Legal Opinion
Bouchard v. First People's Trust
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 24, 1925PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
The single question here presented is whether the action can be maintained against the defendant as a “voluntary association” under G. L. c. 182, § 6.
The facts respecting the First People’s Trust are agreed. It was formed by the execution of a declaration of trust dated October 28,1919. That declaration was signed by five individuals named therein as trustees and by no others. It is somewhat voluminous, but so far as material to the present litigation may be briefly summarized. The number of trustees may be increased or diminished by majority vote of the trustees in office, but never can…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Tyler v. Boot & Shoe Workers UnionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
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