Legal Opinion
Nass v. Town of Duxbury
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 10, 1951PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
By this action of tort the plaintiff seeks to recover for injury to his land allegedly caused by the defendant’s deflection of the current of a natural watercourse in such a manner as to scour out and carry away a- portion of his land. The declaration originally contained two counts, but one was waived, and the case went to the jury on a count alleging the maintenance of a nuisance. There was a verdict for the plaintiff, which was taken under leave reserved, and the case is here on the defendant’s exceptions to the denial of its motion for a directed verdict, to the denial of its motion to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Gordon v. BedardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- Galbraith v. LevinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
- Brownhill v. KivlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Rocha v. AlberMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Ruschetti's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BoydMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Lipchitz v. Raytheon Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- LaClair v. Silberline Manufacturing Co., Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Alholm v. Town of WarehamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. NadwornyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
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