Whitney v. City of Worcester

Decided August 16, 1977. Edward F. Hennessey wrote the opinion for the court.

366 N.E.2d 1210 · Cited 205 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.

• Morash & Sons, Inc. v. Commonwealth · 296 N.E.2d 461
• Desmarais v. Wachusett Regional School District · 276 N.E.2d 691
• Reitano v. City of Haverhill · 309 Mass. 118
• Muskopf v. Corning Hospital District · 55 Cal. 2d 211
• Gildea v. Ellershaw · 298 N.E.2d 847
• Trum v. Town of Paxton · 109 N.E.2d 116
• Hannigan v. New Gamma-Delta Chapter of Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Inc. · 367 Mass. 658
• Orlando v. City of Brockton · 295 Mass. 205
• Fulgoni v. Johnston · 302 Mass. 421
• Molinari v. City of Boston · 130 N.E.2d 925
• Sweeney v. City of Boston · 309 Mass. 106
• Warburton v. City of Quincy · 309 Mass. 111
• Molitor v. Kaneland Community Unit District No. 302 · 163 N.E.2d 89
• Williams v. City of Detroit · 111 N.W.2d 1
• Willis v. Department of Conservation & Economic Development · 55 N.J. 534
• Harvey v. Clyde Park Dist. · 203 N.E.2d 573
• Maki v. City of East Tawas · 188 N.W.2d 593
• Davies v. City of Bath · 364 A.2d 1269
• Baumgardner v. City of Boston · 304 Mass. 100
• Lobster Pot of Lowell, Inc. v. City of Lowell · 127 N.E.2d 659
• D'Urso v. Town of Methuen · 153 N.E.2d 655
• Ryder v. City of Taunton · 306 Mass. 154
• Piotti v. Commonwealth · 348 N.E.2d 425

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• Mullins v. Pine Manor College · 449 N.E.2d 331
• Onofrio v. Department of Mental Health · 562 N.E.2d 1341
• Mohr v. Commonwealth · 421 Mass. 147
• Petricca v. City of Gardner · 194 F. Supp. 2d 1
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