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· 11/3/1966

Burt v. Gahan

Citations

  • 220 N.E.2d 817
  • 351 Mass. 340
  • 15 A.L.R. 3d 527
  • 1966 Mass. LEXIS 650

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that, in a broad sense, counsel may be an agent and his client a principal
  • noting that, in a broad sense, counsel may be an agent and his client a principal
  • “The attorney usually determines what steps are to be taken in his client’s best interest, and the acts of the attorney in the conduct of the litigation are binding upon the client.”
  • “The attorney usually determines what steps are to be taken in his client’s best interest, and the acts of the attorney in the conduct of the litigation are binding upon the client.”
  • “The attorney usually determines what steps are to be taken in his client’s best interest, and the acts of the attorney in the conduct of the litigation are binding upon the client.”
  • “The attorney usually determines what steps are to be taken in his client’s best interest, and the acts of the attorney in the conduct of the litigation are binding upon the client.”

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Judges: Wilkins, Spalding, Whitt, More, Cutter, Kirk, Spiegel, Reardon

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