Adams v. Hannah
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
This case comes before us on reservation upon the petition and demurrer for determination whether the court has jurisdiction to entertain the petition, “it being agreed that if jurisdiction exists probable cause has been shown and the petition may be filed and the case stand for hearing on the merits.”
The allegations of the petition in substance are that the petitioner is the owner of about twenty acres of land in the town of Dennis and has filed a petition in the Land Court for registration of the title thereto; that one Weatherbee has appeared in opposition to that petition and has filed…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Codman v. WinslowMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1813
- Hartnett v. Plumbers' Supply Ass'n of New EnglandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1897
- Syrian Antiochean St. George Orthodox Church v. GhizeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1927
- Proprietors of Pasture v. Inhabitants of IpswichMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
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3Cited by3 opinions
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