· 4/17/1986
Lutheran Service Ass'n of New England, Inc. v. Metropolitan District Commission
Citations
- 491 N.E.2d 255
- 397 Mass. 341
- 1986 Mass. LEXIS 1269
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- mandamus action “is appropriate to compel a public official to perform an act which the official has a legal duty to perform”
- mandamus action “is appropriate to compel a public official to perform an act which the official has a legal duty to perform”
- “In the absence of an alternative remedy, relief in the nature of mandamus is appropriate to compel a public official to perform an act which the official has a legal duty to perform”
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Judges: Hennessey, Liacos, Abrams, Lynch, O'Connor
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