Case law

Hecht v. Boston Wharf Co.

220 Mass. 397 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 27, 1915

Knowles v. Atlantic & St. Lawrence Railroad, 38 Maine, 55, arose out of gratuitous bailment. Brown v. Hitchcock, 28 Vt. 452, 458 , and Parker v. … No such circumstances are to be found in the cases at bar. ■ The plaintiffs Hecht and others and Brown and others sold certain bags of wool, stored with the defendant, before December 26, 1909, and received full payment therefor

Warner v. Mayor of Taunton

253 Mass. 116 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 26, 1925

Wesson v. Washburn Iron Co. 13 Allen, 95 . Needham v. New York & New England Railroad, 152 Mass. 61 . Attorney General v. Boston & Albany Railroad, 246 Mass. 292, 296 . … Davis v. County Commissioners, 153 Mass. 218 . Robinson v. Brown, 182 Mass. 266 . Dwyer v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, 209 Mass. 419 . 20 R. C. L. 476, 477. The decision in Brewster v.

Commonwealth v. Galvin

323 Mass. 205 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 23, 1948

Brown after he had been accepted as juror number 8 by both parties and had been sworn. … The ■record is not clear, but we assume that juror Brown had been sworn, as it-is customary in first degree cases to administer the oath to each juror after he is accepted by both parties. Commonwealth v.

Leventhal v. Jennings

311 Mass. 622 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 29, 1942

With the authority and upon the direction of the general *625 executive board the international president appointed Jennings “receiver” for the local. Later the appointment was ratified by the general executive board. … Cornellier v. Haverhill Shoe Manufacturers’ Association, 221 Mass. 554, 561-564 . Howe v. Chmielinski, 237 Mass. 532, 536 . Church v. Brown, 247 Mass. 282, 287 . Shikes v. Gabelnick, 273 Mass. 201, 204-207 .

Aiello v. Aiello

447 Mass. 388 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 11, 2006

See Harhen v. Brown, 431 Mass. 838, 842-845, 848-849 (2000). See also Mass R. Civ. … See Harhen v. Brown, 431 Mass. 838, 842-844 (2000).

Reardon v. Director of Civil Service

318 Mass. 173 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 2, 1945

The position is none the less “appointive” within the meaning of this section because the appointment takes the form of an election by a board like the school committee. Attorney General v. Trehy, 178 Mass. 186 . … Ed.) c. 31, § 3, as amended; § 5, as amended; § 43; Brown v. Russell, *175 166 Mass. 14, 15 ; Attorney General v. Tillinghast, 203 Mass. 539, 544 .

In re Eisenhauer

426 Mass. 448 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 14, 1998

We recite the findings of the hearing committee, which were adopted by the Board of Bar Overseers (board). 1 In 1985, the respondent drafted reciprocal wills for an elderly couple, Helen Brown Piggott and Clayton L. … See North Carolina v. Pearce, 395 U.S. 711 (1969); Commonwealth v. Hyatt, 419 Mass. 815 (1995). We do not agree.

Wood v. Graves

144 Mass. 365 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 6, 1887

See also Carleton v. Taylor, 50 Vt. 220 ; Mayer v. Walter, 64 Penn. St. 283. … Such cases are Mullen v. Brown, 138 Mass. 114 ; Hamilburgh v. Shepard, 119 Mass. 30 ; Coupal v. Ward, 106 Mass. 289 ; and O'Brien v. Barry, 106 Mass. 300 . The case of Hackett v.

Spain v. Oikemus

278 Mass. 544 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 28, 1932

Hutchinson v. H. E. Shaw Co. 273 Mass. 51 , and cases collected. Quinn v. Miller, 267 Mass. 84 . Durling v. Lamontain, 277 Mass. 517 . McGuiggan v. Atkinson, ante, 264. McSorley v. Risdon, ante, 415. … Lonergan v. American Railway Express Co. 250 Mass. 30, 35 . Hennessey v. Moynihan, 272 Mass. 165 . Brown v. Daley, 273 Mass. 432, 434-435 . Exceptions overruled.

