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  • State Bd. of Ret. v. O'Hare

    479 Mass. 1103 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 29, 2018

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  • Burgess's Case

    331 Mass. 90 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 27, 1954

    We construe the decision of the reviewing board as a finding of fact with an incidental ruling of law: In these circumstances “The decision of the reviewing board superseded that of the single member. ... … So ordered. 1 Waters v. William J. Taylor Co. 218 N. Y. 248 . Puttkammer v. Industrial Commission, 371 Ill. 497 . O’Leary v. Brown-Pacific-Maxon, Inc. 340 U. S. 504 .

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Parker Affiliated Companies, Inc. v. Department of Revenue

    382 Mass. 256 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 8, 1981

    See Brown v. Commissioner of Corps. & Taxation, 242 Mass. 242 (1922). a. Was There a Taxable Gain? … Brown, 163 Conn. 478, 502-503 (1972); Thorpe v. Mahin, 43 Ill. 2d 36, 49 (1969); Katzenberg v. Comptroller of the Treasury, 263 Md. 189, 204 (1971). The case of Wallace v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Sweetser v. Eaton

    96 Mass. 157 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 15, 1867

    Mann v. Mirick, 11 Allen, 29 . Toll v. Merriam, Ib. 395. Or he might perhaps have done so at the suggestion of the creditor, or upon his own motion. … Niles v. Hancock, 3 Met. 572 Hobbs v. Fogg, 6 Gray, 251 . Russell v. Goodrich, 8 Allen, 150 After such default, the debtor could be discharged, if at all *159 only upon a new notice in due form.

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  • Estate of Moulton v. Puopolo

    467 Mass. 478 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 14, 2014

    Adoption of corporate policies is achieved by a vote of the board of directors as a whole, acting as the corporation, see Harhen v. Brown, 431 Mass. 838, 844-845 (2000); G. … Stated otherwise, the power of the corporation to act is lodged in the board of directors acting collectively. See Harhen v. Brown, supra at 844-845 , citing Bartlett v.

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  • DeFilippo's Case

    284 Mass. 531 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 6, 1933

    Compare Brown’s Case, 228 Mass. 31, 37, 38 . In a case like the present, more difficulty may arise. Generally speaking, compensation is allowed only for impairment of earning capacity. Federico’s Case, 283 Mass. 430 . … Hanna v. Shaw, 244 Mass. 57, 60 . Gates v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 255 Mass. 297, 301 , et seq. Traverse v. Wing, 260 Mass. 527 . Atlas v. Silsbury-Gamble Motors Co. 278 Mass. 279, 282, 283 . Walker v.

    Cited 69 timesPublished
  • Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation v. Dalton

    304 Mass. 147 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 25, 1939

    Holbrook v. Comstock, 16 Gray, 109 . Brown v. Brown, 222 Mass. 415 . Topor v. Topor, 287 Mass. 473 . … Abatements are granted in the amounts found by the board, together with interest. The appellee is to recover costs before the board and costs of this appeal. So ordered.

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  • Corbett's Case

    270 Mass. 162 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 27, 1930

    Accordingly, Mitchell ordered Corbett, the deceased, and another carpenter, named Brown, to report at the Company to do the work Mitchell had agreed to do. … See also in this connection Knight v. Cubitt & Co. supra; People’s Ice Co. v. Employers’ Liability Assurance *167 Corp. 161 Mass. 122 ; Pickett v. Waldorf System, Inc. 241 Mass. 569 ; McCarthy v.

    Cited 21 timesPublished
  • Cannon v. Inhabitants of Brookline

    256 Mass. 468 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 28, 1926

    The plaintiff was injured while walking in daylight upon a board sidewalk in Brookline by driving a splinter from the walk through the sole of her shoe and into her foot. … See Raymond v. Lowell, supra, page 534. Rust v. Essex, 182 Mass. 313 .

