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INTERNAL PROTOTYPE — NOT LEGAL ADVICE — DO NOT SEND

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

Citation
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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364 Mass. 624 (1974), the Supreme Judicial Court undertook to redefine the tests for permissible retroactivity in civil statutes. "At the extreme,” Chief Justice Tauro wrote for the court, "no 'retroactive’ procedural statute could apply to a case which has been closed, i.e., has gone to judgment and either been affirmed on appeal or not been appealed within the time allowed for appeal.” Id. at 627. That is not our case. What emerges from City Council of Waltham v. Vinciullo,