Legal Opinion
Powers v. Secretary of Administration
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 4, 1992PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, C.J.
On September 11, 1991, in response to a recommendation from the Governor, the Senate and the House of Representatives (House) each passed to be enacted “An Act establishing a receivership for the city of Chelsea” (Receivership Act). St. 1991, c. 200. The Receivership Act provided, inter alia, that: (1) a “fiscal crisis” existed in Chelsea; (2) a receivership must be established and a receiver appointed by the Governor to an initial one year term “[i]n order to institute a comprehensive long-term solution to [Chelsea’s] financial problems”; (3) “[the] receiver shall be the chief executive…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. BergstromMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- Opinion of the Justices to the SenateMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955
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