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· 10/15/1844

Phipps v. President of the Millbury Bank

Citations

  • 49 Mass. 79

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  • explaining that a party seeking to persuade this court to abandon its precedent must demonstrate that the precedent is plainly wrong
  • examining whether prior Court of Appeals decision was “irreconcil- able or fundamentally unworkable” with subsequent Supreme Court decision to determine whether it should be overruled in light of subsequent Supreme Court decision
  • our precedent will not be overruled unless later Supreme Court case law demonstrates that the earlier decision is “plainly wrong”
  • setting out standard for overruling prec- edent
  • explaining framework for overruling prior cases

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Judges: Hubbard

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