Legal Opinion
Governor Apartments, Inc. v. Carney
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 3, 1961PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhittemore, J.
This was an action in the Municipal Court of the City of Boston to recover money paid under compulsion. The trial judge found for the defendant. The Appellate Division vacated the finding and ordered a finding for the plaintiff in the amount claimed, $597.65.
The evidence set out in the report tended to show the following facts:
The defendant, holding a mortgage on property of the plaintiff in the Brighton district of Boston, brought a suit in the Superior Court for permission to foreclose on the ground that alterations had been made which constituted waste, and, on or about July 1, 1958,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Glackin v. BennettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
- Hiller v. Submarine Signal Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
- Carey v. FitzpatrickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Taylor v. GowetzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
- Forte v. CarusoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Freelander v. G. & K. REALTY CORP.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
- Berezin v. Regency Savings BankCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
- ITT Corp. v. LTX Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- International Underwater Contractors, Inc. v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1979
- Surrender of Minor ChildrenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
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