Legal Opinion
Hinckley v. Town of Barnstable
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 28, 1942PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.
This is a petition in equity brought in the Probate Court to require the respondent to repay money paid by the petitioner for old age assistance rendered to his testatrix during her lifetime. The petition alleges, among other things, that the money was paid under the mistaken belief that the petitioner was obliged to pay it, but that, as matter of law, he was not. The respondent admits that the petitioner paid the money, and alleges that from the amount that it received it has paid the Federal government and the Commonwealth $565.33,“ in accordance with the law and statutes in such case made…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Birnbaum v. PamoukisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Reggio v. WarrenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Topor v. ToporMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Carey v. FitzpatrickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Rosenfeld v. Boston Mutual Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1915
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3Cited by28 opinions
- In re LoebMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Turner v. MorsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Allen v. MoushegianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
- Murphy v. Brilliant Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
- Kobrosky v. CrystalMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955
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