Legal Opinion
City of Lawrence v. Stratton
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 2, 1942PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHonan, J.
The plaintiff city in the spring of 1940 by tax foreclosure proceedings had acquired title to a large parcel of industrial property having an assessed valuation of $158,300. The disposition of the property was discussed at a meeting of the city council on April 29, 1940, but no definite action was taken. The mayor, on October 11, 1940, gave the defendant Dobbins an option to purchase the property for the sum of $1 provided the option was exercised on or before December 15, 1940. The option called for the delivery of a quitclaim deed. The grantee was to repair three fourths of the buildings…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Carbone, Inc. v. KellyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- Higginson v. City of Fall RiverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
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3Cited by8 opinions
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