Legal Opinion
Arthur R. Murphy, AIA, & Associates, Inc. v. City of Brockton
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 12, 1973PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, J.
This is an appeal from a final decree entered after a hearing in the Superior Court on a petition for declaratory relief. Suit was commenced in the Probate Court for Plymouth County and was removed by the defendant to the Superior Court. The plaintiff, an architectural firm, seeks a declaration of its right to payment under a contract with the defendant city. It was held by the judge that payment would violate G. L. c. 44, § 31, which prohibits any municipal department from incurring liabilities in excess of its appro priations, and that the contract was therefore not binding on the city. We…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Clarke v. City of Fall RiverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- McCarthy v. City of MaldenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Dyer v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1930
- Marble v. Town of ClintonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Fitchburg Teachers Ass'n v. School Committee of FitchburgMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Boston Teachers Union v. School CommitteeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Boston Teachers Union v. School Committee of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Glynn v. City of GloucesterMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1980
- City of Marlborough v. Cybulski, Ohnemus & Associates, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Thomas O'Connor & Co. v. City of MedfordMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1983
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