Legal Opinion
Forbes v. Kane
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 5, 1944PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
There is presented another aspect of the controversy concerning the holding by the plaintiff of the office of inspector of wires and gas of Woburn. See Forbes v. Woburn, 306 Mass. 67. This action of tort is against the mayor for unlawfully preventing the plaintiff from enjoying the perquisites of that office. The defendant’s exceptions raise solely the question whether the trial judge was warranted in finding for the plaintiff.
1. The defendant contends that the declaration has limited the cause of action to the period between July 1, 1938, the date on which, it was alleged, the defendant…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. Sunburst Oil & Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Stiles v. Municipal CouncilMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- Bell v. Treasurer of CambridgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
- Main v. County of PlymouthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Daley v. District Court of Western HampdenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Lowell v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
- Gildea v. EllershawMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- DiMaggio v. MYSTIC BUILDING WRECKING CO. INC.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
- Allen v. City of LawrenceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
- Commonwealth v. BerneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
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