Madsen v. Erwin

Decided August 21, 1985. Francis Patrick O'Connor wrote the opinion for the court.

481 N.E.2d 1160 · Cited 280 times

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• Fortune v. National Cash Register Co. · 364 N.E.2d 1251
• Gonzalez v. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila · 280 U.S. 1
• Schaick v. Church of Scientology of California, Inc. · 535 F. Supp. 1125
• Charbonnier v. Amico · 324 N.E.2d 895
• Stetson v. Board of Selectmen of Carlisle · 343 N.E.2d 382
• Mmoe v. Commonwealth · 473 N.E.2d 169
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• Smith v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company · 395 F. Supp. 1098
• United Kosher Butchers Ass'n v. Associated Synagogues of Greater Boston, Inc. · 211 N.E.2d 332
• MacAuley v. MASSACHUSETTS COMM. AGAINST DISCRIMINATION · 397 N.E.2d 670

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