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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.

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  • Allen v. Brown

    124 Mass. 77 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 27, 1878

    Union Bank v. Willis, 8 Met, 504. Brown v. Butler, 99 Mass. 179 . Way v. Butterworth, 108 Mass. 509 . … Hunt v. Bridgham, 2 Pick. 581 . Horne v. Bodwell, 5 Gray, 457 . Wilson v. Foot, 11 Met. 285 . Agricultural Bank v. Bishop, 6 Gray, 317 .

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  • Brown v. Magorty

    156 Mass. 209 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 6, 1892

    Bowen v. Proprietors of South Building, 137 Mass. 274 . … Legh v. Hewitt, 4 East, 154. Powley v. Walker, 5 T. R. 373. Massey v. Goodall, 17 Q. B. 310. Westropp v. Elligott, 9 App. Cas. 815. Batthyany v. Walford, 36 Ch. D. 269. Lewis v. Jones, 17 Penn. St. 262.

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  • Brown v. Kellogg

    182 Mass. 297 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 25, 1902

    McAvoy v. Wright, 137 Mass. 207, 210 . Therefore by the terms of the statute, and even apart from it, the action did not abate. Sumner v. Tileston, 4 Pick. 308 , 309. Spenser v. Rutland, Yelv. 208, 209. Hill v. … See Bassett v. Howorth, 104 Mass. 224, 225 ; Kimball v. Sweet, 168 Mass. 105 .

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  • Costello v. Department of Public Utilities

    391 Mass. 527 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 27, 1984

    Brookline v. Commissioner of Dep’t of Envtl. Quality Eng’g, supra at 390. Cf. Arthurs v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 383 Mass. 299, 304-305 (1981). Here the testimony of Dr. … Attorney Gen. v. Department of Pub. Utils., 390 Mass. 208, 228-229 (1983). Cf. Arthurs v. Board of Registration in Medicine, supra at 310-311. We find no error of law in the department’s reliance on Dr.

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  • Brown v. Lawrence

    57 Mass. 390 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 15, 1849

    Brown and another, heirs of Samuel L., the youngest son of the testator. … Childs v. Russell, 11 Met. 16 . A similar doctrine, we think, was held to govern in a recent English case. Doe v. Prigg, 8 B. & Cr. 231.

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  • Brown v. Rushton

    223 Mass. 80 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 1, 1916

    Wood v. Hayes has been regarded as authority, and followed in more recent cases. It has never been criticized in our own decisions. Day v. Holmes, 103 Mass. 306, 311 . Covell v. Loud, 135 Mass. 41, 44 . Weston v. … Chase v. Boston, 180 Mass. 458, 459 . Rice v. Winslow, 180 Mass. 500, 502 . Furber v. Dane, 203 Mass. 108, 116 .

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  • Brown v. Harrington

    208 Mass. 600 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 18, 1911

    Then followed this language in large print: “ Mayor Brown forced a competent and humane board of charity *602 out of office because it would not do his bidding, and he put in the present charity board, which has been cognizant … Hicks v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad, 164 Mass. 424 . Order affirmed', exceptions overruled.

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  • Brown v. Knight

    362 Mass. 350 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 18, 1972

    On July 14, 1967, the minor plaintiff, Susan Brown, went to a picnic conducted at a municipal picnic ground by the defendant as proprietor of a summer school. … See Marques v. Riverside Military Academy, Inc. 87 Ga. App. 370, 374 ; Cashen v. Riney, 239 Ky. 779, 787 ; Barbarisi v. Caruso, 47 N. J. Super. 125, 129-131; Briscoe v. School Dist.

