Kagan v. Levenson

Decided May 4, 1956. John Spalding wrote the opinion for the court.

134 N.E.2d 415 · Cited 93 times

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• De La Vergne Refrigerating MacHine Co. v. German Savings Institution · 175 U.S. 40
• Santa Maria v. Trotto · 297 Mass. 442
• Fisher v. Swartz · 130 N.E.2d 575
• Ballentine v. Eaton · 297 Mass. 389
• John T. D. Blackburn, Inc. v. Livermore · 317 Mass. 20
• Krinsky v. Stevens Coal Sales Co. · 309 Mass. 528
• Vieira v. Menino · 322 Mass. 165
• P. A. Dolan Co. v. P. S. Thorsen Co. · 324 Mass. 376

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