Legal Opinion

James Construction Co. v. Commissioner of Public Health

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided May 31, 1957PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.

This is a bill for a declaratory decree and other relief involving the legality of a general contract awarded by the department of public health for the construction of a sewage treatment plant in Southbridge. Demurrers by the defendants commissioner of public health and R. Zoppo Co., Inc., were sustained by the court below, and a final decree was entered dismissing the bill as to these defendants.1 The plaintiffs appealed.

The averments of the bill, as amended, may be summarized as follows: The department of public health invited sealed bids for the construction of a sewage treatment plant in…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Comerford v. MeierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
  2. Brown v. NeelonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957
  3. Capuano, Inc. v. School Building CommitteeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1953
  4. County of Dukes County v. New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket Steamship AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1956
  5. Doherty v. Commissioner of InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Moskow v. Boston Redevelopment AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
  2. Johnson Products, Inc. v. City Council of MedfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
  3. Leto v. Board of Assessors of WilmingtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
  4. West Broadway Task Force, Inc. v. Commissioner of Department of Community AffairsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
  5. Weinstein v. Chief of Police of Fall RiverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962

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