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  • Brown v. Lumbert

    221 Mass. 419 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 29, 1915

    See Maryland Grange Agency v. Lee, 72 Md. 161 ; Wagner v. Wagner, 244 Ill. 101 ; Siegwarth’s estate, 226 Penn. St. 591; Kessner v. Phillips, 189 Mo. 515, 524 . Also Shelton v. King, 229 U. … S. 90 ; Broadway National Bank v. Adams, 133 Mass. 170 ; Young v. Snow, 167 Mass. 287 ; Dunn v. Dobson, 198 Mass. 142 ; Lathrop v. Merrill, 207 Mass. 6 .

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  • Brown v. Linnell

    359 Mass. 446 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 4, 1971

    Hemenway v. Bartevian, 321 Mass. 226, 229 , and cases cited. … Ginn v. Almy, 212 Mass. 486, 506 .

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  • Brown v. Sallinger

    214 Mass. 245 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 31, 1913

    Teague v. Irwin, 134 Mass. 303, 307 . The counts are not inconsistent. … Devlin v. Houghton, 202 Mass. 75 . Exceptions overruled.

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  • Groves v. Brown

    11 Mass. 334 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 15, 1814

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  • Brown v. Commonwealth

    407 Mass. 84 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 20, 1990

    L. c. 211, § 3 (1988 ed.), Brown sought the same relief from a single justice of this court. See Aucella v. Commonwealth, 406 Mass. 415, 416 (1990); Neverson v. Commonwealth, 406 Mass. 174, 174-176 (1989); Berry v. … Bonomi, 335 Mass. 327, 348 (1957). 7 Brown’s reliance on Commonwealth v. Curtis, 318 Mass. 584 (1945), and Commonwealth v. Mazza, 399 Mass. 395 (1987), is misplaced.

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  • Brown v. Spring

    241 Mass. 565 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 22, 1922

    Welch v. Blanchard, supra. Partridge v. Clary, 228 Mass. 290, 292 . Norton on Deeds, 447. See Brown v. Wright, 194 Mass. 540, 544 ; Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. v. Blanchard, 196 Mass. 35, 39 ; White v. … Holmes v. Holmes, 194 Mass. 552 . Gardner v. Skinner, 195 Mass. 164 . Trull v. Tarbell, supra. See Proctor v.

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  • Brown v. Cushman

    173 Mass. 368 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 18, 1899

    Kernochan v. Murray, 111 N. Y. 306 . Drummond v. Crane, ubi supra. … Kernochan v. Murray, 111 N. Y. 306 .

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  • Commonwealth v. Brown

    451 Mass. 200 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 17, 2008

    Commonwealth v. Brown, 68 Mass. App. Ct. 1114 (2007). We granted the Commonwealth’s application for further appellate review, and now affirm all the convictions. Facts. … See, e.g., Doyle v. Ohio, 426 U.S. 610, *209 617-618 (1976); Commonwealth v. Peixoto, 430 Mass. 654, 658-659 (2000); Commonwealth v. Mahdi, 388 Mass. 679, 694-695 (1983).

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  • Commonwealth v. Brown

    387 Mass. 220 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 25, 1982

    Pontius saw Brown for a total of two hours, four months after the incident. At the time that Dr. … Brown’s behavior just after he stabbed his wife was not clearly irrational.

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  • Curtis v. Brown

    219 Mass. 157 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 24, 1914

    The Brown and Supple occupation seems to me to have been clearly permissive rather than submissive. … Coburn v. Hollis, 3 Met. 125 . Slater v. Jepherson, 6 Cush. 129 . Simmons v. Nahant, 3 Allen, 316 . Morrison v. Chapin, 97 Mass. 72 .

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  • Brown v. Wimpenny

    239 Mass. 278 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 30, 1921

    Brown; that Mr. Coffin, chairman of the Board, had asked Mr. Hillman to appear.” Mr. Coffin died before institution of the actions. … Armstrong v. Stair, 217 Mass. 534 . Healey v. Lothrop, 171 Mass. 263 . Moynihan v. Todd, 188 Mass. 301,304 . Barry v. Smith, 191 Mass. 78, 89 . Farrigan v. Pevear, 193 Mass. 147, 150 . Johnson v.

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