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· 2/7/1966

Spadea v. Stewart

Citations

  • 214 N.E.2d 72
  • 350 Mass. 218
  • 1966 Mass. LEXIS 714

How courts have described this case

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

  • \[T]he character of a pleading or other paper filed in a cause is to be determined from its essential substance and not from its descriptive title or name\ [quotation omitted]
  • “compensation for the taking represents the land”

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Judges: Wilkins, Whittemore, Cutter, Kirk, Reardon

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