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  • Brown v. Pierce

    97 Mass. 46 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 15, 1867

    This principle was recognized and adopted by this court on full consideration in Lanfear v. Sumner, 17 Mass. 110 , and has been often affirmed by subsequent decisions. … Thayer v. Turner, 8 Met. 550 . Chit. Con. (10th Am. ed.) 815.

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  • Church v. Brown

    247 Mass. 282 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 4, 1924

    French v. Peters, 177 Mass. 568 . Lyons v. Elston, 211 Mass. 478 . Fay v. Corbett, 233 Mass. 403, 410 . … Lawton v. Estes, 167 Mass. 181 . Sawyer v. Cook, 188 Mass. 163, 169 . Downey v. Charles S. Gove Co. 201 *288 Mass. 251 . Wilson v. Jackson, 204 Mass. 432, 446 . Hawkes v. Lackey, 207 Mass. 424, 432, 433 . Verne v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Walsh v. Brown

    194 Mass. 317 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 28, 1907

    For the other branch of the rule in the Six Carpenters' Case, that one who has entered a close under a license from the owner does not become a trespasser ah initia by committing unlawful acts after his entry, see Beers v. … McGinnis. 191 Mass. 279 ; Feeley v. Andrews, 191 Mass. 313 .

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  • Brown v. Bangs

    306 Mass. 551 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 10, 1940

    Walker v. Benz Kid Co. 279 Mass. 533, 537 , and cases cited. Atlas v. Silsbury-Gamble Motors Co. 278 Mass. 279, 282-283 . Morris v. Weene, 258 Mass. 178 . Sponatski’s Case, 220 Mass. 526 . … Bigwood v. Boston & Northern Street Railway, 209 Mass. 345, 349 . Exceptions overruled.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Jones v. Brown

    171 Mass. 318 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 21, 1898

    See Atkins v. Albree, 12 Allen, 359 ; Billings v. Billings, 110 Mass. 225, 228 . The remaining question relates to the eleventh article of the agreement. … New England Trust Co. v. Abbott, 162 Mass. 148 . Decree affirmed.

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  • Commonwealth v. Brown

    124 Mass. 318 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 25, 1878

    Commonwealth v. Powers, 116 Mass. 337 . Exceptions overruled.

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  • Brown v. Daley

    273 Mass. 432 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 1, 1930

    Brown, who was about five years of age, was instantly killed. Louise G. Brown was seven years old; she died after having consciously suffered. The children lived with their parents on Union Street. … Cook v. Newhall, 213 Mass. 392, 395 . James v. Boston Elevated Railway, 204 Mass. 158, 162 . Cain v. Southern Massachusetts Telephone Co. 219 Mass. 504, 508 .

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  • Commonwealth v. Brown

    302 Mass. 523 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 10, 1939

    State Board of Registration in Medicine, 285 Mich. 699 . Gullings v. State Board of Dental Examiners, 200 Minn. 115 . Levine v. State Board of Registration & Examination in Dentistry, 121 N. J. L. 193. Sherman v. … Brown

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  • Brown v. Baron

    162 Mass. 56 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 23, 1894

    Brown, the executor. … Hewes v. Dehon, 3 Gray, 205 . Plimpton v. Fuller, 11 Allen, 139 . Towle v. Swasey, 106 Mass. 100 . Farnum v. Bascom, 122 Mass. 282 . Richardson v. Hall, 124 Mass. 228 . Morse v. Bassett, 132 Mass. 502 . Creesy v.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Guerrier

    390 Mass. 631 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 20, 1983

    residential purposes” may file a petition against the owner to obtain relief from a “violation of the standards of fitness for human habitation established under the state sanitary code” and from a violation of certain local board … See Haas v. Breton, 377 Mass. 591 , 595 n.6 (1979); Commonwealth v. Haddad, 364 Mass. 795, 798-799 (1974).

    Cited 21 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Brown

    413 Mass. 693 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 12, 1992

    Commonwealth v. McLaughlin, supra at 223 , quoting Rocco v. Boston-Leader, Inc., supra. See Commonwealth v. Fuller, 399 Mass. 678, 682 (1987). … Commonwealth v. Fuller, supra at 682-683 & n.8. The defendant argues, citing Commonwealth v.

    Cited 30 timesPublished
  • Barker v. Brown

    138 Mass. 340 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 9, 1885

    . *343 Hamilton v. Nickerson, 11 Allen, 308 . Bickford v. Metropolitan Steamship Co. 109 Mass. 151 . Miller v. Mansfield, 112 Mass. 260 . Rice v. Hart, 118 Mass. 201 . Fisk v. Newton, 1 Denio, 45 . Alden v. … Illinois Central Railroad v. Alexander, 20 Ill. 23 .

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Brown

    123 Mass. 410 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 28, 1877

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  • Weitzel v. Brown

    224 Mass. 190 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 19, 1916

    Casey v. Galli, 94 U. S. 673 . The assessment made by the comptroller also bound the defendant even if levied without notice to him. United States v. Knox, 102 U. S. 422 . Finn v. Brown, 142 U. S. 56 . … Richmond v. Irons, 121 U. S. 27 . Converse v. Ayer, 197 Mass. 443, 454 .

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Brown

    391 Mass. 157 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 14, 1984

    Moulton v. Brookline Rent Control Bd., 385 Mass. 228, 230-231 (1982), quoting Hopkins v. Hopkins, 287 Mass. 542, 547 (1934). Druzik v. Board of Health of Haverhill, 324 Mass. 129, 133 (1949). … United States v. Batchelder, 442 U.S. 114, 123 (1979), quoting Lanzetta v. New Jersey, 306 U.S. 451, 453 (1939). See Commonwealth v. Gagnon, supra at 569 .

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Matthews

    117 Mass. 506 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 8, 1875

    India Wharf v. Central Wharf, ante, 504. … Silsbee v. Salem, 103 Mass. 144 . Ordered accordingly.

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  • Brown v. Wentworth

    181 Mass. 49 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 1, 1902

    Cranston v. Crane, 97 Mass. 459, 464 . … Chase, 130 Mass. 137 , and this is not a case where the advertisement was wrong, as in People’s Savings Bank v. Wunderlich, 178 Mass. 453 , and Fenner v. Tucker, 6 R. I. 551. See Bottineau v. Ætna Life Ins.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Warner v. Brown

    231 Mass. 333 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 27, 1918

    Baker v. Baker, Eccles & Co. 242 U. S. 394, 401 . … See, in this connection, Wilson v. Mulloney, 185 Mass. 430 , Hawes v. Weeden, 180 Mass. 106 , and Johnson v. Von Scholley, 218 Mass. 454 .

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Smith v. Brown

    136 Mass. 416 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 14, 1884

    This question was adjudged in the case of Matthewson v. Moulton, 135 Mass. 122 , which is decisive of the case at bar. … Santon, v. Ballard, 133 Mass. 464 , and cases cited. Writ of review quashed.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Brown

    426 Mass. 475 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 15, 1998

    We proceed to review Brown’s State constitutional argument. Relying on our decision in Mendonza v. … Aime v.

    Cited 19 timesPublished

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