Burdo v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Chelmsford

481 Mass. 1104 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 24, 2019

Lewis v. Thatcher

15 Mass. 431 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 15, 1819

Thus, when a policy described the insurance to be on goods on board the ship 44 called the American ship President,” this was taken to be the name of the ship, and not a warranty. Clapham vs. … Brown, 14 Mass. Rep. 352 . — Goix vs. Low, 1 Johns. Cas. 341 . — Murray vs. Un. Ins. Co. 2 Johns. Cas. 168.— Vandenhewuel vs. Un. Ins. Co. 2 Johns. Cas. 127.

Freeman Manufacturing Co. v. National Bank

160 Mass. 398 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 6, 1894

Pacific National Bank v. Mixter, 124 U. S. 721, 727 . Petri v. Commercial National Bank, 142 U. S. 644, 649 . But this accidental advantage is not sufficient ground to affect our construction of the act. … Petri v. Commercial National Bank, 142 U. S. 644, 648, 649 .

Carleton v. China Mutual Insurance

46 L.R.A. 166 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 20, 1899

or not on board for one year from August 21,1895, at noon. … See also Brown v. Hartford Ins. Co. 3 Day, 58 . The earlier provisions of the clause provided for other insurance “ prior in date to this instrument,” and for insurance “ subsequent in date to this policy.”

Commonwealth v. Brunelle

361 Mass. 6 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 13, 1972

Board of Registration in Medicine, 357 Mass. 624, 628-629 . A license once issued may be revoked. See Lawrence v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 239 Mass. 424, 427-430 ; Kudish v. … Other recent decisions dealing with this general area include Rosen v. Louisiana State Bd. of Medical Examrs., 318 F. Supp. 1217 (E. D. La. three-judge court) ; Steinberg v. Brown, 321 F. Supp. 741 (N.D.

Cooper v. Commissioner of Revenue

421 Mass. 557 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 26, 1995

The plaintiff taxpayers appeal from the Appellate Tax Board’s dismissal on the pleadings of their claims for abatement of State income tax paid on Federal retire *558 ment benefits. They urge us to overrule Filios v. … Accord Brown v. Mierke, 191 W.Va. 120, 124 , cert, denied sub nom. Brown v. Paige, 115 S.

Ambrose's Case

335 Mass. 121 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 5, 1956

See Young v. Makepeace, 103 Mass. 50, 53 ; Commonwealth v. Thompson, 159 Mass. 56, 58 ; Hardiman v. Brown, 162 Mass. 585,587 . … Commonwealth v. Bellino, 320 Mass. 635, 638 . Murphy v. Chichetto, 323 Mass. 11, 15 . Campbell v. Shea, 332 Mass. 422, 425 . Boston Gas Co. v.

Sherman's Case

352 Mass. 769 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 31, 1967

The reviewing board affirmed and adopted the findings of the single member *770 awarding compensation. … Brown’s Case, 334 Mass. 343, 347-348 . Lendall’s Case, 342 Mass. 642, 646 .

Topf v. Holland

288 Mass. 552 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 11, 1934

Koley v. Williams, 265 Mass. 601 . Fine v. Kahn, 270 Mass. 557 . The case at bar is close. … Nash v. Lang, 268 Mass. 407 . Brown v. Robinson, 275 Mass. 55 . Brewer v. Hayes, 285 Mass. 144 . See Jenkins v. North Shore Dye House, Inc. 277 Mass. 440, 444 . Compare Avila v. DuPont, 278 Mass. 83, 87 ; Hanson v.

Smith v. Thomson-Houston Electric Co.

188 Mass. 371 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 20, 1905

Brown v. Greenfield Life Assoc. 172 Mass. 498, 502, 503 . Powers v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 175 Mass. 466 . … Palfrey v. Portland, Saco & Portsmouth Railroad, 4 Allen, 55 . Kearney v. Boston & Worcester Railroad, 9 Cush. 108 . Carey v. Berkshire Railroad, 1 Cush. 475 . Moran v. Hollings, 125 Mass. 93 .

West's Case

313 Mass. 146 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 28, 1943

The board made no finding concerning the scope of employment of the employee. … Brown’s Case, 228 Mass. 31 . Belezarian’s Case, 307 Mass. 557 .