Case law

Warner v. Selectmen of Amherst

326 Mass. 435 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 8, 1950

See Brown v. Russell, 166 Mass. 14 ; Attorney General v. Drohan, 169 Mass. 534, 535 ; Attorney General v. Tillinghast, 203 Mass. 539 ; Gregoire v. Lowell, 253 Mass. 119, 121 ; O’Connell v. … See also State v. Van Buskirk, 11 Vroom, 463 ; Board of Education of Wolfe County v. Rose, 285 Ky. 217 .

Henry L. Sawyer Co. v. Boyajian

303 Mass. 311 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 5, 1939

See Hammond v. Boston Terminal Co. 295 Mass. 566 ; Robinson v. Wm. Brown & Sons Co. 301 Mass. 316 , and cases cited. … The order of this court was that the “decision of the board of tax appeals is reversed and the appeal of the taxpayer to the board from the assessors is dismissed.” See also Hunt v. Hanover, 8 Met. 343 , 347; Baldwin v.

Mallory's Case

231 Mass. 225 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 18, 1918

was given as April 18 instead of April 17, and it is .unnecessary to consider the effect, if any, of any question of variance, for, the counsel for the insurer having expressly stated before the Industrial Ac *227 cident Board … Cleveland v. Welsh, 4 Mass. 591 . Brown v. Webber, 6 Cush. 560 , 563. Dole v. Boutwell, 1 Allen, 286 , 287. Oulighan v. Butler, 189 Mass. 287 .

Hutcheson v. Director of Civil Service

361 Mass. 480 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 31, 1972

The leading case is Brown v. Russell, 166 Mass. 14 , decided in 1896, which “has not been modified by later decisions.” Commissioner of the Metropolitan Dish Commn. v. Director of Civil Serv., supra, at 192. In Brown v. … Both opinions relied on the reasoning of Brown v. Russell, supra. In Mayor of Lynn v.

Planning Bd. of Springfield v. BD. OF SPRINGFIELD

338 Mass. 160 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 3, 1958

This board was created by ordinance, the full text of which, since not in the record, is not before us (see Brown v. Neelon, 335 Mass. 357, 359-360 ; cf. Blanchard’s Case, 335 Mass. 175, 179 ). … Blackman v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 334 Mass. 446, 450 . Vainas v. Board of Appeals of Lynn, 337 Mass. 591, 594 . See Brackett v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 311 Mass. 52, 59-60 ; Hurley v.

Cole v. Chief of Police

312 Mass. 523 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 4, 1942

United States v. Appalachian Electric Power Co. 311 U. S. 377 . Allen-Bradley Local No. 1111 v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board, 315 U. S. 740 . … Sullivan v. Secretary of the Commonwealth, 233 Mass. 543 . Brown v. City Council of Cambridge, 289 Mass. 333 . Hubrite Informal Frocks, Inc. v. Kramer, 297 Mass. 530 . Nilsson v. Pearson, 301 Mass. 228 . Simon v.

Driscoll v. City of Taunton

160 Mass. 486 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 27, 1894

It was the difference between the fair market value of the land before the act of the board of health and such value afterwards. Moulton v. Newburyport Water Co. 137 Mass. 163, 167 . … Bridgewater, 10 Cush. 411 ; Brown v. Worcester, 13 Gray, 31 , 36 ; Haskell v. New Bedford, 108 Mass. 208, 213 , 214 ; Griffin v. Lawrence, 135 Mass. 365 .

Berri v. B. Perini & Sons, Inc.

299 Mass. 477 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 28, 1938

There was not even evidence that the board was the property of the defendant or that it was such a board as was being Used by the defendant in connection with its work. Compare Murphy v. … See Brown v. Winthrop, 270 Mass. 322, 325 . See also Tiffany v. F. Vorenberg Co. 238 Mass. 183, 185 ; Prushensky v. Pucilowski, 269 Mass. 477, 479 . Compare Agnew v. Franks, 255 Mass. 539, 541-542 .

Davidson's Case

338 Mass. 228 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 8, 1958

Brown’s Case, 334 Mass. 343, 346 . … Brown’s Case, 334 Mass. 343 . Channell’s Case, 337 Mass. 124 . Compare Russell’s Case, 334 Mass. 680 . The decree is affirmed. Costs of the appeal are to be determined by the single justice. So ordered.

