Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Higgins
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 30, 1931PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
The single question presented on this report is whether § 59A, inserted in G. L. c. 131, by St. 1930, c. 428, is constitutional or whether it violates art. 1 of the Declaration of Rights of the Constitution, namely, the right “of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property.” Said § 59A was an initiative measure approved by the voters at the State election of 1930 and printed on page 4 of the Acts and Resolves of 1931. It is now § 105A of G. L. c. 131, by virtue of St. 1931, c. 426, § 242. Its words are: “Whoever uses, sets or maintains any trap or other device for the capture of…
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3Cited by18 opinions
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