Legal Opinion
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Advisory Board v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 12, 1981PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBraucher, J.
On November 18, 1980, the Governor of the Commonwealth issued Executive Order 189, proclaiming the existence of an emergency, taking possession of the lines and facilities of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), and authorizing the Board of Directors of the MBTA to operate those lines and facilities. The present case was argued before the full court on November 22, 1980, and on November 28, 1980, we ordered the entry of a partial summary judgment declaring that “(1) Executive Order 189, except as stated below, is beyond the powers granted to the Governor and is of no force…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Opinion of the Justices to the SenateMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- City of Boston v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Opinion of the Justices to the House of RepresentativesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BiancoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Local Division 589, Amalgamated Transit Union, Afl-Cio, Clc v. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Local Division 589, Amalgamated Transit Union, Afl-Cio v. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Local Division 589, Amalgamated Transit Union, Afl-Cio v. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- Appley v. LockeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- David B. Cohen v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- Morrison-Knudsen Co. v. Massachusetts Bay Transportattion AuthorityDistrict Court, D. Idaho · 1983
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