Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 6/29/1981
Chavoor v. Lewis
Citations
- 422 N.E.2d 1353
- 383 Mass. 801
- 1981 Mass. LEXIS 1318
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “As a general principle, we apply to our rules of civil procedure the construction given to cognate Federal rules”
- “Relief from judgment may not be granted under rule 60(b) (6) unless the reason relied on is not a possible ground for relief under rule 60(b) (l)-(5).”
- the “one-year time limit cannot be extended”
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Judges: Hennessey, Braucher, Wilkins, Liacos, Nolan
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