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two-year presentment requirement in Massachusetts

6 Massachusetts opinions name it 3 courts 1986–2000 0 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.

Followed or applied (3)

CaseFollowedCited
Doe v. Town of Blandfordgreen
mass · 1988 · cited in 1 Massachusetts opinions naming this issue, 1999–1999
1 sentence

1999However, “[w]here the tor-tious conduct is a continuing event, the two-year presentment requirement is tolled." Doe v. Town of Blandford, 402 Mass. 831, 839 (1988).

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Sixty-Eight Devonshire, Inc. v. Shapirogreen
mass · 1964 · cited in 1 Massachusetts opinions naming this issue, 1988–1988
1 sentence

1988See Sixty-Eight Devonshire, Inc. v. Shapiro, 348 Mass. 177, 183-184 (1964).

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Fearon v. Commonwealthgreen
mass · 1985 · cited in 1 Massachusetts opinions naming this issue, 1986–1986
1 sentence

1986See Fearon v. Commonwealth, 394 Mass. 50 (1985) (presentment requirement not tolled by application of G.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Massachusetts. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (2)

CaseCitedYears
George v. Town of Saugus green
mass · 1985
2 sentences

1986Then in George v. Saugus, 394 Mass. 40 (1985), decided on the same day that Hernandez was decided, the court ruled that the same two-year presentment requirement is not tolled during the minority of a claimant.

1986Then in George v. Saugus, 394 Mass. 40 (1985), decided on the same day that Hernandez was decided, the court ruled that the same two-year presentment requirement is not tolled during the minority of a claimant.

31986–2000
Irwin v. Town of Ware green
mass · 1984
1 sentence

1986The court, citing a footnote to similar effect in Irwin v. Ware, 392 Mass. 745 , 770 n. 11 (1984), ruled that G.L.c. 260, § 7 applied, and that the three-year statute of limitations was tolled during the claimant's minority.

11986–1986

Statutes the citing opinions construe

MA § Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 258, § 4 (6) MA § Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 258, § 1 (4) MA § Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 7 (4) MA § Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 10 (3)

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.

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