Cowan v. EASTERN RACING ASSOCIATION, INC.

Decided April 7, 1953. Edward Augustine Counihan Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

111 N.E.2d 752 · Cited 51 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.

• Hartigan v. Eastern Racing Ass'n · 311 Mass. 368
• Minkkinen v. Nyman · 325 Mass. 92
• McDermott's Case · 283 Mass. 74
• City of Boston v. Dolan · 298 Mass. 346
• Choate v. Assessors of Boston · 304 Mass. 298
• Hannon v. Schwartz · 304 Mass. 468
• Reavey v. Guild of St. Agnes · 284 Mass. 300
• McDermott v. W. T. Grant Co. · 313 Mass. 736
• Calabresa v. Lynch · 271 Mass. 58
• Moran v. Plymouth Rubber Co. Mutual Benefit Ass'n · 307 Mass. 444
• Schultz v. Purcell's, Inc. · 320 Mass. 579
• Perras v. Hi-Hat, Inc. · 93 N.E.2d 219

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