Legal Opinion
City of Cambridge v. Town of West Springfield
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 13, 1939PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRonan, J.
The first case is an action of contract, in accordance with G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 117, § 14, to recover for money, food and fuel furnished to one Sweeney and his family, who became in need of assistance and relief while they were living in the plaintiff city. Liability is based upon the ground that Sweeney had a legal settlement in the defendant town. The petition in the second case seeks to recover from the Commonwealth for the same items for the reason, as alleged, that Sweeney had no settlement within the Commonwealth. The cases were submitted to the Superior Court upon an agreed statement…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Frati v. JanniniMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
- Charles I. Hosmer, Inc. v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Leshefsky v. American EmPloyers' InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Graustein v. H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Tuells v. FlintMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Rummel v. PetersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- In re LoebMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Shepard v. Finance Associates of Auburn, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Kennedy v. SimmonsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
- Arthur A. Johnson Corp. v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
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