Legal Opinion
Phillips v. Pembroke Real Estate, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 21, 2004PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCordy, J.
There appearing to be no controlling precedent in the decisions of the Supreme Judicial Court, a judge of the *111United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts certified the following question for our consideration:1
“Under the facts and circumstances described in the District Court’s October 24, 2003 Memorandum and Order, to what extent does the Massachusetts Art Preservation Act, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85S (1984), protect the placement of ‘site specific’ art?”
The term “site-specific” art does not appear in any applicable Massachusetts statute. It is a term that has been…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Hanlon v. RollinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Industrial Finance Corp. v. State Tax CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Beeler v. DowneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Canal Electric Co. v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Commonwealth v. BakerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
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3Cited by10 opinions
- DiFiore v. American Airlines, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- In re E.C.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2018
- Phillips v. Pembroke Real Estate, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
- Mammoet Usa, Inc. v. Entergy Nuclear Generation Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2005
- Silva v. Rent-A-Center, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
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