Index

Volume 1974

Article 25

1-1-1974

Index

Boston College Annual Survey of Massachusetts Law

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TOPICAL INDEX

A

Abortion

paternal rights, 7, 234-48 Agency fee, 31

Air pollution control. See environ-mental law

Arbitration, 21 awards, 23

c

Child abuse, 11 Civil procedure

declaratory judgment

review of agency practices, 271-76

service of process, 266-71 Collective bargaining

public employees, 24

Commercial law. See also consumer law

repossession statutes constitutionality, 21 0-15 Constitutional law

abortion

paternal rights, 234-48 collegiate athletics

equal protection, 193-99 state action,

i

commercial speech doctrine, 127, 131-35

courts

challenges to delay, 199-202 criminal defendant

right to appear prose, 208-10 criminal procedure

search incident to arrest, 202-08

defamation, 121 freedom of press

libel, 127' 130-35

freedom of speech and press commercial speech doctrine,

127, 131-35

interstate travel, 419-34 libel, 188-93

burden of proof of fault, 127, 130-35

commercial speech doctrine, 127, 131-35

newsman privilege, 215-34 repossession statutes, 210-15 Consumer law

administrative remedies, 311-13 anti-burglary measure, 316 disclosure

motor vehicles and funeral services, 314-15

finance charge, 294

flipped installment sales, 290-91 home mortgages, 307-10 honesty in market place, 315-16 medical benefits

prompt payment, 313-14 merchandise certificates, 291-93 motor vehicles and funeral

serviCes

disclosure, 314-15 quality of goods, 299-301 rate setting commission, 301-07 set-off, 293-94

small claims trial bond, 314 Truth-in-Lending Act, 294-99 Contracts

employee covenants not to compete, 136-50 Corporations

"business corporation," 336 capital gains tax, 3:44 foreign corporations, 254-58 intercorporate dividends, 344 "manufacturing corporation," 336 security corporations, 341-43 stock repurchase, 249-54 Courts

costs of indigents, 259-66 declaratory judgment

576

delay

justiciability of challenges, 199-202

Criminal law and procedure

attorney conflicts of interest, 41-43

burden of proof

consent to a search, 67 ineffective assistance of

counsel, 3 7-40

probable cause in a warrant-less search, 60-71

voluntariness of a confession, 67, 70

com J:>ulsory process of obtaining witnesses, 58

discretionary appeals, 57-58 district court procedure

bindover hearings, 46-56 "dual jurisdiction offenses,"

47-48

juvenile jurisdiction, 50-56 probable cause hearings, 46-4 7 double jeopardy clause, 53-56 effective assistance of counsel,

35-43

exclusionary rule, 67-71 harmless error doctrine 42 indigent defendants '

equal protection, 56-60 juvenile proceedings

bindover hearings, 49-56 double jeopardy clause, 54-56 probable cause

directed verdict rule, 46 right to appear prose, 208-10 search incident to arrest, 202-08 waiver of right to counsel, 43-56

Damages interest, Ill libel, 125-35

D

pain and suffering

motor vehicle cases, 11 9 Defamation

constitutional protection, 121 Desegration. See education law Divorce

alimony, 10

apportionment of joint property,

4 '

desertion, 9 grounds, 3 jurisdiction, 3 •

:E

Education law

Boston Schoo! I Committee budgetary <iJ.iscretion, 562 desegregation~ 538-40, 544-50 nonpublic sch~ols

state aid, 5$0-53 racial balance,!538-44

students :

records, 55b rights, 553~55

teachers '

certificatioJt, 555-56 dismissal, 5161

maternity lhve, 556-60 tenure, 56q

textbook loan jlaw, 550-53 Eminent domain i

boundaries,

3~3-84

"public trust" Uoctrine, 390-93 relocation benbfits, 382-83 seacoast I

right of pa$sage, 389-400 Environmental Ia~

air pollution c~ntrol ESECA, 47 -75

maintenan e strategies, 487-91 non-degra ,ation, 491-94 state ir_nplejnentation plans

reVISIOnr and variances

494-5 1 ,

transportat on control plans, 475-87 i

Energy Supply and Environ-mental Coqrdination Act of

1974, 414-75 land use 1

Berkshire rrountains, 463-67 Martha's V)neyard, 467-72 wetlands, 4!60-63

MEPA

enforcement, 449-58 executive office regulations,

442-49

private projects, 437-42 state projects, 437-42 non-degradation, 491-94 Secretary of Environmental

Affairs, 4 72-73

state implementation plans, 459 transportation control plans

475-87 •

Equal Pay Act, 22 Estates

accounts

!nclusion of real property, 108 actions for personal injury and

death, 108 bank deposits, I 07 decree of probate court

effect, 108

distribution to minor, 107 homestead exemption, 108 public administrator, 108 temporary deposit of funds, 108 Evidence

expert opinion testimony, 175-79

impeaching witness, 184-85 medical bills

admissibility, 110 medical reports, 185-86 polygraph results

admissibility, 182-84 privilege

clergyman-penitent, 167-69 criminal defendant, 171-72 government-informer, 169-71 psychotherapist- patient,

