Legal Opinion
City of Marlborough v. City of Lynn
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 25, 1931PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
By these actions of contract, one against the city of Lynn and the other against the city of Boston, the plaintiff seeks to recover the amount expended by it for the support of the family of Ralph Halliwell. No question is raised as to the amount so expended, or as to compliance with all preliminary statutory requirements as to notice. The only issue is whether either defendant is liable. The cases were submitted to the court sitting without a jury upon agreed facts in substance as follows: Ralph Halliwell, bom in Michigan, acquired a settlement in Lynn but moved with his family to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Moss v. Old Colony Trust Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- Koshland v. Columbia InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921
- Atlantic Maritime Co. v. City of GloucesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
- Shaw v. ShawMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867
- Dillaway v. BurtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Rummel v. PetersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Tuells v. FlintMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
- Jenkins v. North Shore Dye House, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- Shepard v. Finance Associates of Auburn, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Boston & Albany Railroad v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
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