· 2/2/1981
Spence v. Reeder
Citations
- 416 N.E.2d 914
- 382 Mass. 398
- 1981 Mass. LEXIS 1082
How courts have described this case
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- disregarding Rule 13 of the Uniform Summary Process Rules in light of statutes and procedural rules
- disregarding Rule 13 of the Uniform Summary Process Rule in light of statutes and procedural rules
- effective waivers of constitutional rights, at least in some circumstances, must be express, knowing, and voluntary
- “courts have long refused to give effect to purported waivers of statutory rights where enforcement of the particular waiver would do violence to the public policy underlying the legislative enactment”
- “We assume any eviction [from public housing] must be based on good cause reasonably related to the protection of some legitimate interest of the public landlord”
- “courts have long refused to give effect to purported waivers of statutory rights where enforcement of particular waiver would do violence to the public policy underlying the legislative enactment”
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Judges: Abrams, Hennessey, Kaplan, Liacos, Wilkins
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