Sharon v. City of Newton

Decided June 10, 2002. Robert J. Cordy wrote the opinion for the court.

437 Mass. 99 · Cited 108 times

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• Cormier v. Central Massachusetts Chapter of the National Safety Council · 416 Mass. 286
• Dinsky v. Town of Framingham · 438 N.E.2d 51
• Clarke v. Ames · 267 Mass. 44
• Zivich v. Mentor Soccer Club, Inc. · 82 Ohio St. 3d 367
• Minassian v. Ogden Suffolk Downs, Inc. · 509 N.E.2d 1190
• Foman v. Davis · 371 U.S. 178
• Slaney v. Westwood Auto, Inc. · 322 N.E.2d 768
• Whitney v. City of Worcester · 366 N.E.2d 1210
• Scott v. Pacific West Mountain Resort · 834 P.2d 6
• Castellucci v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. · 361 N.E.2d 1264
• Shea v. Bay State Gas Co. · 383 Mass. 218
• Vasys v. Metropolitan District Commission · 438 N.E.2d 836
• In Re the Department of Public Welfare to Dispense With Consent to Adoption · 421 N.E.2d 28
• Mathis v. Massachusetts Electric Co. · 565 N.E.2d 1180
• Leahy v. Local 1526, American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees · 399 Mass. 341
• Doyle v. Bowdoin College · 403 A.2d 1206
• G.E.B. v. S.R.W. · 422 Mass. 158
• Anderson v. City of Springfield · 549 N.E.2d 1127
• Leonard v. Town of Brimfield · 423 Mass. 152
• Childress Ex Rel. Childress v. Madison County · 777 S.W.2d 1
• Barrett v. Conragan · 302 Mass. 33
• Kushner v. McGinnis · 289 Mass. 326
• Frye v. Yasi · 101 N.E.2d 128
• Gillespie v. Papale · 541 F. Supp. 1042

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