Legal Opinion
Seideman v. City of Newton
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 24, 2008PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.
On May 25, 2006, ten taxpayers (taxpayers) of the city of Newton (Newton) commenced this action for declaratory *473and injunctive relief in the Superior Court, challenging the legality of Newton’s appropriation of $765,825 in funds pursuant to the Massachusetts Community Preservation Act (CPA), G. L. c. 44B, for various projects at Steams Park and Pellegrini Park (collectively, the parks).2 The taxpayers subsequently filed a motion for summary judgment on the grounds that the proposed projects did not fall within the purview of the CPA and, therefore, could not be funded under that statutory…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Pederson v. Time, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Attorney General v. BaileyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Hanlon v. RollinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Sullivan v. Town of BrooklineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. Zone Book, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. MorganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2017
- Ortiz v. Examworks, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Federal National Mortgage Association v. RegoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
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