Legal Opinion
Fazio v. Fazio
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 19, 1978PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuirico, J.
These are two appeals by James Fazio, Jr. (James), from decrees entered in the Probate Court for Middlesex County, one placing him under guardianship pursuant to G. L. c. 201, § 6, as appearing in St. 1956, c. 314, § 2, 1 and a second appointing a temporary guardian for him pursuant to G. L. c. 201, § 14, as appearing in St. 1956, c. 314, § 7. 2 For the reasons stated below we vacate both decrees.
The procedural background of the case is as follows. On January 22, 1970, James Fazio, Sr., and John A. Fazio (plaintiffs), the father and younger brother of James, filed a petition in the Probate…
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