Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
55,897 records in the bulk data of CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).
- Short name
- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
- Court type
- State supreme court
- Citation abbreviation
- Mass.
- Court start date
- 1692-01-01
- Record dates in this index
- 1762-08-15 to 2026-06-26
- Court website
- http://www.mass.gov/courts/sjc/
Most-cited opinions
Ranked by the number of later opinions citing each one, as recorded by CourtListener.
- Kourouvacilis v. General Motors Corp.1991-07-23· cited 2,301×
- Pederson v. Time, Inc.1989-01-19· cited 2,012×
- Commonwealth v. Latimore1979-08-07· cited 1,893×
- Community National Bank v. Dawes1976-01-14· cited 1,734×
- Cassesso v. Commissioner of Correction1983-11-10· cited 1,722×
- Flesner v. Technical Communications Corp.1991-08-08· cited 1,310×
- Commonwealth v. Saferian1974-07-30· cited 1,208×
- Nader v. Citron1977-03-08· cited 690×
- Anthony's Pier Four, Inc. v. HBC ASSOCIATES1991-12-30· cited 681×
- Commonwealth v. Freeman1967-06-01· cited 628×
- LaLonde v. Eissner1989-06-19· cited 613×
- L.L., a juvenile v. Commonwealth2014-12-05· cited 587×
- Commonwealth v. Soares1979-03-08· cited 576×
- Iannacchino v. Ford Motor Co.2008-06-13· cited 574×
- Agis v. Howard Johnson Co.1976-10-01· cited 535×
- Fortune v. National Cash Register Co.1977-07-20· cited 507×
- Packaging Industries Group, Inc. v. Cheney1980-05-09· cited 501×
- Morey v. Commonwealth1871-11-15· cited 479×
- Augat, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance1991-05-14· cited 450×
- PMP Associates, Inc. v. Globe Newspaper Co.1975-01-06· cited 404×
- Commonwealth v. Upton1985-04-01· cited 401×
- Payton v. Abbott Labs1982-06-22· cited 399×
- Commonwealth v. Flebotte1994-03-21· cited 396×
- Demoulas v. Demoulas Super Markets, Inc.1997-03-13· cited 394×
- Whitinsville Plaza, Inc. v. Kotseas1979-05-15· cited 371×
- Mullins v. Pine Manor College1983-05-02· cited 371×
- Commonwealth v. Grace1986-04-15· cited 371×
- Commonwealth v. Wright1992-01-15· cited 357×
- Lauricella v. Lauricella1991-01-22· cited 353×
- Linthicum v. Archambault1979-12-19· cited 349×
- Commonwealth v. Kozec1987-03-24· cited 348×
- Ferri v. Powell-Ferri2017-03-20· cited 336×
- Mounsey v. Ellard1973-06-06· cited 335×
- Donahue v. Rodd Electrotype Co. of New England, Inc.1975-05-02· cited 335×
- Attorney General v. Bailey1982-06-02· cited 335×
- Slaney v. Westwood Auto, Inc.1975-01-30· cited 335×
- Superintendent of Belchertown State School v. Saikewicz1977-11-28· cited 327×
- Eyal v. Helen Broadcasting Corp.1991-12-19· cited 325×
- International Fidelity Insurance v. Wilson1983-01-10· cited 322×
- Commonwealth v. Domanski1954-12-21· cited 320×
- Hill v. City of Boston1877-03-12· cited 318×
- Commonwealth v. Tavares1982-01-29· cited 315×
- Good Hope Industries, Inc. v. Ryder Scott Co.1979-05-04· cited 315×
- Tatro v. Manor Care, Inc.1994-01-13· cited 315×
- Bresnick v. Heath1935-10-31· cited 313×
- Blare v. Husky Injection Molding Systems Boston, Inc.1995-02-09· cited 309×
- Bushkin Associates, Inc. v. Raytheon Co.1985-01-10· cited 308×
- United Truck Leasing Corp. v. Geltman1990-03-07· cited 304×
- My Bread Baking Co. v. Cumberland Farms, Inc.1968-02-05· cited 301×
- Commonwealth v. Silva1974-11-14· cited 300×
Most recent records
Newest filing dates first.
- J.C. Cannistraro, LLC v. Columbia Construction Co.2026-06-26
- Cella v. Attorney General2026-06-23
- Jackson v. Attorney General2026-06-22
- Pineau v. Attorney General2026-06-12
- Watermark LLC v. R H Benea Cranberry Co., Inc.2026-06-12
- Commonwealth v. Phan2026-06-09
- Crown Communities, LLC v. Austin2026-06-05
- Muckle v. Lamothe2026-06-04
- Khoda v. Bangladesh Association of New England, Inc.2026-06-03
- Liriano v. Superior Court in Suffolk County2026-06-03
- Commonwealth v. Grimaldi2026-06-02
- Negron v. Superintendent, Northeastern Correctional Center2026-05-22
- R.D. v. Commonwealth2026-05-21
- S.W. v. Commonwealth2026-05-21
- Banevicius v. Barnstable2026-05-20
- Sabatini v. Knouse2026-05-19
- Robinson v. Marshfield2026-05-15
- Zafar v. State Lottery Commission2026-05-13
- Commonwealth v. Chhieng2026-05-07
- Commonwealth v. Conza2026-05-05
- Brown v. Mendes2026-04-30
- Commonwealth v. Ushon U., a juvenile2026-04-24
- Ortins v. Lincoln Property Company2026-04-14
- Mayfield v. Reardon2026-04-13
- Commonwealth v. Meta Platforms, Inc.2026-04-10
- Commonwealth v. Sonny S., a juvenile2026-04-07
- Allegaert v. Harbor View Hotel Owner LLC2026-03-25
- Hidalgo v. Watch City Construction Corp.2026-03-25
- Commonwealth v. Psikarakis; Commonwealth v. Smith2026-03-20
- Committee for Public Counsel Services v. Middlesex and Suffolk County District Courts2026-03-16
- Attorney General v. Mystic Valley Regional Charter School2026-03-11
- Agostini v. Commonwealth2026-03-10
- Commonwealth v. Moscaritolo2026-03-06
- Harihar v. Commonwealth2026-03-05
- Latham v. POAH Communities, LLC2026-03-02
- Linardon v. Staybridge Suites2026-03-02
- Gorbatova v. Lynn2026-02-26
- Lombardi v. Commonwealth2026-02-03
- MARIO NICOSIA & Another v. BURN, LLC, & Others2025-12-16
- Kyle Culotta v. Commonwealth2025-12-12
- PENNY A. JEAN v. MICHAEL SALAMONE & Another2025-12-12
- Jose Polanco v. Commonwealth2025-12-10
- Yates Y. v. Ziggy Z.2025-12-10
- Commonwealth v. Skipper Carino2025-12-09
- Commonwealth v. Gary E. Mosso2025-12-03
- Mark Gravito v. Commonwealth2025-11-25
- Kyl v. Myrick v. President and Fellows of Harvard College2025-11-21
- COMMONWEALTH v. QUAHIR Q., a Juvenile2025-11-20
- CHRISTOPHER PIKE v. MATTHEW DIVRIS & Another2025-11-18
- JEAN BENNETT, Personal Representative v. MICHAEL COLLINS2025-11-17
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