Legal Opinion
Bay State Harness Horse R. & B. Ass'n v. PPG Industries, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 7, 1973No. Civ. A. 72-2178-M, 72-3460-MPublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
FRANK J. MURRAY, District Judge.
The single issue in these eases is whether the Massachusetts statutes, Gen.Laws ch. 223, §§ 42, 62-66 (see Appendix), allowing prejudgment real estate attachments in actions commenced in Massachusetts courts without prior notice to the owner of the real estate and without prior opportunity to the owner to be heard are violative of the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.
In each of the cases the complaint was brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Jurisdiction of the court is invoked under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331(a) and…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Barry Properties v. Fick Bros. Roofing Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- United States v. MoralesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Chrysler Corporation v. Fedders Corporation, Salvatore Giordano, Sr., Salvatore Giordano, Jr., Bruno Giordano, Ignatius MacBrinn and Howard S. ModlinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- James Hollis v. Itawamba County LoansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Debral Realty, Inc. v. DiChiaraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
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