Skip to main content
Federal & State Lawfederalstatelaw.com
Home/Federal/Cases
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 12/27/1937

Sheehan Construction Co. v. Dudley

Citations

  • 299 Mass. 51
  • 12 N.E.2d 182
  • 1937 Mass. LEXIS 984

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • finding title issues involved in a prior summary process proceeding, between parties in privity with parties in the second case, were barred under res judicata
  • tenant estopped from relitigating validity of foreclosure where issue had been previously determined in summary process proceeding
  • in summary process action available to purchaser at foreclosure sale “it is incumbent upon such purchaser to establish his right of possession. The legal title in those circumstances plainly may be put in issue”
  • in summary process action available to purchaser at foreclosure sale ‘it is incumbent upon such purchaser to establish his right of possession. The legal title in those circumstances plainly may be put in issue’
  • \Summary process cannot be extended to try title cases outside its terms\
  • legal title may be put in issue in summary process actions

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Rugg

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Cited by

18 cases in this archive cite this case.

Cites

20 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

Other cases named Sheehan Construction Co. v. Dudley

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.