State Supreme Court / Mass.

Superintendent of Belchertown State School v. Saikewicz

Decided November 28, 1977. Paul J. Liacos wrote the opinion for the court.

370 N.E.2d 417 · Cited 327 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.

In Re Quinlan · 355 A.2d 647
Buckingham v. Alden · 315 Mass. 383
Union Pacific Railway Co. v. Botsford · 141 U.S. 250
John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital v. Heston · 279 A.2d 670
Holmes v. Silver Cross Hospital of Joliet, Illinois · 340 F. Supp. 125
In Re the Welfare of Hudson · 126 P.2d 765
In Re Estate of Brooks · 205 N.E.2d 435
State v. Perricone · 181 A.2d 751
City Bank Farmers Trust Co. v. McGowan · 323 U.S. 594
In Re Osborne · 294 A.2d 372
Baird v. Attorney General · 360 N.E.2d 288
Green Appeal · 448 Pa. 338
Thibault v. Lalumiere · 318 Mass. 72
Commonwealth v. O'NEAL · 327 N.E.2d 662
Schroeder v. Lawrence · 359 N.E.2d 1301
Lynde v. Vose · 96 N.E.2d 172
United States v. George · 239 F. Supp. 752
State v. Karwath · 199 N.W.2d 147
Strange v. Powers · 260 N.E.2d 704
Petition of Dept. of Pub. Welfare to Dispense · 358 N.E.2d 794
Reddington v. Clayman · 134 N.E.2d 920
Boyd v. Board of Registrars of Voters of Belchertown · 334 N.E.2d 629

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