Legal Opinion
City of Boston v. James
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided December 5, 1988No. 87-1265PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKaplan, J.
After acquiring a tax title (see G. L. c. 60, § 37) to a property in Dorchester, the city of Boston brought a petition to foreclose rights of redemption therein (see § 65) and attempted to serve process (see § 66) upon the owners of the equity, Reverend Claude James and Gladys James. After entry of a final decree of foreclosure, Gladys James, as surviving owner, moved to set aside the decree for the reasons that neither she nor her (now deceased) joint owner had in fact receivéd any notice of the foreclosure proceedings and that the attempt to make service was so ineffectual as to deprive her…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Mennonite Board of Missions v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Schroeder v. City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Chapin v. AylwardSupreme Court of Kansas · 1970
- Christian v. MooneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
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3Cited by16 opinions
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