Bates v. Southgate

Decided January 28, 1941. Stanley Elroy Qua wrote the opinion for the court.

308 Mass. 170 · Cited 147 times

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• Harris v. Delco Products, Inc. · 305 Mass. 362
• New England Foundation Co. v. Elliott & Watrous, Inc. · 306 Mass. 177
• Schleifer v. Worcester North Savings Institution · 306 Mass. 226
• Advance-Rumely T. Co., Inc. v. Jacobs · 4 P.2d 657
• Baylies v. Vanden Boom · 278 P. 551
• Quincy Trust Co. v. Woodbury · 299 Mass. 565
• Bodell v. Sawyer · 294 Mass. 534
• Abercrombie v. Martin & Hoyt Co. · 150 So. 497

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