Legal Opinion
Board of Selectmen v. County Commissioners
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 23, 1987PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
The plaintiff, the board of selectmen of Braintree (board), brought an action in the Superior Court seeking to enjoin the defendants from using a building which is part of Norfolk County Hospital as a correctional facility. The case was heard on a statement of agreed facts. After taking a view and conducting a hearing on the plaintiff’s complaint, the judge denied the plaintiff’s request for an injunction. The plaintiff *508appealed to the Appeals Court and we took the case on our own motion. We reverse.
Initially, we address a procedural issue which bears on the timeliness of this appeal. The…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Wellesley College v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Higginson v. Treasurer & School House CommissionersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912
- Lowell v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
- Codman v. CrockerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
- Robbins v. Department of Public WorksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1969
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Attorney General v. BrownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Hodge v. KlugMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1992
- Arthur D. Little, Inc. v. East Cambridge Savings BankMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1994
- Commonwealth v. CarverMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1992
- Chittenden Trust Co. v. LevittMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1988
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