Case law

City of Lawrence v. State Board of Education

357 Mass. 200 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 7, 1970

a motion of the Board that the proceedings be remanded to the Board. … Ry. v. Department of Pub. Util. 347 Mass. 440, 450 . Metropolitan Dist. Commn. v. Department of Pub. Util. 352 Mass. 18, 30 . For the Superior Court to have acted properly here oh the motions under G.

New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Board of Assessors

392 Mass. 865 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 23, 1984

Person v. … Table VI 1982). 5 In Joffe v.

Dane v. Board of Registrars of Voters of Concord

374 Mass. 152 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 5, 1978

Inasmuch as this court reviewed and reversed decisions of a board of registrars in Hershkoff, supra, where complaint was brought by persons refused registration and the Appeals Court took similar action in Coulombre v. … Walden v. Brown (No. 2), 85 Pa. D. & C. 581 (C.P. of Dauphin County 1953).

Moore Drop Forging Co. v. Board of Conciliation & Arbitration

239 Mass. 434 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 16, 1921

This is an appeal from a decree dismissing a suit in equity brought to restrain the defendants, constituting the Board of Conciliation and Arbitration, from holding a hearing under G. … Plant v. Woods, 176 Mass. 492 . Nute v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 214 Mass. 184 . Folsom Engraving Co. v. McNeil, 235 Mass. 269, 278 .

Board of Assessors of Swampscott v. LYNN SAND & STONE

360 Mass. 595 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 10, 1971

L. c. 58A, § 13 (as amended through St. 1969, c. 692), from a decision of the Appellate Tax Board (the board) *596 abating a 1966 real estate tax on Lynn Sand & Stone Company (Company). … Inc. v. Slate Tax Commn. 356 Mass. 8, 11-12 .

Rayco Inv. Corp. v. Board of Selectmen of Raynham

368 Mass. 385 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 22, 1975

Smith v. Board of Appeals of Needham, 339 Mass. 399 (1959). McCarthy v. Board of Appeals of Ashland, 354 Mass. 660 (1968). Vazza v. Board of Appeals of Brockton, 359 Mass. 256 (1971). Nyquist v. … This rule making power is not restricted to the adoption of rules relating to public health. 3 Gillam v. Board of Health of Saugus, 327 Mass. 621, 623 (1951). Cliff v.

Rent Control Board v. 375 Associates Ltd. Partnership

396 Mass. 696 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 10, 1986

The defendant essentially suggests that we construe c. 36, § 3 (b) (3) (ii), to mean that Federal law “regulates” rents even when it provides that rents shall be set by local boards. In Rent Control Bd. of Cambridge v. … See Rent Control Bd. of Cambridge v. Cambridge Tower Corp., supra at 812, 813.

Animal Legal Defense Fund, Inc. v. Fisheries & Wildlife Board

416 Mass. 635 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 20, 1993

In Kaplan v. … Hunt v.

Allstate Insurance v. Auto Damage Appraiser Licensing Board

399 Mass. 850 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 12, 1987

Finkelstein v. Board of Registration in Optometry, 370 Mass. 476, 478 (1976). See Crane v. Commissioner of Pub. Welfare, 395 Mass. 435, 443-444 (1985). … See Lockhart v. Attorney Gen., 390 Mass. 780, 784 (1984). Prior to the creation of the board, the Commissioner of Insurance had authority to regulate appraisers. See G.

Shirley Wayside Ltd. Partnership v. Board of Appeals of Shirley

461 Mass. 469 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 7, 2012

Id. at 25 (Brown, J., dissenting). 2. Discussion. We agree with the Land Court judge that most of the board’s stated concerns were vague, speculative, or otherwise unsupported by the evidence. See id. at 22-23 . … See Cox v. Board of Appeals of Carver, 42 Mass. App. Ct. 422, 426 (1997) (Cox), quoting Rockwood v. Snow Inn Corp., 409 Mass. 361, 364 (1991).

Board of Registration in Medicine v. Hallmark Health Corp.

454 Mass. 498 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 11, 2009

Among other things, the board protects the “strong public interest in promptly disciplining errant physicians.” Levy v. Board of Registration & Discipline in Med., supra, quoting Arthurs v. … Board of Registration in Med., supra at 143, citing Levy v. Board of Registration & Discipline in Med., supra at 525. See Wang v.

