Legal Opinion
Harris v. Town of Wayland
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 19, 1984PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
The plaintiffs are residents, property owners and
voters of the town of Wayland (town). They oppose the sale of certain town land (Orchard Lane) to the Wayland housing authority for the purpose of constructing elderly and low income housing. They brought this action in the Superior Court pursuant to G. L. c. 231A and c. 249, § 5. On cross motions for summary judgment, judgments were entered for the defendants but the rights of the parties were not explicitly declared. Mass. R. Civ. P. 56, 365 Mass. 824 (1974). Although it did not disagree with the result, the Appeals Court vacated the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Jacobson v. Parks & Recreation Commission of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1963
- Muir v. City of LeominsterMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1974
- Walker v. City of MedfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1930
- Bouchard v. City of HaverhillMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
- Harris v. Town of WaylandMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1983
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Public Service Company of New Hampshire v. Town of West Newbury, Thomas E. Pulkkinen, and Patricia Wells KnowlesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- LeClair v. Town of NorwellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
- Board of Selectmen v. LindsayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- Seideman v. City of NewtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
- Cranberry Growers Service, Inc. v. Town of DuxburyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
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