Legal Opinion
Spence v. Gormley
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 26, 1982PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
In each of the cases before us, the Boston Housing Court entered a judgment evicting a tenant of the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) on the basis of violent acts by the tenant’s son, a member of the household at the time of the alleged violence. We affirm the judgments granting possession to the BHA.
Similar eviction procedures were followed in the two cases. The BHA first held a conference with the tenant to discuss the alleged conduct of her son. The conference was followed by a grievance hearing before a BHA panel, which voted to terminate the tenancy.2 The BHA gave the tenant notice to…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Memphis Housing Authority v. ThompsonTennessee Supreme Court · 2001
- Aime v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
- Doe v. Sex Offender Registry BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Care & Protection of RobertMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Redgrave v. Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
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