| Docket # | SJC-10330 |
| Date | April 6, 2009 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, JJ.
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| Summary | Funeral director. Dead body. Municipal corporations, Fees. Taxation. |
| Appealed From | Bristol Superior Court, Justice Richard J. Chin. |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Silva: Martin A. Silva |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | City of Attleboro: Robert S. Mangiaratti City of New Bedford: Irene B. Schall |
| Amici Curiae | City Solicitors and Town Counsel Association; Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |