Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Town of Billerica
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 8, 1941PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQua, J.
In this action to recover for personal injury caused by a defect in a public way, the only issue is whether there was evidence fco support a finding that the notice of the name and place of residence of the person injured and of the time, place, and cause of the injury was received by the town clerk. The clerk is one of the town officers to whom such notice may be given under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 84, § 19, as amended (see also § 18, as amended), and the notice must actually be received. Amsler v. Quincy, 297 Mass. 115, 118. Regan v. Atlantic Refining Co. 304 Mass. 353, 354.
The notice was…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Huntley v. WhittierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1870
- Regan v. Atlantic Refining Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Hobart-Farrell Plumbing & Heating Co. v. KlaymanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Prudential Trust Co. v. HayesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
- Tobin v. TaintorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Epstein v. Boston Housing AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Commonwealth v. CrosscupMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Payne v. R. H. White Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Commonwealth v. TorrealbaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Mead v. Coca Cola Bottling Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1952
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