Legal Opinion
Davis v. Allen
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 23, 1916PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarroll, J.
This is a writ of entry to recover a tract of land in Newton. The case was heard in the Land Court on an agreed statement of facts,* judgment was ordered for the demandant and the tenant appealed.
On May 5, 1899, the land in question, owned by Thomas J. Scollans, was attached on mesne process as the property of Scollans by Henry B. Goodenough. On June 27, 1900, it was sold by the city tax collector of Newton, for taxes assessed thereon against Scollans for the year 1898, to Harlow H. Rogers. On July 17,1900, Scollans transferred the property to Arthur W. Eaton by quitclaim deed with the usual…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Blackwood v. Van VleitMichigan Supreme Court · 1874
- Smith v. LewisWisconsin Supreme Court · 1866
- Oswald v. WolfIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
- Langley v. ChapinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1883
- da Silva v. TurnerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1896
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Donovan v. City of HaverhillMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
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- City of Boston v. LynchMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Crocker-McElwain Co. v. Assessors of HolyokeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Town of Agawam v. ConnorsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1947
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