Legal Opinion
School Committee of Hatfield v. Board of Education
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 6, 1977PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
This action was commenced in the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County seeking judicial review of the action of the State board of education (board) in denying an application by the town of Hatfield for school building assistance funds pursuant to St. 1948, c. 645. All defendants moved to dismiss the action on the ground, inter aha, that the county court has no jurisdiction over the subject matter. A single justice of this court dismissed the action, and the plaintiffs appealed to the full court. We conclude that the judgment of the single justice was correct. This court has no…
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