Legal Opinion
Hansen v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 20, 1962PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
This is a petition for a writ of error to reverse eight judgments for contempt in the Superior Court. The case was reserved and reported by a single justice, without decision, upon the petition, the return of the Superior Court, the Commonwealth’s plea in nullo est erratum, and certain documentary and oral evidence, 1 for the determination of the full court.
The effect of the plea in nullo est erratum is to admit facts well pleaded. Jones v. Commonwealth, 331 Mass. 169, 170.
The facts are these. On March 29, 1962, the Metropolitan Transit Authority (Authority) filed a bill of complaint in the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Dolan v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
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