Town of Lexington v. Town of Bedford

How courts have described this case

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• finding § 6C applicable to the enforcement of G. L. c. 32, § 59A, as inserted by St. 1968, c. 601, § 1, which provided that the “paying governmental unit may maintain an action of contract to recover” portions of pension reimbursement owed by another town
• “a literal construction of statutory language will not be adopted when such a construction will lead to an absurd and unreasonable conclusion”
• a construction that would defeat legislative purpose will not be adopted “if the statutory language ‘is fairly susceptible to a construction that would lead to a logical and sensible result’ ”
• “The construction of a statute which leads to a determination that a piece of legislation is ineffective will not be adopted if the statutory language is ‘fairly susceptible to a construction that would lead to a logical and sensible result’ ”
• under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 6C, for interest to run from date of demand, defendant must be informed “of the basis and extent of its obligation, as well as the fact that performance was then due.”

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