Legal Opinion
Gilligan v. Registrars of Voters of Wilmington
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 2, 1948PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
This is a petition for a writ of mandamus against the board of registrars of voters of the town of Wilmington with whom Marion V. Farrell, as ex officio a member of the board, has been joined as respondent by amendment. The petition seeks to have the petitioner declared elected town clerk of Wilmington by reason of an election held on March 11, 1948, at which the petitioner and said Marion V. Farrell were candidates for that office. It is agreed that on the initial count the petitioner received seven hundred two votes and Farrell seven hundred three votes. After a recount conducted by the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Birnbaum v. PamoukisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Gordon v. GuernseyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Yoffa v. National Shawmut BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Beauchemin v. FlaggMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918
- City of Lawrence v. Commissioners of Public WorksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
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3Cited by7 opinions
- United States Casualty Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
- McCavitt v. Registrars of Voters of BrocktonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Kane v. Registrars of Voters of Fall RiverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1952
- Karl V. Wolsey Co. v. Building InspectorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Colten v. City of HaverhillMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
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