Legal Opinion

Turner v. Dahlberg

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided November 1, 1971PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

This is an action of contract for legal services. The judge has reported to us the question whether the action is barred by res judicata. We hold that it is. In a previous action against the same defendant for the same cause of action, demurrers were sustained first to the declaration and then to an amended declaration, in each instance with leave to amend. The plaintiff then moved that a second amended declaration be allowed. After that motion had been taken under advisement by one judge, the plaintiff moved to strike his declaration as amended and to substitute a new declaration, his…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hacker v. BeckMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
  2. Elfman v. GlaserMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
  3. Whitney v. WhitneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
  4. Martin v. HuntMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Sullivan v. FarrMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1974

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