Legal Opinion
Zora Enterprises, Inc. v. Burnett
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 21, 2004No. Nos. 02-P-161 & 02-P-1618PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCowin, J.
We consider appeals arising from determinations in the Superior Court regarding ownership of the fee interest in a portion of a way located in the town of Marion. When the smoke from the two proceedings cleared, it had been decided that (1) Charles E. Burnett, Jr., and Anne E. Burnett (the Bur*342netts) would, in ordinary circumstances, own the disputed fee interest by virtue of the operation of G. L. c. 183, § 583; (2) the contention of Zora Enterprises, Inc., that the statute could not constitutionally be applied retroactively to the conveyance at issue was precluded; but (3) Zora Enterprises,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Fidelity Management & Research Co. v. OstranderMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1996
- City of Boston v. Quincy Market Cold Storage & Warehouse Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
- Chase v. RoyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Rowley v. Massachusetts Electric Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
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