Hampshire Village Associates v. District Court of Hampshire, 408 N.E.2d 830 (1980)

Citation: Hampshire Village Associates v. District Court of Hampshire, 408 N.E.2d 830 (1980)
Parent Document: Hampshire Village Associates v. District Court of Hampshire, 408 N.E.2d 830 (1980)
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date: 1980-07-15
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2240621/hampshire-village-associates-v-... ↗

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praying a declaration that the quoted bond statute is unconstitutional under the equal protection clause of the Federal Constitution and the cognate provision of the Commonwealth Constitution. Added was a claim that due process was violated by reason of the vagueness of the same statute. A motion by the defendant District Court to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim was denied by the judge of the Superior Court, and the defendant answered, appending a record of the small claims proceeding. The plaintiffs’ motion for judgment on the pleadings was then allowed. We granted the defendant District Court’s motion for direct appellate review. 6

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