Massachusetts Appeals Court· 6/24/1983
Commonwealth v. a Juvenile
Citations
- 450 N.E.2d 1089
- 16 Mass. App. Ct. 251
- 1983 Mass. App. LEXIS 1379
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that “even where a parent does not seek to leave the Commonwealth, we have suggested” that the considerations “will resemble those applied to removal beyond the State boundaries”
- Superior Court is to “request the Juvenile Court to revise its findings”
- “If the language of the statute is 1 “fairly susceptible [of] a construction that would lead to a logical and sensible result” ... we will construe [it] so “as to make [it an] . . . effectual piece of legislation . . .” ’ ”
- “If the language of the statute is ‘ “fairly susceptible [of] a construction that would lead to a logical and sensible result” ... we will construe [it] so “as to make [it an] . . . effectual piece[] of legislation in harmony with common sense and sound reason” ’ ”
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Judges: Grant, Perretta, Warner
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18 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Kent v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-07-15· cited 117×
- Commonwealth v. MogelinskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-12-23· cited 43×
- Commonwealth v. DislerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-04-18· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. BousquetMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-07-05· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. Dale D.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-06-20· cited 17×
- Brittle v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-06-20· cited 16×
- Altomare v. AltomareMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2010-09-08· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-03-11· cited 15×
- Anderson v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh PAMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2017-02-02· cited 7×
- Johnson v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-04-09· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2012-07-25· cited 6×
- RachalMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1987-12-03· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. FortierMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-09-27· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. DavisMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-11-08· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. SullivanMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2011-01-24· cited 2×
- Murphy v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Superior Court· 1998-06-22
- Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Superior Court· 2011-04-08
- Commonwealth v. DonovanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2026-03-31
Cites
11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-10-13· cited 72×
- Bell v. Treasurer of CambridgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1941-12-31· cited 67×
- Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-01-13· cited 66×
- Morrison v. Selectmen of WeymouthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1932-06-28· cited 61×
- Stokes v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-10-16· cited 39×
- First National Bank v. Judge Baker Guidance CenterMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1982-02-05· cited 34×
- CurranMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1943-05-26· cited 34×
- A Juvenile v. Commonwealth (No. 1)Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-05-05· cited 30×
- D'URBANO v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1963-02-12· cited 23×
- Two Juveniles v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-11-06· cited 18×
- County of Middlesex v. City of NewtonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1982-05-17· cited 16×
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