Legal Opinion

Foot v. Bauman

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided November 8, 1955PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtQua, C.J.

This suit is between owners of neighboring properties located upon a hillside in Stockbridge. We are concerned with three parcels of land designated for the purposes of this case as “A,” “B,” and “C.” Parcel “A,” owned by the defendant, is the highest of the three. Parcel “B,” owned by the plaintiffs, is on the opposite side of “Old Meeting House Road” and is substantially lower than “A,” and parcel “C,” also owned by the plaintiffs, is still lower and slopes down to Church Street which skirts the lower part of the hill. The house on parcel “A” is a large residence capable of accommodating…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Kasper v. H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
  2. Bigelow Carpet Co. v. WigginMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
  3. Lyons v. ElstonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912
  4. Crystal Concrete Corp. v. Town of BraintreeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
  5. Oldfield v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Samia v. Central Oil Co. of WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
  2. Allen v. BatchelderMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1984
  3. Blanchette v. BlanchetteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
  4. Peabody N.E., Inc. v. Town of MarshfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
  5. Antioch Temple, Inc. v. ParekhMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981

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