Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 12/14/1959
Spencer v. Rabidou
Citations
- 340 Mass. 91
- 162 N.E.2d 767
- 1959 Mass. LEXIS 734
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- where landowner grants another some authority to do some act or series of acts on his land without passing estate in the land, the authority is by its nature revocable
- express or implied permission defeats claims of adverse possession
- evidence of permission rebuts presumption of adverse use
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Judges: Williams
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21 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Connerty v. Metropolitan District CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-08-05· cited 62×
- Feinzig v. FicksmanMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-01-28· cited 19×
- Houghton v. JohnsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2008-05-30· cited 16×
- Madigan v. McCannMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1963-05-07· cited 14×
- Brooks, Gill & Co. v. Landmark Properties, 217 Ltd. PartnershipMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1987-02-20· cited 10×
- Mastandrea v. BaressiMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1974-03-19· cited 9×
- Rotman v. WhiteMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-07-01· cited 9×
- Allen v. Mutual Acceptance Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1966-04-07· cited 6×
- First Crestwood v. Bldg. Inspector, MiddletonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1975-04-23· cited 5×
- McLaughlin v. Town of MarbleheadMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2007-03-23· cited 3×
- Lamantea v. ZollaMassachusetts Superior Court· 2002-03-14· cited 1×
- Ho v. Winchester Boat ClubMassachusetts Land Court· 2021-04-29
- Sacco v. AielloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1962-05-03
- Campo Corp. v. City of LawrenceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-06-14
- Feinzig v. FicksmanMassachusetts Superior Court· 1994-04-28
- Yarde Metals, Inc. v. New England Patriots Ltd. PartnershipMassachusetts Superior Court· 2003-09-26
- Yarde Metals, Inc. v. New England Patriots Ltd. PartnershipMassachusetts Superior Court· 2003-12-26
- Lamantea v. ZollaMassachusetts Superior Court· 2005-01-13
- Smaland Beach Ass'n v. GenovaMassachusetts Superior Court· 2005-03-25
- Rotman v. WhiteMass. Dist. Ct., App. Div.· 2008-05-16
Cites
7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- MacLeod v. DavisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1935-03-29· cited 59×
- Tucker v. PochMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1947-05-29· cited 34×
- Truc v. FieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1930-01-02· cited 33×
- Robert v. PerronMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1930-01-02· cited 14×
- Prescott v. PrescottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1900-01-02· cited 9×
- American Oil Co. v. AlexanderianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1958-11-18· cited 7×
- Davenport v. Town of DanversMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1957-05-14· cited 4×
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