State Supreme Court / Mass.

Agis v. Howard Johnson Co.

Decided October 1, 1976. Francis Quirico wrote the opinion for the court.

355 N.E.2d 315 · Cited 535 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

George v. Jordan Marsh Company · 268 N.E.2d 915
Womack v. Eldridge · 215 Va. 338
Samms v. Eccles · 358 P.2d 344
State Rubbish Collectors Ass'n v. Siliznoff · 240 P.2d 282
Diaz v. Eli Lilly & Co. · 302 N.E.2d 555
Harned v. E-Z Finance Co. · 254 S.W.2d 81
Sorensen v. Sorensen · 339 N.E.2d 907
Baldassari v. Public Finance Trust · 337 N.E.2d 701
Barnett v. Collection Service Co. · 242 N.W. 25
Savage v. Boies · 272 P.2d 349
Agostini v. Strycula · 231 Cal. App. 2d 804
Bartow v. Smith · 78 N.E.2d 735
Spackman v. Good · 245 Cal. App. 2d 518
Hub Theatres, Inc. v. Massachusetts Port Authority · 346 N.E.2d 371
Perati v. Atkinson · 213 Cal. App. 2d 472
Cornblith v. First Maintenance Supply Co. · 268 Cal. App. 2d 564

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