Martin v. City of Waltham

The plaintiff through her bill filed in the Land Court seeks to remove a cloud on the title of land at 60 Parmenter Road in Waltham owned by her, which she took by devise under the will of Josephine C. Martin, her stepmother. The case is here on appeal by the defendant city of Waltham from a final decree of that court declaring null and void a certificate of lien filed by the city against Josephine C. Martin under G. L. c. 118A, § 4.

The facts are these. Edmund J. Martin and Josephine C. Martin were married on October 4, 1914. Josephine C. Martin took title to the premises on July 17, 1925. On…