Bain v. City of Springfield

Decided April 18, 1997. Charles Fried wrote the opinion for the court.

424 Mass. 758 · Cited 112 times

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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.

• Whitney v. City of Worcester · 366 N.E.2d 1210
• MacCormack v. Boston Edison Co. · 423 Mass. 652
• Woodbridge v. Worcester State Hospital · 423 N.E.2d 782
• Contardo v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. · 753 F. Supp. 406
• Robinson v. Shell Oil Co. · 519 U.S. 337
• Fontaine v. Ebtec Corp. · 613 N.E.2d 881
• Poirier v. Town of Plymouth · 372 N.E.2d 212
• Leardi v. Brown · 474 N.E.2d 1094
• Tate v. Department of Mental Health · 419 Mass. 356
• Cox v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 607 N.E.2d 1035
• Broadhurst v. Director of the Division of Employment Security · 373 Mass. 720
• C & M CONSTRUCTION CO. v. Commonwealth · 486 N.E.2d 54
• City of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. v. Andrus · 532 F. Supp. 157

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