Commonwealth v. Inhabitants of Petersham

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Commonwealth v. Inhabitants of Petersham

21 Mass. 119

CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

DecidedOctober 9, 1826

StatusPublished

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Commonwealth v. Inhabitants of Petersham, 21 Mass. 119 (Mass. 1826).

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Opinion

Per Curiam.

Whether the turnpike corporation have a right to discontinue making repairs, is a question between them and the government. The selectmen of Petersham have laid out a way over the turnpike road, and it has been accepted by the defendants. This is a voluntary assumption of the duty of keeping it in repair, by which they are bound, and it is no objection that others also may he obliged to repair the same way.

Judgment on the verdict

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Per Curiam.

Whether the turnpike corporation have a right to discontinue making repairs, is a question between them and the government. The selectmen of Petersham have laid out a way over the turnpike road, and it has been accepted by the defendants. This is a voluntary assumption of the duty of keeping it in repair, by which they are bound, and it is no objection that others also may he obliged to repair the same way.

Judgment on the verdict

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