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INTERNAL PROTOTYPE — NOT LEGAL ADVICE — DO NOT SEND

Goes v. Feldman, 391 N.E.2d 943 (1979)

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Goes v. Feldman, 391 N.E.2d 943 (1979)
Parent Document
Goes v. Feldman, 391 N.E.2d 943 (1979)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
1979-07-11

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343 Mass. 485, 487 (1962). Judicial skepticism about retrospective effect of statutes is founded on recognition of the unfairness inherent in altering previously acquired rights, and it is buttressed by the constitutional prohibition against ex post facto laws in criminal cases. Greenaway’s Case, 319 Mass. 121, 123 (1946). See Dash v. Van Kleeck,