15 Massachusetts opinions name it 3 courts 1878–2024 2 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Massachusetts courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Hanify v. Hanifygreen1 sentence2024Compare Hanify, 403 Mass. at 188-189 . | 1 | 1 |
Guardianship of Kelvingreen1 sentence2023See Oxford Global Resources, LLC v. Hernandez, 480 Mass. 462, 476 (2018) (affirming judgment dismissing complaint on forum non conveniens grounds, while concluding that "dismissal of [plaintiff's] claims ought to be conditioned on [defendant] affirmatively waiving any defenses available to him based on the applicable statute of limitations"). [Note 4] Unlike in Guardianship of Kelvin, 94 Mass. App. Ct. at 451 n.8, the husband here did challenge the notice of appeal as procedurally defective. | 1 | 1 |
Oxford Global Res., LLC v. Hernandezgreen1 sentence2023See Oxford Global Resources, LLC v. Hernandez, 480 Mass. 462, 476 (2018) (affirming judgment dismissing complaint on forum non conveniens grounds, while concluding that "dismissal of [plaintiff's] claims ought to be conditioned on [defendant] affirmatively waiving any defenses available to him based on the applicable statute of limitations"). [Note 4] Unlike in Guardianship of Kelvin, 94 Mass. App. Ct. at 451 n.8, the husband here did challenge the notice of appeal as procedurally defective. | 1 | 1 |
Grubert v. Grubertgreen1 sentence2006See Grubert v. Grubert, 20 Mass. App. Ct. 811, 819 (1985) (a party’s need for alimony is measured by the “station” of the parties, i.e., “by what is required to maintain a standard of living comparable to the one enjoyed during the marriage”). | 1 | 1 |
Larson v. Larsongreen1 sentence2000Larson v. Larson, 28 Mass. App. Ct. at 340 (“in order to find a defendant in civil contempt there must be a clear and unequivocal command and an equally clear and undoubted disobedience”). | 1 | 1 |
Kane v. Kanegreen1 sentence1984“We recognize that a calculation of attorney’s fees requires an exercise of judgment involving the application of many factors, and that any award made will be entitled to considerable respect on review.” Kane v. Kane, 13 Mass. App. Ct. 557, 560 (1982). | 1 | 1 |
Stevens v. Stevensgreen1 sentence1981The husband does not claim that such “irrational” fears of the wife could cause her to become a “nonfunctional” parent and thus render her unfit. 8 See Stevens *404 v. Stevens, 337 Mass. at 627-628; McMahon v. McMahon, 1 Mass. App. Ct. 647, 649 (1973). | 1 | 1 |
Felton v. Feltongreen1 sentence1981Nor did he present any evidence showing that the wife’s perception caused “‘deleterious effect[s]’ on the children and an ‘undermining’ of the custodial relationship,” Felton v. Felton, 383 Mass. 232, 240 (1981), or that sole custody in him would be in the children’s best interests. | 1 | 1 |
McMahon v. McMahongreen1 sentence1981The husband does not claim that such “irrational” fears of the wife could cause her to become a “nonfunctional” parent and thus render her unfit. 8 See Stevens *404 v. Stevens, 337 Mass. at 627-628; McMahon v. McMahon, 1 Mass. App. Ct. 647, 649 (1973). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Massachusetts. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Mason v. Coleman
green
1 sentence2018Mason, 447 Mass. at 184 . "[A] judge's discretionary decision constitutes an abuse of discretion where [the appellate court] conclude[s] the judge made 'a clear error of judgment in weighing' the factors relevant to the decision . . . such that the decision falls outside the range of reasonable alternatives" (citation omitted). | 1 | 2018–2018 |
Fechtor v. Fechtor
green
1 sentence2017Furthermore, "[m]athematical precision is not required of equitable division of property." Fechtor v. Fechtor , 26 Mass. App. Ct. 859 , 861 (1989). | 1 | 2017–2017 |
Krasner v. Krasner
green
1 sentence2001Cf. Krasner v. Krasner, 362 Mass. 186 (1972). | 1 | 2001–2001 |
Vandenburg Bulb Co. v. Shinners
green
1 sentence2000Vandenburg Bulb Co. v. Shinners, 1994 Mass. App. Div. 205, 206 . 2. | 1 | 2000–2000 |
Hersey v. Hersey
green
1 sentence1980Hersey, supra. The judge predicated the award of custody to the husband on factors which are highly significant for the welfare of Sabrina. | 1 | 1980–1980 |
Kyte v. Commercial Union Assurance Co.
green
1 sentence1938The defendants rely upon Kyte v. Commercial Union Assurance Co. 144 Mass. 43 , in which it was held that the transfer of a tax title by the wife of the insured (in which the insured joined by releasing his tenancy by curtesy) through a conduit to her husband was not a sale of the property by the husband in violation of the terms of the policy. | 1 | 1938–1938 |
Lubowitz v. Taines
green
1 sentence1937The policy that gives the husband immunity from actions at law by the wife (Lubowitz v. Taines, 293 Mass. 39 ), does not extend the immunity to his master. | 1 | 1937–1937 |
Schubert v. August Schubert Wagon Co.
green
1 sentence1937Schubert v. August Schubert Wagon Co. 249 N. Y. 253 . | 1 | 1937–1937 |
Fitcher v. Griffiths
green
1 sentence1914Pitcher v. Griffiths, 216 Mass. 174 . | 1 | 1914–1914 |
Bennett v. Goldthwait
neutral
1 sentence1878Bennett v. Goldthwait, 109 Mass. 494 . | 1 | 1878–1878 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.