Legal Opinion
Hannigan v. Board of Appeals of Lowell
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 4, 1952PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
This' petition for a writ of certiorari is brought by four residents and voters of the city of Lowell to quash certain proceedings before the respondent board acting under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 43, § 9, as appearing in St. 1948, c. 459, § 5, and c. 53, § 12, as appearing in St. 1937, c. 212, § 2, as amended. In the challenged proceedings, which arose out of a petition for the adoption of the Plan C form of government prescribed in G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 43, the board decided that the petition lacked the number of signatures required by G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 43, § 7, as appearing in St. 1948, c. 459,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Johnson's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
- Sullivan v. Municipal Court of the Roxbury DistrictMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
- American Employers' Insurance v. Commissioner of InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Morrissey v. State Ballot Law CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Mayor of Newton v. Civil Service CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955
- Meadows v. Town Clerk of SaugusMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1956
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- Massachusetts Feather Co. v. Aldermen of ChelseaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1954
- Ward v. Selectmen of ScituateMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955
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