Legal Opinion
Mason v. Hitchcock
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 15, 1939No. 3477PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PETERS, District Judge.
In this action of tort commenced in the federal District Court the plaintiff seeks to recover damages from the individual members of the Board of Bar Examiners of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the refusal of that Board to recommend him for admission to the Massachusetts Bar. The plaintiff took the written examination which is one of the prerequisites to the admission to that Bar and the Board of Examiners reported to the Supreme Judicial Court that he had failed to pass the examination and that his acquirements and qualifications did not appear to be sufficient…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Kline v. Burke Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co. v. WillardSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Mitchell v. GreenoughCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1938
- Davidow v. Lachman Bros. Inv. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1935
- Green v. ElbertCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1894
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Dorsey v. Stuyvesant Town Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1949
- United States v. PapworthDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1957
- National Surety Corporation v. ChamberlainDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1959
- In Re IBIS Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 2001
- Junkins v. Local Union No. 6313, Communication Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of Missouri · 1954
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