Legal Opinion
Trustees of the Stigmatine Fathers, Inc. v. Secretary of Administration & Finance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 14, 1976PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBraucher, J.
In 1971 the Board of Trustees of State Colleges (Board) agreed to purchase the plaintiff’s land and buildings for $4,200,000. The Secretary of Administration and Finance (Secretary) refused to make funds available for the purchase, and we affirm a judgment declaring that the contract is valid and that neither the Governor nor the Secretary is authorized to decline, as matter of discretion, to allot the necessary funds. We hold: (1) No abuse of discretion is shown in the denial of the Secretary’s motion under Mass. R. Civ. P. 60 (b) (6), 365 Mass. 828 (1974), for relief from the judgment…
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