| Docket # | SJC-09807 |
| Date | February 8, 2007 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, JJ.
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| Summary | Religion. Constitutional law, Freedom of religion. Jurisdiction, Ecclesiastical controversy. Practice, Civil, Standing. Trust, Charitable trust, Constructive trust, Resulting trust. Charity. Attorney General. Frauds, Statute of. Negligence, Misrepresentation. |
| Appealed From | Middlesex Superior Court, Justice Herman J. Smith |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Maffei: Paul S. Hughes, Joseph L. Balliro, Jr. |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston: Francis J. O'Connor, Mark C. Rogers, Wilson D. Rogers, Jr. |
| Amici Curiae | Grace Corrigan, Jacqueline Lemmerhirt, Thomas T. Tierney, Mary Akoury, Donald J. Gustafson, Anna O'Leary,J Jon Rogers, James Donohue, James Clifford, Council of Parishes |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