Sullivan v. Lawson

267 Mass. 438 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 31, 1929

Browne v. Turner, 176 Mass. 9, 12 . Commonwealth v. McNary, 246 Mass. 46, 48 . Commissioner of Banks v. Tremont Trust Co., ante, 331. … The board thus created was a State board. Sims v. Police Commissioner of Boston, 193 Mass. 547, 549 . Commonwealth v. Plaisted, supra. Phillips v. Boston, 150 Mass. 491, 494 . Newport Police Commission, 22 R. I. 654.

Gardner-Athol Area Mental Health Ass'n v. Zoning Board of Appeals

401 Mass. 12 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 8, 1987

Auth. v. Board of Zoning Appeals of Fitchburg, 380 Mass. 869, 874 (1980); Commissioner of Code Inspection of Worcester v. Worcester Dynamy, Inc., 11 Mass. App. Ct. 97, 99-100 (1980). Cf. Whitinsville Retirement Soc’y v. … Auth. v. Board of Zoning Appeals of Fitchburg, 380 Mass. 869 (1980).

Tirado v. Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liability Policies and Bonds

472 Mass. 333 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 28, 2015

Commonwealth v. Pyles, 423 Mass. 717, 722-723 (1996). … See Commonwealth v. Tim T., 437 Mass. 592, 596-597 (2002). See also Commonwealth v. Mahadeo, 397 Mass. 314, 316 (1986).

Opinion of Justices to the Senate

303 Mass. 615 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 1, 1939

The power which, by this language of art. 4, is conferred upon the General Court is very broad (see Brown v. … The power to “provide by fixed laws, for the naming and settling all civil officers within the said commonwealth” is very broad (see Brown v.

Walsh v. Commissioners of Civil Service

300 Mass. 244 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 24, 1938

Boston & Albany Railroad v. Public Service Commissioners, 232 Mass. 358, 361 . A statute is to be interpreted with reference to the preexisting law. Brown v. Robinson, 275 Mass. 55, 57 . Lowell Co-operative Bank v. … Morse v. Boston, 253 Mass. 247, 252 . Kelley v. Jordan Marsh Co. 278 Mass. 101, 111 .

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Advisory Board v. Governor

383 Mass. 24 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 23, 1981

L. c. 161A, § 5 (i), the MBTA is forbidden to incur expenses in excess of those in the budget approved by the Advisory Board. See Boston v. Massachusetts Bay Transp. … Springfield v. Assessors of Granville, 378 Mass. 159, 163 (1979). Thompson v. Chelsea, 358 Mass. 1, 8 (1970).

Brierley v. Walsh

299 Mass. 292 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 1, 1938

dispensaries then under the control of said board of hospital trustees and to transfer to the jurisdiction of such board *293 of health all officers, clerks and employees then employed by the said board of hospital trustees … Welker v. Lathrop, 210 N. Y. 434, 436, 437 . Brown v. Baldwin, 112 Va. 536, 538, 539 . High on Injunctions (4th ed.) §§ 1312, 1313.

Simpson v. City of North Adams

174 Mass. 450 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 21, 1899

Thurston v. Lynn, 116 Mass. 544 . … Callender v. Marsh, 1 Pick. 418 . Brown v. Lowell, 8 Met. 172 , 176. Proctor v. Stone, 158 Mass. 564, 567 .

Blue Hills Cemetery, Inc. v. Board of Registration in Embalming & Funeral Directing

379 Mass. 368 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 14, 1979

certificate. *370 The board rejected Blue Hills’ application, ruling that G. … The board may suspend or revoke certificates, G.

Daley v. Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liability Policies & Bonds

406 Mass. 857 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 8, 1990

Commonwealth v. Murphy, 389 Mass. 316, 320-321 (1983). … See Dunbrack v. Commonwealth, 398 Mass. 502, 505 (1986).

Daniel Webster Improvement Ass'n v. Board of Appeals

329 Mass. 159 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 1, 1952

They rely upon Gaunt v. Board of Appeals of Methuen, 327 Mass. 380 . … The final decree should be amended to agree with the form set forth in Lambert v. Board of Appeals of Lowell, 295 Mass. 224, 228 . Howland v.