Legal Opinion

Opinion of the Justices to the Senate

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided March 23, 1949PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

To the Honorable the Senate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:

The Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court respectfully submit these answers to questions set forth in an order adopted by the Senate on March 3, 1949. A copy of the order is attached hereto.

The order recites that there are pending before the General Court the inaugural address of His Excellency the Governor, printed as Senate Document No. 1, and two petitions with accompanying bills, printed respectively as Senate Document No. 57 and House Document No. 1478. The questions relate to the constitutionality of a recommendation of…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Brown v. RussellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1896
  2. President of the Portland Bank v. ApthorpMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1815
  3. Animal Rescue League v. Assessors of BourneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
  4. Perkins v. Inhabitants of WestwoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
  5. Opinion of the Justices to the SenateMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1927

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Massachusetts Teachers Ass'n v. Secretary of the CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
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  4. Hall-Omar Baking Co. v. Commissioner of Labor & IndustriesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
  5. Cabot v. Assessors of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1956

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