Case law

Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Salisbury

481 Mass. 1106 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 6, 2019

Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation v. Filoon

310 Mass. 374 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 29, 1941

Putnam, 227 Mass. 522, 526 ; Brown v. Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation, 242 Mass. 242, 244 ; Van Heusen v. Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation, 257 Mass. 488, 491 . … This underlying principle, however, was the ground of decision in Brown v. Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation, 242 Mass. 242, 244 .

Cunningham v. Mayor of Cambridge

222 Mass. 574 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 9, 1916

Prince v. Crocker, 166 Mass. 347, 360 ; Cole v. Tucker, 164 Mass. 486, 489 ; Graham v. Roberts, 200 Mass. 152, 157 ; Barnes v. Mayor of Chicopee, 213 Mass. 1, 4 . … Brown v. Lowell, 8 Met. 172 . Copeland v. Mayor & Aldermen of Springfield, 166 Mass. 498, 504 .

Symmons v. O'Keeffe

419 Mass. 288 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 11, 1995

In 1970, O’Keeffe became clerk of Symmons Industries and in 1982 he was elected to its board of directors. In 1986 he became CEO and in 1987 he became chairman of the board. … See, e.g., Loring v. United States, 80 F. Supp. 781, 786 (D. Mass. 1948) (“an individual director apart from the board . . . has no power to act for the corporation”).

Ilsley v. Stubbs

9 Mass. 65 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 15, 1812

If the goods are delivered on board his ship to be carried to him, an actual possession by him, after the delivery, is provided for by the terms of the shipment; but if the goods are put on board his ship to be transported … reverse, and it is merely an exception to the general rule, that goods are liable to stoppage after a, constructive delivery to “ a middle man,” a carrier for the purposes of transportation. — Holt on Shipping, 502, 3. — Brown

Opinion of the Justices to the Governor & Council

166 Mass. 589 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 25, 1896

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

Federici v. Mansfield Credit Union

399 Mass. 592 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 9, 1987

On May 22, 1981, the plaintiff was elected to be the manager of the Mansfield Credit Union by its board of directors. … App. 488, 495-497 (1981); Sventko v. Kroger Co., 69 Mich. App. *595 644, 647 (1976); Lally v. Copygraphics, 173 N.J. Super. 162, 169 (1980), aff’d, 85 N.J. 668 (1981); Brown v.

Halebian v. Berv

457 Mass. 620 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 23, 2010

Brown, 431 Mass. 838, 844 (2000) (“The rationale behind the demand requirement is that, as a basic principle of corporate governance, the board of directors or majority of shareholders should set the corporation’s business … LLC v.

Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation v. Williston

315 Mass. 648 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 27, 1944

Income from the beginning of our present taxing system has been understood to denote the true increase in wealth that a person acquires during a calendar year, Tax Commissioner v. Putnam, 227 Mass. 522, 526 ; Brown v. … See Brown v. Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation, 242 Mass. 242, 244 ; Lapham v. Tax Commissioner, 244 Mass. 40, 44 ; Bryant v. Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation, 291 Mass. 498, 501 ; Nichols v.

Gunter v. Mills

271 Mass. 314 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 26, 1930

Gray, J. in Hart v. Sansom, 110 U. S. 151 . Philadelphia Co. v. Stimson, 223 U. S. 605 . See Brown v. Desmond, 100 Mass. 267, 269 . … Smith v. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York, 14 Allen, 336 . Kansas & Eastern Railroad Construction Co. v. Topeka, Salina & Western Railroad, supra. Kimball v. St. Louis & San Francisco Railway, 157 Mass. 7 . Richards v.

Baxter v. Doe

142 Mass. 558 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 23, 1886

Temple v. Turner, 123 Mass. 125 . Smith v. Oakes, 141 Mass. 451 . … Browne, for the defendants. G. T. Bussell, Jr., (S. W. Trowbridge with him,) for the plaintiffs. Exceptions overruled.

MacCarthy v. Director of Civil Service

319 Mass. 124 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 31, 1946

See Brown v. Russell, 166 Mass. 14 ; Opinion of the Justices, 166 Mass. 589 ; Mayor of Lynn v. Commissioner of Civil] *125 Service, 269 Mass. 410 . … Ford v. Retirement Board of Lawrence, 315 Mass. 492, 494 . Crimmins v. Highway Commission of Brockton, 304 Mass. 161 .

Dunn v. Commissioner of Civil Service

281 Mass. 376 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 3, 1933

This section, which contained also other provisions, in conjunction with § 2 of the same chapter was declared unconstitutional by Brown v. Russell, 166 Mass. 14 . … (See Hurley v. Crawley, 50 Fed. Rep. (2d) 1010, 1011; Bannister v. Soldiers’ Bonus Board, 43 R. I. 346, 348.)

DiMaggio v. MYSTIC BUILDING WRECKING CO. INC.

340 Mass. 686 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 11, 1960

Paragraphs (b), (c), and (e) of § 119 permit the board to reverse or modify the commissioner’s order. … Rev. 303 , 325; Brown, Use of Extraordinary Legal and Equitable Remedies, 22 B. U. L. Rev. 55, 90-91; Lewis, Finality of Findings of Fact in Regulation of Public Health and Professions in Massachusetts, 21 B. U. L.

Higgins v. Three Hundred Casks of Lime

130 Mass. 1 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 23, 1880

See Norris v. Boston, 4 Met. 282, 293 , and 7 How. 283 ; Gibbons v. Ogden, 9 Wheat. 1 ; Brown v. Maryland, 12 Wheat. 419 ; State Freight Tax case, 15 Wall. 232 ; Welton v. Missouri, 91 U. S. 275, 282 ; Railroad Co. v. … The terms of the statute, however, 'are mandatory as to the size of the cask; and § 124 provides, “ If a cask of lime is sold, or exposed to sale, or put on board of a vessel, contrary to the provisions of this chapter, the

In re the Discipline of an Attorney

451 Mass. 131 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 11, 2008

Fairfield retained another lawyer, Michael Brown, on November 10, 2000. … In Malonis v.

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

382 Mass. 592 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 13, 1981

Kirk appealed the revocation of his license to the board under G. L. c. 90, § 28. 1 In January, *593 1976, the board ordered Kirk’s license restored for daytime operation. … This argument has been answered by our decision today in Registrar of Motor Vehicles v. Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liab. Policies & Bonds, ante 580 (1981). There we held that, upon appeal, G.

Woodall v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.

192 Mass. 308 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 20, 1906

In McGree v. Boston Elevated Railway, 187 Mass. 569 , and Wadsworth v. … See also Hubbard v. Boston & Albany Railroad, 162 Mass. 132 .

Greenfield Country Estates Tenants Ass'n v. Deep

423 Mass. 81 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 26, 1996

See Leardi v. Brown, 394 Mass. 151, 159 (1985); Olszewski v. Sardynski, 316 Mass. 715, 717 (1944); Noyes v. Bragg, 220 Mass. 106, 109 (1915); 11 S. Williston, Contracts § 1418A (3d ed. 1968). … See Leardi v. Brown, supra at 159 ; Heller v. Silverhranch Constr. Corp., 376 Mass. 621, 626 (1978); Slaney v. Westwood Auto, Inc., 366 Mass. 688, 693 (1975).

Logan v. Mayor & Aldermen of Lawrence

201 Mass. 506 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 29, 1909

v. … Graham v. Roberts, 200 Mass. 152, 157 , and cases cited. Ware v.