Spence v. Boston Edison Co.

Decided December 15, 1983. Neil L. Lynch wrote the opinion for the court.

459 N.E.2d 80 · Cited 119 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.

• Nader v. Citron · 360 N.E.2d 870
• Whitinsville Plaza, Inc. v. Kotseas · 390 N.E.2d 243
• Commonwealth v. DeCotis · 316 N.E.2d 748
• Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. American Tie & Timber Co. · 234 U.S. 138
• Lowell Gas Co. v. Attorney General · 385 N.E.2d 240
• United States v. Coumantaros · 165 F. Supp. 695
• Conley v. Gibson · 355 U.S. 41
• Great Northern Railway Co. v. Merchants Elevator Co. · 259 U.S. 285
• Rafferty v. Sancta Maria Hospital · 5 Mass. App. Ct. 624
• Johnson-Foster Co. v. D'Amore Construction Co. · 314 Mass. 416
• Boston Edison Co. v. Department of Public Utilities · 375 N.E.2d 305
• Costonis v. Medford Housing Authority · 176 N.E.2d 25
• In Re Raabe, Glissman & Co. · 71 F. Supp. 678
• Frank J. Linhares Co., Inc. v. Reliance Ins. Co. · 357 N.E.2d 313
• Sullivan v. Boston Consolidated Gas Co. · 97 N.E.2d 535

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