Legal Opinion
Vokes v. Avery W. Lovell, Inc.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 17, 1984PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, C.J.
The defendant, Avery W. Lovell, Inc. (Lovell), appeals from judgments of the Superior Court enjoining Lovell from (a) garaging or maintaining eighteen-wheel vehicles or allowing such vehicles on its property and (b) using a garage for the storage of commercial vehicles and equipment. The appeals have been consolidated. The questions argued are whether the Superior Court had jurisdiction over the cases, and if so, whether it decided them correctly.
We state the facts pertaining to the jurisdictional issues. Lovell is in the business of installing and maintaining septic tanks and cesspools with…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Cullen v. Building Inspector of North AttleboroughMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
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