Legal Opinion
Collins v. Town of Webster
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 3, 1988No. 87-634PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFine, J.
The issue raised in this appeal arises out of a Superior Court judge’s disposition of a motion filed by one of the plaintiffs, Joseph Smoolca, for relief under Mass.R.Civ.P. 60(b)(6), 365 Mass. 829 (1974), after ajury verdict against the defendant, the town of Webster, in an eminent domain action. Two statutes are involved: G. L. c. 79, § 33, dealing with apportionment of eminent domain damages between mortgagors and mortgagees; and G. L. c. 221, § 50, dealing with attorney’s liens. We agree with Smoolca, a mortgagee of the property taken by eminent domain, that, in ruling on the motion, the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Check v. KaplanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- Herbits v. Constitution Indemnity Co. of PhiladelphiaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- Torphy v. RederMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
- Bates v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
- Collector of Taxes v. Revere Building, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
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3Cited by9 opinions
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