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  • Kraus v. Webber

    359 Mass. 565 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 7, 1971

    Those are concealed by that board; the baseboard is always painted so therefore it never shows rot.” This defect in the “horses” was just below the top stair. … Brown v. Metropolitan Transit Authy. 341 Mass. 690, 695 .

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  • Commonwealth v. Badger

    243 Mass. 137 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 27, 1922

    Commonwealth v. Staples, 191 Mass. 384 . Brown v. Newburyport, 209 Mass. 259, 266 . Cawley v. Northern Waste Co. 239 Mass. 540, 543 . See Commonwealth v. … State Board of Health, 125 Mass. 182, 187 , manifestly is to be confined to the peculiar facts there disclosed and cannot reasonably be extended to a case like the present.

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  • Bent v. Weston

    167 Mass. 529 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 24, 1897

    The sole defence to the check is that the plaintiff refused to deliver the horses and dog to the defendant Weston, to whom they belonged, unless the latter would pay the price which the plaintiff charged for boarding, stabling … Cobb v. Arnold, 8 Met. 403 . Front v. Pittsfield Fire District, 154 Mass. 450 . Knibbs v. Hall, 1 Esp. 84. Brown v. M’Kinally, 1 Esp. 279. Cartwright v. Rowley, 2 Esp. 723. Exceptions overruled.

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  • Guild v. Sampson

    232 Mass. 509 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 31, 1919

    Hodgkins v. Price, 137 Mass. 13 . Kites v. Church, 142 Mass. 586 . … Boardman v. Spooner, 13 Allen, 353 , 360. Brown v. Foster, 113 Mass. 136, 139 . Menage v. Rosenthal, 175 Mass. 358, 361 . Cesana v. Johnson, ante, 444.

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  • Joslin v. Boston & Maine Railroad

    274 Mass. 551 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 25, 1931

    Field v. Lamson & Goodnow Manuf. Co. 162 Mass. 388, 395, 396 . Fernald v. Frank Ridlon Co. 246 Mass. 64, 71 , 72 and cases cited. Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. v. … Brown v. Little, Brown & Co. (Inc.) 269 Mass. 102, 117 . Anderson v. Bean, 272 Mass. 432, 444 , and cases cited. Investors buy and retain their holdings in stock of corporations subject to these established principles.

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • Weed v. Mayor & Aldermen of Boston

    42 L.R.A. 642 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 16, 1898

    Bowditch v. Boston, ubi supra. Brown v. Fitchburg, 128 Mass. 282 . The petitioner also can apply for an abatement under St. 1896, c. 359, and perhaps under other provisions of statute. … Springfield v. Gay, 12 Allen, 612 . Butler v. Worcester, 112 Mass. 541 . *32 Workman v. Worcester, 118 Mass. 168 . Snow v. Fitchburg, 136 Mass. 183 . Leominster v. Conant, 139 Mass. 384 . Ayer v.

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • McDonough v. Whalen

    365 Mass. 506 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 24, 1974

    The plaintiffs complained to the builder and to the board of health. Whalen, again in his capacity as the board’s agent, came to inspect the premises in June, 1967. … Ltd. 319 Mass. 92, 96-97, 104 (1946), and later applied to permit recovery for property damage in Brown v. Bigelow, 325 Mass. 4, 5-6 (1949). 4 We agree with the Appeals Court’s analysis of these actions.

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  • Galdi v. Caribbean Sugar Co.

    327 Mass. 402 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 14, 1951

    New England Theatres, Inc. v. Olympia Theatres, Inc. 287 Mass. 485, 493 . See Browne v. Brockton National Bank, 305 Mass. 521, 530 ; Pullman’s Palace Car Co. v. Missouri Pacific Railway, 115 U. S. 587, 597 ; Peterson v. … State Board of Equalization of California, 21 Cal. (2d) 524, 531; Fairbanks Morse & Co. v. District Court of Palo Alto County, 215 Iowa, 703, 711 ; North v. Higbee Co. 131 Ohio St. 507 ; Fletcher, Cyc.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Dartt v. Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.

    427 Mass. 1 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 26, 1998

    The driver also is informed of the board’s decision, and he may appeal it. … Although the manual provided that “the board will review all aspects of the accident with the driver involved,” Dartt was not informed of the board meeting.

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  • Tiffany v. Mooney

    263 Mass. 264 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 4, 1928

    State Council v. Sharp, 11 Stew. 24 . Knights of Pythias v. Germania Lodge, No. 50, 11 Dick. 63. State Council v. Enterprise Council, No. 6, 5 Buch. 245 . State Council of the Order of United American Mechanics v. … In Knights of Pythias v.

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  • Jewel Companies, Inc. v. Town of Burlington

    365 Mass. 274 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 7, 1974

    Assessors of Cambridge, 360 Mass. 418, 423 (1971), and Brown v. Neelon, 335 Mass. 357, 360 (1957). … Board of Registration in Pharmacy, 348 Mass. 491, 498 (1965). Opinion of the Justices, 322 Mass. 755, 760 (1948).

