Legal Opinion
MacDonald v. McGillvary
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 23, 1993No. 92-P-708PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The MacDonalds and the McGillvarys own adjacent lots on Guild Street in Burlington. In 1966, the Pascuccis, the McGillvarys’ predecessors in title, built a fence along what they and the MacDonalds believed was the boundary line between their lots. Thereafter, the MacDonalds took care of the land on their side of the fence and, first the Pascuccis, and then the McGillvarys, took care of the land on their side of the fence. Taking care of the land involved cutting the grass and raking the leaves. After a falling out between the neighbors over the cutting of tree branches, the MacDonalds ordered…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Kendall v. SelvaggioMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Ryan v. StavrosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
- Holmes v. JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Jones v. GingrasMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1975
- Mendonca v. Cities Service Oil Co. of PennsylvaniaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
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3Cited by9 opinions
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