Legal Opinion
R. Zoppo Co. Inc. v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 12, 1967PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReardon, J.
This is a petition under G. L. c. 258 to recover for work and expense allegedly incurred by the petitioner during the performance of a contract with the Commonwealth acting through the Metropolitan District Commission (Commission). Both the petitioner and the respondent filed motions for judgment on undisputed facts in the pleadings and affidavits of counsel, each seeking entry of judgment in its favor 1 under G. L. c. 231, § 59. A Superior Court judge denied the petitioner’s motion and allowed the respondent’s motion. The petitioner appealed. ■ The contract provided for the construction of a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. BehanSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Hollerbach v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Cooke v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Murdock Parlor Grate Co. v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1890
- Benjamin Foster Co. v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Space Master International, Inc. v. City of WorcesterCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
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