McLaughlin v. Board of Selectmen

Decided March 29, 1996. Charles Fried wrote the opinion for the court.

422 Mass. 359 · Cited 219 times

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• Newton Girl Scout Council, Inc. v. Massachusetts Turnpike Authority · 138 N.E.2d 769
• Commonwealth v. Devlin · 310 N.E.2d 353
• Letch v. Daniels · 514 N.E.2d 675
• Ramacorti v. Boston Redevelopment Authority · 170 N.E.2d 323
• Boudreau v. Coleman · 564 N.E.2d 1
• Butler v. Haley Greystone Corp. · 224 N.E.2d 683
• Muzi v. Commonwealth · 138 N.E.2d 578
• Lee Lime Corp. v. Massachusetts Turnpike Authority · 337 Mass. 433

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