaintiff brings the action as assignee of a chose in action under an assignment from the Homestead Company, which is alleged to have been the owner of the “bucket.” A judge in the East Boston District Court found for the defendant. At the request of the plaintiff the judge reported to the Appellate Division his rulings admitting certain evidence. The Appellate Division ordered the report dismissed.

The plaintiff introduced evidence tending to show that the Homestead Company “on or about April 20, 1937,” owned the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Foye v. PatchMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1882
  2. Lawyers Mortgage Investment Corp. v. Paramount Laundries Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
  3. Cohen v. LongariniMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
  4. Standard Plumbing Supply Co. v. GulesianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Evergreen Marine Corp. v. Six Consignments of Frozen ScallopsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  2. Mazeikis v. SidlauskasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1963
  3. R. A. Weaver & Associates, Inc. v. Haas & Haynie Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
  4. R. A. Weaver and Associates, Inc. v. Haas and Haynie Corporation and Blake Construction Company, Inc., R. A. Weaver and Associates, Inc. v. Haas and Haynie Corporation and Blake Construction Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
  5. Regal Floor Covering, Inc. v. A. P. Construction Co.Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1966

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