Legal Opinion
Westhampton Reservoir Recreation Corp. v. Hodder
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 18, 1940PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQua, J.
The purpose of this suit is to compel the removal of structures of the defendant that encroach upon the plaintiff's real estate at Pine Island Lake in Westhampton.
The facts have been found by a master. The plaintiff is incorporated for such purposes as encouraging aquatic and athletic "exercises, games and sports, promoting the study and propagation of wild life and providing for the recreation and social enjoyment of its members. It owns the area covered by the waters of Pine Island Lake to high water mark on the north shore of the lake and also owns some land bordering the lake. The…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Beekman v. MarstersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Calkins v. Wire Hardware Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- Lynch v. Union Institution for SavingsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1893
- Hawkes v. LackeyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Geragosian v. Union Realty Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Goldstein v. BealMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
- Barney & Carey Co. v. Town of MiltonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Ferrone v. RossiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
- Peters v. ArchambaultMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Norton v. ChiodaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
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