State Supreme Court / Mass.

East Chop Tennis Club v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination

Decided December 24, 1973. Francis Quirico wrote the opinion for the court.

305 N.E.2d 507 · Cited 121 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.

Leigh v. Rule · 121 N.E.2d 854
Saint Luke's Hospital v. Labor Relations Commission · 320 Mass. 467
Gordon v. Hardware Mutual Casualty Co. · 281 N.E.2d 573
Madden v. State Tax Commission · 133 N.E.2d 252
City of New Bedford v. New Bedford, Woods Hole & Steamship Authority · 107 N.E.2d 513
Squantum Gardens, Inc. v. Assessors of Quincy · 140 N.E.2d 482
Mass. Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. COMMR. OF CORPS. & TAXN. · 296 N.E.2d 805
Bettigole v. Assessors of Springfield · 178 N.E.2d 10
Jordan Marsh Co. v. Labor Relations Commission · 312 Mass. 597
Massachusetts Ass'n of Tobacco Distributors v. State Tax Commission · 235 N.E.2d 557
Stow v. Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation · 145 N.E.2d 720
Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. City of Somerville · 298 N.E.2d 693
Hathaway Bakeries, Inc. v. Labor Relations Commission · 316 Mass. 136
City Manager of Medford v. State Labor Relations Commission · 233 N.E.2d 310
Goldblatt v. Corporation Counsel of Boston · 277 N.E.2d 273
Holyoke Water Power Co. v. City of Holyoke · 208 N.E.2d 801
Wheaton College v. Labor Relations Commission · 227 N.E.2d 735

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