State Supreme Court / Mass.

Superintendent of Worcester State Hospital v. Hagberg

Decided January 20, 1978. Robert Braucher wrote the opinion for the court.

372 N.E.2d 242 · Cited 89 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Gilmore v. Gilmore · 341 N.E.2d 655
Stone v. Essex County Newspapers, Inc. · 330 N.E.2d 161
Callahan v. Westinghouse Broadcasting Co., Inc. · 363 N.E.2d 240
O'Neill v. O'Neill · 545 P.2d 97
Andrews · 334 N.E.2d 15
In Re Beverly · 342 So. 2d 481
Suzuki v. Quisenberry · 411 F. Supp. 1113
State Ex Rel. Hawks v. Lazaro · 202 S.E.2d 109
Stamus v. Leonhardt · 414 F. Supp. 439
Wolf v. Commissioner of Public Welfare · 327 N.E.2d 885
Kidder v. Greenman · 283 Mass. 601
Matter of Valdez · 540 P.2d 818
Karchmar v. City of Worcester · 301 N.E.2d 570
Davis v. Watkins · 384 F. Supp. 1196
Lausche v. Commissioner of Public Welfare · 225 N.W.2d 366
State v. Hutchins · 117 N.H. 924

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