Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 5/3/1974
Commonwealth v. Zezima
Citations
- 310 N.E.2d 590
- 365 Mass. 238
- 71 A.L.R. 3d 788
- 1974 Mass. LEXIS 647
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- \The adoption by the Legislature of the word 'communication' [and not 'conversation'] . . . manifests an intention to include more than conversations . . .\
- “Extrinsic evidence to rebut a witness on a collateral matter is not admissible as of right . . . although, in the judge’s discretion, it is not error to admit such testimony” [citations omitted]
- potentially privileged testimony not prejudicial, in part because it was cumulative
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Judges: Reardon, Quirico, Braucher, Kaplan, Wilkins
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13 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. DinnallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-08-13· cited 60×
- Commonwealth v. FrancisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-08-22· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. CollettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-09-20· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. ZezimaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-12-20· cited 40×
- Commonwealth v. FergusonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-07-01· cited 33×
- Commonwealth v. FernandesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-03-16· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. BenjaminMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1975-12-19· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. HawkesworthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-09-12· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. RussellMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1974-05-23· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. MimlessMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-01-09· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. ZezimaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1980-11-06· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. MurrayMassachusetts Superior Court· 2010-04-12
- KATHLEEN VITA v. NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL (And a Consolidated Case)Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2024-10-24
Cites
8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- City & County of San Francisco v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court· 1951-05-15· cited 240×
- Klefbeck v. DousMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1939-02-17· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. ConnollyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1941-03-31· cited 34×
- Gorham v. MoorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1908-02-28· cited 30×
- Vigoda v. BartonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1965-02-08· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. HerseyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1949-04-07· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. GlinieckiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1959-06-30· cited 13×
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Iowa· 1895-10-02· cited 8×
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