Legal Opinion
Paddock v. Town of Brookline
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 19, 1964PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKirk, J.
The case comes to us on the plaintiff’s appeal from an order of the judge sustaining the defendant’s demurrer to the declaration. Gr. L. c. 231, § 96. One of the grounds of demurrer is that the declaration fails to state a cause of action. 0. L. c. 231, § 18, Second. Weiner v. Low enstein, 314 Mass. 642, 646. The plaintiff did not seek to amend. She thus stakes the result of her action upon the adequacy of her case as set out in the declaration. Keljikian v. Star Brewing Co. 303 Mass. 53, 61. We examine the declaration to test its sufficiency.
The declaration alleges that on December 23, 1958,…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Commonwealth v. PlaistedMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
- Danforth v. Groton Water Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1901
- Brown v. RussellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1896
- Holden v. JamesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1814
- Sanger v. City of BridgeportSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1938
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Board of Appeals of Hanover v. Housing Appeals Comm.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- City of Boston v. Keene Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency v. New England Merchants National Bank of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1969
- McLean v. City of Spirit LakeIdaho Supreme Court · 1967
- Ram v. Town of CharltonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
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