Brum v. Town of Dartmouth

Decided January 21, 1999. Charles Fried wrote the opinion for the court.

428 Mass. 684 · Cited 171 times

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• Martinez v. California · 444 U.S. 277
• Cyran v. Town of Ware · 597 N.E.2d 1352
• Arroyo v. Pla · 748 F. Supp. 56
• Maddocks v. Ricker · 403 Mass. 592
• Lawrence v. City of Cambridge · 422 Mass. 406
• Care & Protection of Charles · 504 N.E.2d 592
• Matthews v. Rakiey · 38 Mass. App. Ct. 490
• Bally v. Northeastern University · 532 N.E.2d 49
• Spring v. Geriatric Authority of Holyoke · 475 N.E.2d 727
• Borman v. Borman · 393 N.E.2d 847
• Dinsky v. Town of Framingham · 438 N.E.2d 51
• Duarte v. Healy · 537 N.E.2d 1230
• Aime v. Commonwealth · 611 N.E.2d 204
• Dobos v. Driscoll · 537 N.E.2d 558
• Freeman v. Planning Board · 419 Mass. 548
• Vincent v. Plecker · 319 Mass. 560
• Carleton v. Town of Framingham · 640 N.E.2d 452
• Hopper v. Callahan · 562 N.E.2d 621
• Commonwealth v. Reed · 427 Mass. 100
• Pagano Ex Rel. Pagano v. Massapequa Public Schools · 714 F. Supp. 641
• Kargman v. Superior Court · 357 N.E.2d 300
• Caron v. Silvia · 588 N.E.2d 711
• Waechter v. School District No. 14-030 of Cassopolis · 773 F. Supp. 1005
• Lichtler v. County of Orange · 813 F. Supp. 1054

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