Legal Opinion
Moll v. Town of Wakefield
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 24, 1931PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
This is an appeal from a decision of the Land Court denying the motion of the town to vacate a decree foreclosing all rights of redemption from a tax title. The grounds set forth in that motion were (1) that by inadvertence the citation issued and served upon the town was mislaid and overlooked until long after the decree, (2) that the town would lose a large amount of taxes unless the decree be vacated, (3) that the court was without jurisdiction to enter the decree because it appeared from the report of the examiner on file with the court that at the time of the sale of the land and the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Hersey v. HerseyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1930
- Lonergan v. American Railway Express Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
- Eaton v. EatonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- Paige v. SinclairMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921
- Lennon v. CohenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1928
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Massachusetts v. SheppardSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. David James BakerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- In re MayberryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Whitney v. WhitneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Hopkins v. Treasurer & Receiver GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
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