Board of Assessors v. Suffolk Law School

Decided October 28, 1936. Fred Tarbell Field wrote the opinion for the court.

295 Mass. 489 · Cited 63 times

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• Wynn v. Board of Assessors · 281 Mass. 245
• Levin v. Wall · 290 Mass. 423

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