164-67, 184-85

right of confrontation hearsay, 172-75

sexually dangerous person, 162-64 witnesses statements

voluntariness, 180-82

F

Fair Labor Standards Act, 15

Fiduciaries

acts prior to end of appeal per-iod, 108

I

Indigents

payment of court costs, 259-66 Insurance

Blue Cross coverage hospital contracts, 157 causation principles

application to "exclusion" cases, 151

"exclusion" cases

application of causation principles, 151 hospital contracts

Blue Cross coverage, 157 no-fault, 159

rate regulation, 155, 161 subrogation, 153 underwriting, 160

Labor law agency fee, 31 arbitration, 21 awards, 23

L

collective bargaining public employees, 24 employees' rights

waiver, 22

enjoining disputes, 33 managerial employees, 20 minimum wage rate, 31 preemption, 20

unfair practices, 19

union's waiver of initiation fees, 19

Land use. See also eminent domain· property; subdivision control; zoning'

gardens on public land, 388-89 low rent housing projects, 387-88 mobile home parks, 384-87 Landlord and tenant. See also rent control

578

M

Minimum wage, 31 Mortgages

home, 307-10

N

National Labor Relations Act, 14, 22 Negligence

liability of builder or contractor, 114

Norris- LaGuardia Act, 21, 34

p

Pension Reform Act, 17 Probate

practices, 12 rules, 12 Property

covenants running with land, 281-86

disproportionate assessments, 326-35

divorce

apportionment of joint prop-erty, 4

home mortgages, 307-10 landlord and tenant

strict tort liability, 286-89 obsolete restrictions, 277-81 tenancy by the entirety

constitutional challenge, 5 Property taxes. See taxation

R

Rent control

constitutionality, 512-19 eviction

certificate, 532-3 7 exempt housing, 519-27 federal controls, 503-06 history, 502-12

rent adjustments, 527-32

s

Sales taxes. See taxation

Search and seizJiue

search incide'nt to arrest, 202-08 State and local government

data processirng agency, 401-04 Department ~f Elder Affairs,

417-18 .

election law reform, 404-09 police hiring1

preference for residents, 419-34

public employees

collective bargaining, 24, 409-17 Statute of limitaltions

legal malpra~tice, Ill warranty actions, 109

Subdivision control. See also zoning access to adj~ining road, 379-80 plans not requiring approval,

374-76

zoning changes, 3 77-79

T

Taft-Hartley Aft, 20

Taxation 1

amusement 'games prizes, 323-24 "business corporation," 336 child car~ e¥penses, 340-41 corporauonr

capital gains, 344

intercorporate dividends, 344 credit, 343 !

do~icile, 3~9-40

excise tax

property measure, 345 "gross receipts," 324 lease as a s~le, 317-20

"manufacturing corporation," 336 nominee trusts, 344-45

property t~f.es

agricultjral land, 336-37 decrease in value, 335-36 deferral 336

disproportionate assessments, 326-3!1>

income, 1337-39

nursing home valuation, 335 returns

sales and use tax

federal reserve bank, 325-26 national bank, 325

sales for resale

interstate sales, 320-23 "sales price," 324

savings deposits, 340

security corporations, 341-43 use tax on ships, 324-25 Torts

damages libel, 125-35 defamation

libel, 127, 130-35 duty of care

imperiled trespassers, 116 legal malpractice

statute of limitations, 111 negligence

liability of builder or con-tractor, 114

pain and suffering

motor vehicle cases, 119 personal injury and death

actions by administrators and executors, 108

statute of limitations, 109 venereal disease

liability for treatment of minor, 110

Trusts

amortization payments charged to principal, 83

charitable trust cy pres, 106

depreciation reserve, 83 fiduciaries

fraud, 87

opening prior accounts, 87 regulation, 105

self-dealing, 87 fiduciary accounting, 83

modification

partial termination, 94 nominee trusts, 344-45

purchase of property from trust-ees, 104

Truth-in-Lending Act, 249-99

Wills

ademption

w

stock splits, 100 Workmen's compensation

clerical employees, 73 double compensation, 78 injury to minor, 78

injury to resident employee, 75 medical costs, 78

Workmen's Compensation Act coverage, 72

z

Zoning. See also subdivision control boundaries, 351-53

building permit, 362-65 business use, 367-68 "distribution plant," 368-69 earth removal, 373-74 errors in written decision

correction, 3 70-72 floating zone, 353-54 non-conforming use, 348-50 permit

denial, 350-51 procedure, 372

public service corporations, 365-67 special permit, 359-62