Legal Opinion
Beaton v. Land Court
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 10, 1975PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuirico, J.
This is an appeal by the petitioners from a May 16, 1974, order of a single justice of this court sustaining demurrers to a “Petition for Writ of Mandamus.” 3 The appeal is utterly without merit. We briefly review the facts and proceedings leading to this appeal.
According to the petition, the factual allegations of which are accepted as true when ruling on a demurrer, Slaney v. Westwood Auto, Inc. 366 Mass. 688, 690 (1975), the petitioners owned certain land in Bridge-water. In 1966, they mortgaged this land to the respondent Quinoil Industries, Inc. (Quinoil). The mortgage provided: “This…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay ViewSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Lindsey v. NormetSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Slaney v. Westwood Auto, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
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3Cited by61 opinions
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- Demoulas v. DemoulasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Pinti v. Emigrant Mortgage Co., Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Gens v. Resolution Trust Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
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