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  • Opinion of the Justices to the Senate

    302 Mass. 605 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 10, 1939

    See Brown v. Russell, 166 Mass. 14, 25 . … See Brown v. Russell, 166 Mass. 14, 25 .

    Cited 54 timesPublished
  • Butler's Case

    243 Mass. 166 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 29, 1922

    The Industrial Accident Board, however, found as a fact that the employer had notice of the injury “as soon as practicable after its occurrence.” By G. … Brown’s Case, 228 Mass. 31 . Lapan’s Case, 237 Mass. 340 . There was evidence to sustain the findings of the board upon both questions, and these findings must stand.

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  • Lennox v. Haskell

    253 Mass. 334 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 18, 1925

    Its stock was divided equally among Haskell, Brown and Bradbury, who comprised the board of directors and who were familiar with the lease from the plaintiff. … Abbott v. Hapgood, 150 Mass. 248, 252 . Pennell v. Lothrop, 191 Mass. 357 . Whiting & .Sons Co. v. Barton, 204 Mass. 169 .

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  • Coates v. Bates

    265 Mass. 444 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 3, 1929

    Brown v. Harrington, 208 Mass. 600, 602 . Bourne v. Whitman, 209 Mass. 155, 164 . 4. … Newcomb v. Boston Protective Department, 146 Mass. 596, 600 . Perlstein v. American Express Co. 177 Mass. 530, 531 . Johnson v. Shaw, supra. Bourne v. Whitman, supra.

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  • Doe, SORB No. 209081 v. Sex Offender Registry Board

    Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 6, 2017

    At a minimum, the board is expected to follow its own regulations.11 Royce v. Commissioner of Correction, 390 10 In Poe v. … No. 7083 v.

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  • Janes's Case

    217 Mass. 192 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 28, 1914

    See United Collieries, Ltd., v. Simpson, [1909] A. C. 383. But that point is not open to the *194 insurer. … Cornell Andrews Smelting Co. v. Boston & Providence Railroad, 215 Mass. 381, 389 . J. M. Morrison, for the insurer. W. H. Brown, (J. H. Coakley with him,) for the dependents.

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  • Lead Lined Iron Pipe Co. v. Inhabitants of Wakefield

    223 Mass. 485 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 6, 1916

    Murphy v. Needham, 176 Mass. 422 . Johnson v. Somerville, 195 Mass. 370, 382 . Smith v. Gloucester, 201 Mass. 329 . Dupuis v. Fall River, ante, 73. … Brown, J., who ordered a verdict for the defendant.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Ostric v. Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liability Policies & Bonds

    361 Mass. 459 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 21, 1972

    See Frick v. … Commonwealth v.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Okoro

    471 Mass. 51 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 23, 2015

    See also Brown, 466 Mass. at 686-688 . … Id. at 805 n.6, quoting Massachusetts Fed’n of Teachers, AFT, AFL-CIO v. Board of Educ., 436 Mass. 763, 772 (2002). Here, the Legislature has enacted G.

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  • Reddington v. Reddington

    317 Mass. 760 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 1, 1945

    In England a divorce from bed and board has been called, since 1857, a judicial separation. Chadburn v. Chadburn, [1941] P. 66. … Lockhart v. Henderson, 1 Morison Dic. Dec., Appendix, Part I, 1. Donald v. Donald, 1 Macph. 741. Brodie v. Brodie, 7 Sc. L. R. 535. Brown v. Brown, 1940 S. L. T. 230. Herod v. Herod, [1939] P. 11, 31. Vanderhuff v.

    Cited 21 timesPublished
  • Sutherland v. MacLeod

    311 Mass. 295 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 31, 1942

    Though the furnishing of room and board is not specifically mentioned, it is within the reason of this statement of law. See Bodger v. Arch, 10 Exch. 333. Compare Kyger v. Ryley, 2 Neb. 20, 22 . … Mayo, 154 Mass. 472, 474 ), that such payments were unconditional (compare Gillingham v. Brown, 178 Mass. 417 ; Markiewicz v.

    Cited 14 timesPublished

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