Legal Opinion
Town of Barnstable v. Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket Steamship Authority
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 26, 1962PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, C.J.
The town of Barnstable and the town of Falmouth, in which is located Woods Hole, seek declaratory relief under G. L. c. 231A against Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority and its three members to determine the right of the Authority to furnish transportation from Barnstable to either of the islands of Martha’s Vineyard or Nantucket. S. Volpe & Co. Inc. (Volpe) has been made a party defendant. Volpe proposes to build a pier in Hyannis harbor, which is in Barnstable, for lease to the Authority. In this aspect various binding declarations are sought, such as whether the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- City of New Bedford v. New Bedford, Woods Hole & Steamship AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1952
- County of Dukes County v. New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket Steamship AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1956
- City of New Bedford v. New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket Steamship AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1953
- City of New Bedford v. New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket Steamship AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
- Opinion of the Justices to the Governor & CouncilMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1956
3Cited by5 opinions
- Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Co. v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966
- Nantucket Boat v. Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyd.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1963
- Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket Steamship Authority v. Martha's Vineyard CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Town of Brookline v. Brookline Redevelopment AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- Ballantine v. Town of FalmouthMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1973