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Lord v. Town of Winchester, 244 N.E.2d 730 (Mass. 1969). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
19 citation events (2 in the last 25 years) across 9 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: McShea v. Town of Westford (massdistctapp, 2011-10-19)
Top citers, strongest first. 7 distinct citers. How cited ↗
cited Cited as authority (rule) McShea v. Town of Westford
Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. · 2011 · confidence medium
Monadnock Display Fireworks, Inc. v. Town of Andover, 388 Mass. 153, 156 (1983), citing, inter alia, Lord v. Town of Winchester, 355 Mass. 788, 789 (1969).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Cox v. Norton Police Department
Mass. Super. Ct. · 2000 · confidence medium
See, e.g., Majestic Radiator Enclosure Co., Inc., 397 Mass. at 1004 ; Massachusetts General Hospital v. Revere, 385 Mass. 772, 775-76 (1982), rev’d on other grounds 463 U.S. 239 ; Lord v. Winchester, 355 Mass. 788, 789 (1969); Adalian Bros., Inc. v. City of Boston, 323 Mass. 629, 632 (1949).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Goudreau Corp. v. City of Springfield
Mass. Super. Ct. · 1994 · signal: cf. · confidence medium
Cf. Lord v. Town of Winchester, 355 Mass. 788, 789 (1969) (municipality not liable even in quantum meruit, where contract not properly authorized).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Monadnock Display Fireworks, Inc. v. Town of Andover
Mass. · 1983 · confidence medium
Lord v. Winchester, 355 Mass. 788, 789 (1969).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Massachusetts General Hospital v. City of Revere
Mass. · 1982 · confidence medium
Lord v. Winchester, 355 Mass. 788, 789 (1969).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Central Tow Co. v. City of Boston
Mass. · 1976 · confidence medium
In such cases there is no implied contract.” See Sancta Maria Hosp. v. Cambridge, 369 Mass. 586, 595 (1976); Lord v. Winchester, 355 Mass. 788, 789 (1969); Lowell v. Massachusetts Bonding & Ins.
cited Cited "see, e.g." South Boston Betterment Trust v. Boston Redevelopment Authority
Mass. Super. Ct. · 2001 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g.,Lord v. Winchester, 355 Mass. 788 (1969); Potter & McArthur, Inc. v. City of Boston, 15 Mass.App.Ct. 454, 459-60 (1983).
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Herbert Lord
v.
Town of Winchester
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
Jan 29, 1969.
244 N.E.2d 730
1969 Mass. LEXIS 941
Herbert Lord, pro se., No argument or brief for the defendant
Cited by 8 opinions  |  Published

This is an action of contract in which the plaintiff seeks to recover for services and expenses he incurred in his efforts to prevent the defendant from selling certain land. The plaintiff appeals from the order of the Appellate Division dis- ■ missing a report from the District Court judge who found for the defendant.[*789] The Appellate Division was correct in stating that “Ed or a municipality to be bound . . . there must be a contract and not only must there be an underlying authority in the municipality to make the contract, but . . . must be made on its behalf by a duly authorized agent. If any of these elements is missing, there is no liability on the municipality to perform even in quantum meruit.” Lowell v. Massachusetts Bonding & Ins. Co. 313 Mass. 257, 272. The plaintiff admits he was a volunteer. There was no error.

Herbert Lord, pro se. No argument or brief for the defendant

Order dismissing report affirmed.