State Supreme Court / Mass.

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co.

Decided February 25, 1965. Arthur Easterbrook Whittemore wrote the opinion for the court.

205 N.E.2d 346 · Cited 57 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.

Commonwealth v. Town of Hudson · 315 Mass. 335
Ayer v. Commissioner of Administration · 165 N.E.2d 885
City of New Bedford v. New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket Steamship Authority · 114 N.E.2d 553
Singleton v. Treasurer & Receiver General · 340 Mass. 646
United States v. Chambers · 291 U.S. 217
Druzik v. Board of Health of Haverhill · 324 Mass. 129
Allydonn Realty Corp. v. Holyoke Housing Authority · 304 Mass. 288
Building Commissioner v. C. & H. Co. · 319 Mass. 273
Burnham v. Board of Appeals of Gloucester · 128 N.E.2d 772
Pittsley v. David · 298 Mass. 552
Butler v. Town of East Bridgewater · 110 N.E.2d 922
Horrigan v. Mayor of Pittsfield · 298 Mass. 492
Brucato v. City of Lawrence · 156 N.E.2d 676
Court Street Parking Co. v. City of Boston · 143 N.E.2d 683
Scannell v. State Ballot Law Commission · 324 Mass. 494
Norton v. Board of Comm'rs of Taxing Dist. of Brownsville · 129 U.S. 479
Welch v. Mayor of Taunton · 179 N.E.2d 890
Lindberg v. State Tax Commission · 335 Mass. 141

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City of Boston v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority · 370 N.E.2d 1359
Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency v. New England Merchants National Bank of Boston · 249 N.E.2d 599
Clayton v. Kervick · 244 A.2d 281
Mountain States Legal Foundation v. Utah Public Service Commission · 636 P.2d 1047
Gould v. Greylock Reservation Commission · 215 N.E.2d 114
Massachusetts Home Mortgage Finance Agency v. New England Merchants National Bank · 382 N.E.2d 1084
Town of Arlington v. Board of Conciliation & Arbitration · 352 N.E.2d 914
Corning Glass Works v. Ann & Hope, Inc. of Danvers · 294 N.E.2d 354
Tober Foreign Motors, Inc. v. Reiter Oldsmobile, Inc. · 381 N.E.2d 908
Care & Protection of Charles · 504 N.E.2d 592
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Co. v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority · 214 N.E.2d 889
Chelmsford Trailer Park, Inc. v. Town of Chelmsford · 469 N.E.2d 1259
Town of Warren v. Hazardous Waste Facility Site Safety Council · 466 N.E.2d 102
American Hoechest Corp. v. DEPT. OF PUB. UTILITIES · 399 N.E.2d 1
Harrison v. Town of Braintree · 247 N.E.2d 356
City Manager of Medford v. State Labor Relations Commission · 233 N.E.2d 310
Okongwu v. Stephens · 488 N.E.2d 765
Powers v. Secretary of Administration · 587 N.E.2d 744
Thompson v. City of Chelsea · 260 N.E.2d 699
O'DONNELL v. Board of Appeals of Billerica · 207 N.E.2d 877
Hearn v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority · 450 N.E.2d 602
Construction Industries v. Commissioner of Labor & Industries · 406 Mass. 162

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