Case law

RCA Dev., Inc. v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Brockton

482 Mass. 156 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 1, 2019

Ciani v. MacGrath , 481 Mass. 174 , 178, 114 N.E.3d 52 (2019), quoting Sharris v. Commonwealth , 480 Mass. 586 , 594, 106 N.E.3d 661 (2018). … Commonwealth v. Dalton , 467 Mass. 555 , 558, 5 N.E.3d 1206 (2014). See School Comm. of Greenfield . v. Greenfield Educ.

Pub. Emp. Ret. Admin. Comm'n v. Contributory Ret. Appeal Bd.

478 Mass. 832 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 13, 2018

See Hallett v. … Adm'rs & Supervisors 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.

Cole v. Inhabitants of Cheshire

67 Mass. 441 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 15, 1854

It was not difficult to prove that he was in Lanesborough before the first of May, that he came there with his horse and trunks, and made a contract for board and lodging. … Upon objection made by the defendants, the evidence was rejected, inadvertently, perhaps, after the decision of this court in Kilburn v. Bennett, 3 Met. 199 .

Assessors of Quincy v. Boston Consolidated Gas Co.

309 Mass. 60 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 26, 1941

Great Northern Railway v. Weeks, 297 U. S. 135, 139 . It was the duty of the board to find the fair market value of the property. … The board was right in not basing its determination of value upon capitalization of earning capacity- alone. Essex Co. v. Lawrence, 214 Mass. 79, 89 . Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway v. Browning, 310 U.

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

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.

Richards v. Treasurer & Receiver General

319 Mass. 672 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 3, 1946

Commonwealth v. Hartnett, 3 Gray, 450 , 451. Whiting v. Board of Public Works of Holyoke, 222 Mass. 22, 24 . Wilson v. Grace, 273 Mass. 146, 154 . Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation v. … Prince v. Crocker, 166 Mass. 347, 358 . Kelley v. Board of Health of Peabody, 248 Mass. 165, 169 . Stone v. Treasurer of Malden, 309 Mass. 300, 302 . Fairchild v. Hughes, 258 U. S. 126 . Massachusetts v. Mellon, 262 U.

Lowry v. Commissioner of Agriculture

302 Mass. 111 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 9, 1939

See Brown v. Robinson, 275 Mass. 55, 57 . … As to this step in proceedings for removal the removing officer or board must take the initiative.

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.

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 .

Leland v. Drown

78 Mass. 437 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 15, 1859

Wyles v. Beals, 1 Gray, 233 . Edwards v. Mitchell, 1 Gray, 239 . … The case of Bowles v.

Nichols v. Commissioner of Public Welfare

311 Mass. 125 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 25, 1942

He took the examination of September 21, 1940, received a passing mark, continued as agent of the board, and now has unlimited tenure as provided by St. 1941, c. 402. … Brown v. Russell, 166 Mass. 14 . Phillips v. Metropolitan Park Commission, 215 Mass. 502 . Rich v. Mayor of Malden, 252 Mass. 213 . Mayor of Lynn v. Commissioner of Civil Service, 269 Mass. 410 .

Kauranen v. Mattaliano

347 Mass. 583 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 4, 1964

Brown v. Metropolitan Transit Authy. 345 Mass. 636, 638-639 . The jury could have concluded that this contract modification was related to and was the reason for the intentional omission of the foundations. … Exceptions overruled. 1 In Ficara v.

Massachusetts State Automobile Dealers Association, Inc. v. Tesla Motors MA, Inc.

469 Mass. 675 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 15, 2014

However, Tesla MA had filed with the board of selectmen of Natick (board) an application for a class 1 license pursuant to G. … Tober Foreign Motors, Inc. v. Reiter Oldsmobile, Inc., 376 Mass. 313, 322 (1978) (Tober). See Brown, A Bill of Rights for Auto Dealers, 12 B.C. Indus. & Commercial L. Rev. 757 (1971) (Brown).

Hancock v. Commissioner of Education

443 Mass. 428 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 15, 2005

Brown v. Board of Educ. of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483, 493 (1954). … Brown v. Board of Educ. of Topeka, 349 U.S. 294, 301 (1955). That Court expressed its frustration with the pace of desegregation eight years later. See, e.g., Watson v. Memphis, 373 U.S. 526, 531 (1963).

Allen v. City of Lawrence

318 Mass. 210 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 7, 1945

United States v. Andrews, 240 U. S. 90 . Glavey v. United States, 182 U. S. 595 . Miller v. United States, 103 Fed. 413 . Gallaher v. Lincoln, 63 Neb. 339 . People v. Board of Police, 75 N. Y. 38 . State v. … See Barnard v. Lynn, 295 Mass. 144, 147 ; Attorney General v. Drohan, 169 Mass. 534 ; Brown v. Russell, 166 Mass. 14, 25, 26 .

Weinstein v. Chief of Police of Fall River

344 Mass. 314 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 8, 1962

Gordon, Inc. v. Worcester Telegram Publishing Co. Inc. 343 Mass. 142, 143 , and cases cited. Without specific facts the court cannot determine and terminate a controversy. Brown v. Neelon, 335 Mass. 357, 360 . … Board of Health of Woburn v. Sousa, 338 Mass. 547, 553 . No constitutional question is immediately presented. Decree affirmed. 1 The bill states that the Attorney General has been made a party in accordance with G.

Mulhern v. McDavitt

82 Mass. 404 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1860

Freto v. Brown, 4 Mass. 675 . Commonwealth v. Hamilton, 6 Mass. 273 . Worcester v. Marchant, 14 Pick. 510 . … In Cooper v.

Wood v. Inhabitants of Concord

268 Mass. 185 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 27, 1929

It is recited in that agreement that it is executed by the defendant by its board of selectmen thereto duly authorized. … Brown v. Newburyport, 209 Mass. 259 . Franklin Savings Bank v. Framingham, 212 Mass. 92 . Simpson v. Marlborough, 236 Mass. 210 .