State Supreme Court / Mass.

Linthicum v. Archambault

Decided December 19, 1979. Ruth Abrams wrote the opinion for the court.

398 N.E.2d 482 · Cited 349 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.

Slaney v. Westwood Auto, Inc. · 322 N.E.2d 768
Darmetko v. Boston Housing Authority · 393 N.E.2d 395
Heller v. Silverbranch Construction Corp. · 382 N.E.2d 1065
Lincoln Street Realty Co. v. Green · 373 N.E.2d 1172
Lantner v. Carson · 373 N.E.2d 973
Stone & Webster Engineering Corp. v. First National Bank & Trust Co. · 184 N.E.2d 358
York v. Sullivan · 338 N.E.2d 341
Marshal House, Inc. v. Rent Control Board of Brookline · 266 N.E.2d 876
Herman v. Fine · 314 Mass. 67
George v. Coolidge Bank and Trust Co. · 277 N.E.2d 278
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities Commission · 576 P.2d 544
Creed v. Apog · 386 N.E.2d 1273
Crowell v. McCaffrey · 386 N.E.2d 1256
State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. Salemi · 193 So. 2d 252
Stevenson v. Henning · 268 A.2d 872
State v. Wilson · 115 N.H. 99

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