Legal Opinion

Defiance Printed Circuit Corp. v. Goodwin

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided May 6, 1958PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.

To this confused and artlessly drawn bill entitled “Bill of Complaint for Declaratory Judgment,” the defendants demurred and an interlocutory decree was entered overruling the demurrer. The judge, being of opinion that the questions raised by the demurrer ought to be determined by this court before further proceedings, reported the case. G. L. c. 214, § 30. There are several grounds of demurrer but we shall discuss but one of them, multifariousness, since we are of opinion that the demurrer ought to have been sustained on that ground.

There are six plaintiffs consisting of five corporations…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Spear v. H. V. Greene Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
  2. Hays v. Georgian Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
  3. Laverty v. Associated Gas & Electric Securities Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
  4. Cedar v. Superior Credit Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
  5. Whitney v. WhitneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Bay State Harness Horse Racing & Breeding Ass'n v. State Racing CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
  2. Wilson v. JenningsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
  3. Smith v. Board of Appeals of PlymouthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
  4. FIN. COMM. OF FALMOUTH v. Falmouth Bd. of Pub. WelfareMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1963
  5. Caton v. ReutherMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960

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