Index

Volume 1978

Article 18

1-1-1978

Index

Boston College Annual Survey of Massachusetts Law

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A

Abortion

state funding for, 36-37 Attorney General

control over litigation, 39

B

Business

gasoline stations, 43

c

Civil Procedure

assembly of the record on appeal, 80-81

declaratory judgments, 72-75 interest and cost, 78-80 long arm jurisdiction, 64-66 personal jurisdiction

"last and usual service," 66 relief from default judgment,

66-68

subject matter jurisdiction, 68-69 venue

under c. 180A, 70

otheiWise proper as an unfair act or practice, 71-72 Constitutional Law

freedom of speech nude dancing, 283-85 under the Massachusetts

Constitution, 282-85 · medical malpractice tribunal

constitutionality of, 268-73 regulation of sexual conduct void-for-vagueness, 286-90 residency requirements

police officers, 278-81 right to privacy use of

marijuana, 293-96

search and seizure exclusionary rule, 290-93

void-for-vagueness doctrine, 285-90 Contracts

employment

covenant of good faith, 154-57

'

illegality and ~vailability

of quantum !meruit recovery, 169-70 !

non-competitimt agreement, 159-63 l

Corporations

ownership of liq~or licenses, 120 promoters

fiduciary duties~ 115-20 securities, 172

stock, 123

Court Reorganizatiob. See

State and Local qovernment

!

Debentures

holders' right of ~ecovery, 172-73 Defamation. See T~rts

E i

Elections

voting rights of ~risoners, 49-52 Evidence

hearsay exception~

declarations ag~inst penal interest, 14215

medical treatises, 14-15 prio.r testimony of unavailable

witness, admiss bility of, 145-50

I

c!

Governmental lmmutity. See Torts Governor's Select C mmittee on

Judicial Needs, 31

Li

Labor I

arbitration I judicial review o~

grievance arbttration, 194-99 power of Labor, Relations

Commission t9 order, 181-84 public employee! grievances,

193-99

collective bargaining

effect of agreements on successor public officials, 186-88 good faith requirement, 185-88 management exclusion, 180-84 public employees, 180-84 federal preemption, 188-93 interest arbitration, 199-202 management defined, 182-84 migrant workers

access to camps, 273-78 defined, 27 4-75

public employees

collective bargaining, 180-84 grievance arbitration, 193-99 residency requirements, 278-81 school personnel, 180-81 strikes, 17 4-84

Landlord and Tenant. See also

Property leases

security deposits, 3-10 tax covenants

apportionment of burden, 14-18

Mortgages foreclosures

M

obligations of mortgagee before foreclosure, 10 Municipalities. See State and Local

Government

N

National Labor Relations Act, 188-93 0

Open Meeting Law, 202-05

p

Property. See also Landlord

and Tenant

default on mortgage duty of mortgagee to

foreclose, 10-1.4

profits

extinguishment of non-use, 18-22

sale of personal residence tax deferral, 22-25 Public Utilities

regulation of, 55-58, 60-63

s

State and Local Government. See also

Torts

administrative agencies, 55-63 court reorganization

chief justice, power of, 32-35 merger of courts, 35

home rule, 40 public employees

financial disclosure, 44-46 residency requirement public records

privacy, 53-55

separation of powers, 33

T

Taxation

appeal of assessment of state tax, 134-37 covenants

apportionment of burden, 14-18 credits

business investment, 29 energy conservation

incentives, 25-30 personal tax, 25-30 employee benefit plans

lump-sum distributions, 124-26 late filing penalty

appealability, 127 personal income tax

employee benefit plans, 124-26 trusts, 126-27

procedure

appeal of assessment of state tax, 134-37 property taxes

exemptions, 128-29

sale of personal residence deferral of tax, 22-25 sales tax

exemptions, 129-34 Torts

attractive nuisance, 306, 327-28 collateral source rule, 310-11 defamation

privilege as a defense, 316-20 truth as an absolute

defense, 320-21 governmental immunity

abolition of, 47-49, 297-310 erosion of discretionary

function exception, 301-02 erosion of notice requirement,

308-09

erosion of public duty doctrine, 303-04 maximum recovery, 307 governmental liability

comparative negligence, 306-07 landlord

liability for criminal acts of third parties, 324-26 landowner

liability for hidden defects, 326-27

liability for negligent repairs, 326-27

medical malpractice

bond requirements, 76-77 screening panel, 268-73, 311-16 statute of limitations, 75-78 negligence

foreseeable harm, 315-16 landowner duty to employees

of independent contractors, 321-23

landowner duty to warn of hidden defects, 321-23 products liability

statute of limitations, 323-24 public employers

civil actions against, 308-09 personal liability, 302-03,

309-10

wrongful death

governmental itumunity; 306 Trade Secrets 1

misappropriation, 166-67 Trusts and Estates

charitable trusts cy pres, 217-241

executors and administrators, waiver of protdction of c. 197,

§ 1, 214-17 marital trusts

allocation of tafes to, 139-41 trusts I

administration, ~24-29 federal income taxes,

137-39, 229-31

settlor's intent

to

wills ' bequest to spmise of

subscribing witness, 206-07 personal property, 210-14 revocation, 208-10

w

Wills. See Trusts and Estates Workman's Compensation

common employ~ent defense, 108-11 I

cost of living adjustment, 114 mental and nervous injuries, 83-90 non-insured employer, 105-08 respiratoty tract injury, 104-05 third party actio9s

employer's liab~lity, 90-104

z

Zoning and Land Use accessory uses, 256-59 condominium con~ersion

regulation of, 21-22, 262-64 educational use

defined, 242-44 . eminent domain i

minimum lot size

inclusion of tidelands, 244-48 non-prohibitable use

abortion clinic, 253-56 principal uses, 256-59

public purpose educational facility exemption, 240-44 special permits

judicial power to issue, 259-61