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Dunlap v. Navarro

    326 Mass. 700 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 19, 1951

    Marcus Brown Holding Co. Inc. v. Feldman, 256 U. S. 170 . Home Building & Loan Association v. Blaisdell, 290 U. S. 398 . Bowles v. Willingham, 321 U. S. 503 . Woods v. Cloyd W. Miller Co. 333 U. S. 138 . Taylor v. … Brown, 137 Fed. (2d) 654. United States v. Porhownik, 182 Fed. (2d) 829.

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  • Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation v. City of Springfield

    321 Mass. 31 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 13, 1947

    Brown v. Winthrop, 275 Mass. 43, 46 . DePrizio v. F. W. Woolworth Co. 291 Mass. 143 . King v. Boston, 300 Mass. 377 . … Oliver v. Washington Mills, 11 Allen, 268 . Commonwealth v. Lowell Gas Light Co. 12 Allen, 75 . Commonwealth v. Hamilton Manuf. Co. 12 Allen, 298 . Worcester v. Board of Appeal, 184 Mass. 460 .

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  • Ghiglione v. School Committee of Southbridge

    376 Mass. 70 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 21, 1978

    See Geehan v. Trawler Arlington, Inc., 371 Mass. 815, 817 (1977); Karchmar v. Worcester, 364 Mass. 124, 136 (1973). See also United States v. W. T. Grant Co., 345 U.S. 629, 632 (1953). Cf. Cole v. … Cole v. Violette, 319 U.S. 581 (1943). We, therefore, reach the merits of the parties’ contentions. 6 Open meeting requirements for State and county boards and commissions are set forth in G.

    Cited 36 timesPublished
  • Members of Bakery & Confectionery Workers International Union of America v. Hall Baking Co.

    320 Mass. 286 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 5, 1946

    Whiting Milk Co. v. Grondin, 282 Mass. 41 . Donovan v. Travers, 285 Mass. 167 . Hamer v. Nashawena Mills, Inc. 315 Mass. 160, 165 . J. I. Case Co. v. National Labor Relations Board, 321 U. S. 332 . … Brown v. Evans, 6 Allen, 333 . Torrey v. Munroe, 119 Mass. 490 . Cummington Realty Associates v. Whitten, 239 Mass. 313, 326 . Franks v. Franks, 294 Mass. 262 . J. F. Fitzgerald Construction Co. v.

    Cited 24 timesPublished
  • Opinion of the Justices to the House of Representatives

    240 Mass. 611 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 26, 1922

    Brown v. Russell, 166 Mass. 14, 17 . *615 Taft v. Adams, 3 Gray, 126 . Opinion of the Justices, 166 Mass. 589 . … Hewitt v. Charier, 16 Pick. 353 . Commonwealth v. Houtenbrink, 235 Mass. 320 . Commonwealth v. Beaulieu, 213 Mass. 138 . Lawrence v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 239 Mass. 424 .

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Clark v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.

    229 Mass. 1 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 31, 1917

    The word ‘Committee’ shall mean the persons appointed by the Board to administer the Employees’ Benefit Fund in accordance with approved Regulations.” “33. … Brown v. Foster, 113 Mass. 136 . Fechteler v. Whittemore, 205 Mass. 6, 10 . Hawkins v. Graham, 149 Mass. 284, 287 . Farmer v. Golde Clothes Shop, Inc. 225 Mass. 260, 263.

    Cited 52 timesPublished
  • Burgess v. Equitable Marine Insurance

    126 Mass. 70 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 23, 1878

    The plaintiff did not put on board, when the vessel sailed from Plymouth, enough for the entire trip. … Dodge v. Essex Ins. Co. 12 Gray, 65 . Middlewood v. Blakes, 7 T. R. 162. Brown v. Tayleur, 4 A. & E. 241. Fernandez v. Grreat Western Ins. Co. 48 N. Y. 571 . Merchants’ Ins. Co. v. Algeo, 32 Penn. St. 330.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Cashman v. City Clerk of Salem

    213 Mass. 153 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 26, 1912

    Smith v. Proctor, 130 N. Y. 319 . State v. Blaisdell, 18 No. Dak. 31, 39. Fox v. Seattle, 43 Wash. 74 . State v. Grace, 20 Ore. 154 . Davis v. Brown, 46 W. Va. 716 . Board of Education v. Winchester, 120 Ky. 591 . … Montgomery County Fiscal Court v. Trimble, 104 Ky. 629 . Tinkel v. Griffin, 26 Mont. 426 . Howland v. Board of Supervisors, 109 Cal. 152 . Strain v. Young, 25 Wash. 578 . State v. Langlie, 5 No. Dak. 594.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Bryant v. Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation

    291 Mass. 498 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 11, 1935

    Madden v. Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation, 280 Mass. 321 . The position of the taxpayer before the Board of Tax Appeals was that no income resulted in the year 1930. … Tax Commissioner v. Putnam, 227 Mass. 522, 526, 529, 530 . Brown v. Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation, 242 Mass. 242, 244 . Lapham v. Tax Commissioner, 244 Mass. 40, 42 .”

    Cited 14 timesPublished

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