Legal Opinion
L. L. Brown Paper Co. v. Department of Public Works
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 4, 1953PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
This is a petition to amend a certificate of title of registered land by striking out a notation of an order of taking by eminent domain, which the petitioner contends is void. G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 185, § 114. From a decision that the taking was valid, the petitioner appeals.
The appeal presents only questions of law apparent on the record. Neither the evidence nor its substance is before us, and the decision, which purports to rest “upon all the evidence,” must stand unless it discloses self-destroying error. Holcombe v. Hopkins, 314 Mass. 113, 116. Humphrey v. Walker, 314 Mass. 552, 553.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Harrington v. AndersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Hoffman, Burneston & Co. v. MackallOhio Supreme Court · 1855
- Radway v. Selectmen of DennisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- Sykes v. KeatingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1875
- Gillespie v. RogersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
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3Cited by5 opinions
- D. Richard Trager, Applicant v. Hiebert Contracting Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1964
- National Lumber Co. v. LombardiMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2005
- Textile Banking Co. v. Melrose Organ Studios, Inc.Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1967
- Net Technologies, Inc. v. Massachusetts Department of TransportationMassachusetts Superior Court · 2016
- Perkins v. RyalsMassachusetts Superior Court · 2007