Case law

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 .

Anchor Electric Co. v. Hawkes

171 Mass. 101 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 18, 1898

Reynolds was the business manager of the Brown Electric Company, a corporation, and a shareholder therein. … Four other persons were to be selected to make up the full board of directors, of whom one was to be chosen from the board of directors of each of the above mentioned corporations.

Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church v. Chapman

128 Mass. 265 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 25, 1880

Bartlett v. Nye, 4 Met. 378 . Washburn v. Sewall, 9 Met. 280 . North Adams Universalist Society v. Fitch, 8 Gray, 421 . Winslow v. Cummings, 3 Cush. 358 . Brown v. Kelsey, 2 Cush. 243 . … American Bible Society, and among others in the Methodist Episcopal Church of Wilbraham, of which the testator was a member, and, for more than ten years, members of the Methodist Episcopal Church had been members of the Board

Massachusetts Highway Department v. Perini Corp.

444 Mass. 366 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 26, 2005

Corp. v. Bazzle, supra at 452 , quoting Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. … Ct. 921, 922 (1989); Old Rochester Regional Teacher’s Club v. Old Rochester Regional Sch. Dist. Comm., 398 Mass. 695, 700 (1986); School Comm. of Southbridge v. Brown, 375 Mass. 502 , 504 & n.2 (1978).

School Committee of Boston v. Boston Teachers Union, Local 66

378 Mass. 65 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 11, 1979

See School Comm. of Southbridge v. Brown, 375 Mass. 502, 504 (1978); School Comm. of Agawam v. Agawam Educ. Ass’n, 371 Mass. 845, 847 (1977); Nolde Bros. v. … See School Comm. of Southbridge v. Brown, supra; School Comm. of Danvers v. Tyman, 372 Mass. 106, 115 (1977); Greene v. Mari & Sons Flooring Co., 362 Mass. 560, 563 (1972); United Steelworkers v.

Opinion of the Justices to the Senate

261 Mass. 523 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 20, 1927

Boston v. Treasurer & Receiver General, 237 Mass. 403, 414 , and cases there collected. Boston & Albany Railroad v. New York Central Railroad, 256 Mass. 600 . Prince v. Crocker, 166 Mass. 347 . Browne v. … Worcester v. Board of Appeal, 184 Mass. 460 .

Browne v. Brockton National Bank

305 Mass. 521 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 28, 1940

Browne (herein referred to as Browne) had known Fillebrown for many years and had dealt with him as president of the bank. … Marsch v. Southern New England Railroad, 230 Mass. 483, 497 . Finnish Temperance Society Sovittaja v. Finnish Socialistic Publishing Co. 238 Mass. 345, 355 . New England Theatres, Inc. v.

Coastwise Transportation Co. v. New England Coal & Coke Co.

224 Mass. 244 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 19, 1916

Randall v. Sprague, 21 C. C. A. 334 , and cases cited in note 337, 338. Hagerman v. Norton, 46 C. C. A. 1 . See Hall v. Barker, 64 Maine, 339, 343. … Brown v. Hunt, 11 Mass. 45 . Morgan v. Garfield & Proctor Coal Co. 113 Fed. Rep. 520, 522. The next question is upon what basis should the amount of demurrage be computed.

Peabody v. North

161 Mass. 525 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 21, 1894

Brown v. Dunham, 11 Gray, 42 . Burgess v. Keyes, 108 Mass. 43 . Tarbell v. Jewett, 129 Mass. 457, 460 . … North’s board until her death. He now agrees that the full amount claimed by the defendant is a reasonable and proper charge to be made.

Sanford v. Orient Insurance

174 Mass. 416 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 20, 1899

Browne, St. of Frauds, § 275. May, Ins. (3d ed.) § 23, 0, and cases there cited. Franklin Ins. Co. v. Colt, 20 Wall. 560 . It was also within the corporate powers of the defendant, as expressed in its charter. … . * Sanborn v. Fireman’s Ins. Co., ubi supra. Brown v. Franklin Ins. Co. 165 Mass. 565 . May, Ins. (3d ed.) §23, D. The contract, therefore, was such as the defendant had the power to make.

Boynton v. Rees

26 Mass. 528 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 15, 1830

See Patterson v. Winn, 5 Peters, 241 ; 1 Baldw. 559 ; Colley v. Merrill, 6 Greenleaf, 55; Sackett v. Sackett, 8 Pick. 309 ; Sibley v. Williams, 3 Gill & Johns. 62; State v. Campbell, Charlton, 167. … See Revised Stat. c. 93, § 12; Haven v. Brown, 7 Greenleaf, 421; Wilson v. Slaughter, 3 J. J. Marshall, (Ken.) 595.

Major v. Holmes

124 Mass. 108 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 6, 1878

Williams v. Hayward, 117 Mass. 532 . Nourse v. … Penniman v. Vinton, 4 Mass. 276 . Carpenter v. King, 9 Met. 511 . Judgments affirmed,.

Johnson Products, Inc. v. City Council of Medford

353 Mass. 540 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 17, 1968

See Cefalo v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 332 Mass. 178, 181 ; Adams v. Adams, 331 Mass. 354, 358 . … See MacDonald v. Board of Health of Braintree, 347 Mass. 76, 77-78 .

Braga v. Braga

314 Mass. 666 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 28, 1943

For a violation of law, the “vessel with her tackle, apparel, and furniture, and the cargo, found on board her, shall be forfeited.” § 325. … Coe v. Coe, 313 Mass. 232, 234 . He had no rights in the earnings, for he had no beneficial interest in the vessel. He cannot avail himself of a defence that Brown might have made but did not make.

Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation v. Flaherty

306 Mass. 461 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 3, 1940

Compare Whitney v. Tax Commission of New York, 309 U. S. 530 ; Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway v. Browning, 309 U. S. 651 . … Abatement is granted in the amount found by the board, together with interest and costs. Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation v. Morgan, ante, 305. So ordered.

Inhabitants of West Springfield v. Mayo

265 Mass. 41 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 21, 1928

Brown v. Newburyport, 209 Mass. 259, 266 , and cases cited. … Lajoie v. Milliken, 242 Mass. 508, 523 .

Connolly's Case

418 Mass. 848 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 16, 1994

Sys. v. … Brown v.

Maher v. Commonwealth

291 Mass. 343 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 27, 1935

Ott v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 276 Mass. 566, 569-571 , and cases there examined. Swan v. Justices of the Superior Court, 222 Mass. 542 . Harper v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 271 Mass. 482 . … Sherwood v. St. Paul & Chicago Railway, 21 Minn. 122, 126 . Forster v. Scott, 136 N. Y. 577 . Kittinger v. Rossman, 12 Del. Ch. 276, 286 . State v. Carragan, 7 Vroom, 52 . Compare Junius Construction Corp. v.

Cary Library v. Bliss

7 L.R.A. 765 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 1, 1890

Cary’s gift is left upon the managing board under this statute. … Regents of University of Maryland v. Williams, 9 Gill & J. 365, 408. Norris v. Abingdon Academy, 7 Gill & J. 7. Brown v. Hummel, 6 Penn. St. 86, 96.

Winchell v. Plywood Corp.

324 Mass. 171 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 7, 1949

Brown v. Little, Brown & Co. (Inc.) 269 Mass. 102, 110 . Barrett v. W. A. Webster Lumber Co. 275 Mass. 302, 307 . Spiegel v. Beacon Participations, Inc. 297 Mass. 398, 429 . … the corporation is bound by their action, and this without a formal meeting and vote of the board.”