Irwin v. Town of Ware

Decided August 15, 1984. Joseph R. Nolan wrote the opinion for the court.

467 N.E.2d 1292 · Cited 228 times

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• Whitney v. City of Worcester · 366 N.E.2d 1210
• Michnik-Zilberman v. Gordon's Liquor, Inc. · 453 N.E.2d 430
• Adamian v. Three Sons, Inc. · 233 N.E.2d 18
• Wingate v. Emery Air Freight Corp. · 432 N.E.2d 474
• Mullins v. Pine Manor College · 449 N.E.2d 331
• Cimino v. Milford Keg, Inc. · 431 N.E.2d 920
• Pridgen v. Boston Housing Authority · 308 N.E.2d 467
• De Long v. County of Erie · 60 N.Y.2d 296
• Vasys v. Metropolitan District Commission · 438 N.E.2d 836
• Bradley Center, Inc. v. Wessner · 296 S.E.2d 693
• Petersen v. State · 671 P.2d 230
• McLeod v. Grant County School District No. 128 · 255 P.2d 360
• Ryan v. State · 656 P.2d 597
• Zezuski v. Jenny Manufacturing Co. · 293 N.E.2d 875
• Gildea v. Ellershaw · 298 N.E.2d 847
• Lorshbough v. Township of Buzzle · 258 N.W.2d 96
• Slaven v. City of Salem · 438 N.E.2d 348
• Tarasoff v. Regents of University of California · 551 P.2d 334
• H. R. Moch Co. v. Rensselaer Water Co. · 159 N.E. 896
• Commercial Carrier Corp. v. Indian River Cty. · 371 So. 2d 1010
• Rappaport v. Nichols · 156 A.2d 1
• Berry v. Branner · 421 P.2d 996
• Pippin v. Chicago Housing Authority · 399 N.E.2d 596
• Halvorson v. Dahl · 574 P.2d 1190

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• Zocchi v. Town of Hinsdale · 30 Mass. App. Ct. 803
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• O'Meara v. New England Life Flight, Inc. · 65 Mass. App. Ct. 543
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