Parsons v. Mobile Home Park Rent Control Board

423 Mass. 631 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 26, 1996

Imbler v. Pachtman, 424 U.S. 409, 417 (1976).” Carey *635 v. Piphus, 435 U.S. 247, 253 (1978). … Regents of State Colleges v. Roth, 408 U.S. 564, 569 (1972). See Lowe v.

General Dynamics Corp. v. Board of Assessors of Quincy

388 Mass. 24 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 21, 1983

See, e.g., French v. Assessors of Boston, 383 Mass. 481, 482-483 (1981) (upholding Appellate Tax Board’s determination that single family residences are a “class”). … See Cohen v. Board of Registration in Pharmacy, 350 Mass. 246, 253 (1966), relying on Universal Camera Corp. v. NLRB, 340 U.S. 474, 488 (1951), construing similar language in the Federal Administrative Procedure Act.

Sheriff of Plymouth County v. Plymouth County Personnel Board

440 Mass. 708 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 21, 2004

Auth. v. Civil Serv. Comm’n, 1 Mass. App. Ct. 586, 590 (1979). Cf. McNeil v. Mayor & City Council of Peabody, supra. Contrary to the Appeals Court’s observation about the board member who quoted from Cambridge Hous. … Auth. v. Civil Serv.

DIST. ATT. FOR THE PLYMOUTH v. Board of Selectmen

395 Mass. 629 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 8, 1985

Phillips v. Chase, 201 Mass. 444, 449 (1909). McCooe v. Dighton, Somerset, & Swansea St. Ry., 173 Mass. 117, 118-119 (1899). … This result is consistent with Doherty v.

Boston Real Estate Board v. Department of Public Utilities

334 Mass. 477 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 26, 1956

See Perth Amboy v. Board of Public Utility Commissioners, 98 N. J. L. 106; S. D. Warren Co. v. Maine Central Railroad, 126 Maine, 23. The Power of the Department to enter the Order. … Brand v. Water Commissioners of Billerica, 242 Mass. 223, 228 . "Each demandant of service “claims only *489 through the public . . .Weld v. Board of Gas & Electric Light Commissioners, 197 Mass. 556, 559 .

Margo Roman v. Board of Registration in Veterinary Medicine

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 6, 2025

Kippenberger v. Board of Registration in Veterinary Med., 448 Mass. 1035, 1035 (2007), quoting Weinberg v. Board of Registration in Med., 443 Mass. 679, 685 (2005). … Schoeller v. Board of Registration of Funeral Directors & Embalmers, 463 Mass. 605, 614 (2012), quoting Weinberg v. Board of Registration in Med., 443 Mass. 679, 689 (2005).

Slotnick v. Pike

374 Mass. 822 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 13, 1977

See Rey v. Brown, 4 Mass. App. Ct. 860 (1976). In seeking disciplinary action against the defendant, the plaintiff is not properly before the court. Under S.J.C. … Binns v. Board of Bar Overseers, supra. Cf. In re Keenan, 313 Mass. 186, 198 (1943); Boston Bar Ass’n v. Casey, 211 Mass. 187,191-192 (1912).

CITY OF NEWTON v. COMMONWEALTH EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD & Another.

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 22, 2025

A court may not displace an administrative board's choice between two fairly conflicting views, even though the court would justifiably have made a different choice had the matter been before it de novo." Brookfield v. … Dist. v. Labor Relations Comm'n, 386 Mass. 414, 420 (1982). Rather, "[w]e defer to the board's specialized knowledge and expertise." Somerville v. Commonwealth Employment Relations Bd., 470 Mass. 563, 568 (2015).

Boston Ass'n of School Administrators v. Boston Retirement Board

383 Mass. 336 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 8, 1981

See Averell v. Newburyport, 241 Mass. 333, 335 (1922); Attorney Gen. v. Woburn, 317 Mass. 465, 467-468 (1945); Quinlan v. Cambridge, 320 Mass. 124 (1946); Fitchburg Teachers Ass’n v. … v.