Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 11/10/1992
Ott v. Boston Edison Co.
Citations
- 602 N.E.2d 566
- 413 Mass. 680
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “A potential claim for attorneys’ fees standing alone does not justify deciding a moot case.”
- “This court should not encourage the appellate pursuit of an issue ... in which the appellant’s only appropriate interest is academic”
- “A potential claim for attorneys’ fees standing alone does not justify deciding a moot case.”
- \Our appellate system has the capacity to move rapidly when circumstances warrant . . .\
- claim moot where shareholders already had attained, through another process, objective sought in claim for declaratory relief
- court typically declines to decide moot issue not fully briefed
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Judges: Liacos, Wilkins, Abrams, O'Connor, Greaney
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19 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. PonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-08-15· cited 38×
- Smith v. Commissioner of Transitional AssistanceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-05-26· cited 30×
- Commonwealth v. TaylorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-01-08· cited 25×
- Wilson v. Commissioner of Transitional AssistanceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-06-02· cited 25×
- Currier v. National Board of Medical ExaminersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-04-13· cited 24×
- Branch v. Commonwealth Employment Relations BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-04-09· cited 18×
- Quegan v. Massachusetts Parole BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-12-05· cited 15×
- Queen Emma Foundation v. TatibouetHawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2010-07-29· cited 13×
- Quinn v. GjoniMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2016-05-19· cited 12×
- THADDEUS & others v. SECRETARY OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES & another.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2022-07-20· cited 9×
- Aquacultural Research Corp. v. AustinMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2015-11-09· cited 8×
- Doe v. Massachusetts Parole BoardMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2012-12-05· cited 8×
- Williams v. CharlesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2013-10-03· cited 3×
- Seidman v. Central Bancorp, Inc.Massachusetts Superior Court· 2003-06-30· cited 2×
- In re Subpoena To the Committee on Professional Responsibility for Clerks of the CourtsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-11-19· cited 1×
- Currier v. National Board of Medical ExaminersMassachusetts Superior Court· 2010-07-26
- Ferreira v. CharlandMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2023-09-05
- Fannie Mae v. BranchMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2024-07-12
- Pat Doe v. John CostinSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2025-03-04
Cites
4 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Lockhart v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-01-18· cited 99×
- In the Matter of SturtzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-05-08· cited 18×
- M. C. v. Commissioner of CorrectionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-05-13· cited 14×
- Brookline Citizens to Protect the Parks Taxpayer Group v. Board of SelectmenMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1989-09-11· cited 1×
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