Attorney General v. City of Woburn
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
This is an information brought by the Attorney General at the request of the department of public health seeking to enjoin the city of Woburn from polluting the Aberjona River. From a decree granting the relief sought, the defendant appealed.1 The evidence is reported. The judge made no findings of fact, but his decree in favor of the plaintiff imports a finding of every fact essential to support it. It is our duty to decide the case according to our own judgment of the evidence, giving due weight to the findings implied in the decree of the trial judge. Berry v. Kyes, 304 Mass. 56, 57.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Berry v. KyesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Donohue v. City of NewburyportMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912
- O'Donnell v. Inhabitants of North AttleboroughMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912
- Howard v. City of ChicopeeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
3Cited by21 opinions
- Carmichael v. CarmichaelMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Holyoke National Bank v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966
- DiLuzio v. United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of AmericaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Wasserman v. LocatelliMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
- Bodman v. Martha's Vineyard National BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1953
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