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Huard v. Forest Street Housing, Inc., 316 N.E.2d 505 (1974)

Citation
Huard v. Forest Street Housing, Inc., 316 N.E.2d 505 (1974)
Parent Document
Huard v. Forest Street Housing, Inc., 316 N.E.2d 505 (1974)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
1974-09-03

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The landlord relies on cases which hold that, barring a contrary intention appearing from necessary implication, statutes affecting substantive rights are to be construed as operative only prospectively. See Hanscom v. Malden & Melrose Gas Light Co. 220 Mass. 1, 3 (1914); Yates v. General Motors Acceptance Corp. 356 Mass. 529, 531 (1969); Hein-Werner Corp. v. Jackson Indus. Inc.