Legal Opinion
Connerty v. Metropolitan District Commission
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 5, 1986PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*141Hennessey, C.J.
The plaintiff, a licensed master clam digger, brought an action on his own behalf and on behalf of other licensed master clam diggers1 for damages to his business allegedly caused by the discharging of raw sewage by the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) into Quincy Bay and Boston harbor. The plaintiff’s claims for relief were based on the MDC’s alleged violations of several environmental statutes, and common law nuisance.2 A Superior Court judge allowed, without opinion, the MDC’s motion to dismiss on the ground that the complaint failed to state a claim on which relief…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Nader v. CitronMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Irwin v. Town of WareMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Whitney v. City of WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Dinsky v. Town of FraminghamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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3Cited by61 opinions
- Marram v. Kobrick Offshore Fund, Ltd.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Sullivan v. Chief Justice for Administration & Management of the Trial CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
- Sheehy v. Lipton Industries, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1987
- Taygeta Corp. v. Varian Associates, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- A.L. v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
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