Legal Opinion
Boston & Albany Railroad v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 25, 1937PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPierce, J.
This is a petition brought against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 258, to recover damages for an alleged breach on the part of the Commonwealth of a written contract. The case was heard in the Superior Court by a judge sitting without a jury upon the petition, the answer, a statement of agreed facts and arguments of counsel.
The petitioners seek to recover the amount — $575,000 and interest — payable to them under the provisions of a written agreement and a deed given by them to the respondent in accordance with that agreement. The agreement, which is set out in…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Hellmich v. HellmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Ashapa v. ReedMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- Leshefsky v. American EmPloyers' InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Murdock Parlor Grate Co. v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1890
- McArthur Bro's v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Opinion of the Justices to the SenateMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Opinion of the Justices to the Senate & the House of RepresentativesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
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