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· 11/8/1960

Town of Warren v. Ball

Citations

  • 170 N.E.2d 341
  • 341 Mass. 350
  • 1960 Mass. LEXIS 606

How courts have described this case

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

  • rejecting a limitations-based defense to a replevin action where possession was initially permissive because a \bailor * * * would not ordinarily take steps to assert his rights until there had been a repudiation by the bailee\
  • “where elements of a trust are involved, there often would be no reason for the bailor or beneficiary to assert his rights with the promptness required in ordinary commercial transactions”
  • action for replevin brought to recover bailed goods still held by bailee
  • action for replevin brought to recover bailed goods still held by bailee

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Judges: Cutter, Spalding, Whittemore, Wilkins, Williams

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