Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Bader
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 26, 1934PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLummus, J.
The defendant was convicted of aiding, counselling and procuring the burning of his own building, wilfully and with intent to defraud insurers, in violation of G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 266, § 10, as redrafted by St. 1932, c. 192, § 7. See Commonwealth v. Jaffas, 284 Mass. 417. The case comes here by appeal, with a summary of the record, a transcript of the evidence, and an assignment of errors, under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 278, §§ 33A-33G. Commonwealth v. McDonald, 264 Mass. 324.
The principal errors assigned relate to the refusal of the trial judge to direct a verdict of not guilty (1) on the opening…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Barnes v. Berkshire Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- Commonwealth v. CooperMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1928
- Commonwealth v. McDonaldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1928
- Commonwealth v. VellucciMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
- Meeney v. DoyleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Commonwealth v. PolianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Commonwealth v. DiStasioMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Commonwealth v. BakerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. LussierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955
- Commonwealth v. O'RourkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
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