Legal Opinion
Caleb Pierce, Inc. v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 9, 1968PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
This writ of entry is brought against the Commonwealth to recover possession of a parcel of land (locus) in the town of Yarmouth. The tenant pleaded nul disseisen. The judge rendered a decision in which he ordered judgment for the tenant. The case comes here on the demandant’s exceptions to the judge’s decision, to certain rulings on evidence, and to various rulings on requests.
The facts are not in dispute. In December, 1954, the demandant became the owner of the locus which was adjacent to a State police substation. The demandant intended to develop it for commercial purposes including the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Newton Girl Scout Council, Inc. v. Massachusetts Turnpike AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1956
- Leshefsky v. American EmPloyers' InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Brodeur v. SeymourMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Moskow v. Boston Redevelopment AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- Moore v. SanfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1890
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Joan F. Lane, D/B/A Lane & Co. v. The First National Bank of BostonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Opinion of the Justices to the House of RepresentativesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Cooperstein v. Turner Bros. ConstructionMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1992
- Lutheran Service Ass'n of New England, Inc. v. Metropolitan District CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Whitehouse v. Town of SherbornMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1981
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