Kent v. Commonwealth

Decided July 15, 2002. Robert J. Cordy wrote the opinion for the court.

437 Mass. 312 · Cited 117 times

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• Brum v. Town of Dartmouth · 428 Mass. 684
• Maddocks v. Ricker · 403 Mass. 592
• Jesionek v. Massachusetts Port Authority · 378 N.E.2d 995
• Stamas v. Fanning · 185 N.E.2d 751
• Mullins v. Pine Manor College · 449 N.E.2d 331
• Eyal v. Helen Broadcasting Corp. · 583 N.E.2d 228
• Borman v. Borman · 393 N.E.2d 847
• Spinner v. Nutt · 631 N.E.2d 542
• Zezuski v. Jenny Manufacturing Co. · 293 N.E.2d 875
• Onofrio v. Department of Mental Health · 584 N.E.2d 619
• Poskus v. Lombardo's of Randolph, Inc. · 423 Mass. 637
• Glidden v. Maglio · 430 Mass. 694
• Carleton v. Town of Framingham · 640 N.E.2d 452
• Logotheti v. Gordon · 607 N.E.2d 1015
• Onofrio v. Department of Mental Health · 562 N.E.2d 1341
• Doe v. Town of Blandford · 525 N.E.2d 403
• Matthews v. Rakiey · 38 Mass. App. Ct. 490
• Commonwealth v. Williams · 427 Mass. 59

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