Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Barker
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 25, 1942PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHonan, J.
Barker and Curto were municipal officers of the city of Springfield and with one Brunton comprised the city property committee which had charge of various public buildings including the municipal auditorium. Barker was convicted of requesting a bribe of $50 from one Feldman in consideration of voting in favor of Feldman’s application for the use of the auditorium on January 18, 1939, for a wrestling match, and Curto was convicted of accepting a bribe of $50 from Feldman for voting to grant his application. The cases were tried together and are before this court on appeals, with a summary of…
2Cases cited65 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. O'BrienMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
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3Cited by32 opinions
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