Liberatore v. Town of Framingham

Decided February 28, 1944. Henry Lummus wrote the opinion for the court.

315 Mass. 538 · Cited 197 times

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• Barry v. Sparks · 306 Mass. 80
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• Commonwealth v. Hull · 296 Mass. 327
• Squires v. Fraska · 301 Mass. 474
• Ferguson v. Ashkenazy · 307 Mass. 197
• Shay v. Gagne · 275 Mass. 386
• Simpson v. Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Co. · 292 Mass. 562
• Parsons v. Dwightstate Co. · 301 Mass. 324
• McCabe v. Boston Consolidated Gas Co. · 314 Mass. 493
• Wilson v. Birkenbush · 305 Mass. 173
• Wall's Case · 293 Mass. 93
• United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Sheehan · 308 Mass. 321
• Vozella v. Boston & Maine Railroad · 296 Mass. 491
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• Parker v. Taylor · 295 Mass. 51
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