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  • Commonwealth v. Brown

    103 Mass. 422 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1869

    United States v. Lee, 4 McLean, 103 . Commonwealth v. Knapp, 10 Pick. 477 , 493. In England, he is entitled to nothing until after sentence. In Massachusetts, he is entitled not to be prosecuted. Commonwealth v. … The case cannot be distinguished from Commonwealth v. Brown, ante, 422. Exceptions overrule i

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  • Brown v. Learmouth

    228 Mass. 417 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 27, 1917

    American Malting Co. v. Souther Brewing Co. 194 Mass. 89 . Cohen v. Longarini, 207 Mass. 556 . Savage v. … Rose v. Fall River Five Cents Savings Rank, 165 Mass. 273 .

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  • Brown v. Commonwealth

    445 Mass. 1016 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 17, 2005

    Brown claims that he cannot obtain adequate review on appeal because by then the seizure — the swabbing of his cheek — will already have occurred. We rejected the same argument in White v. … See also Glawson v. Commonwealth, 436 Mass. 1007 (2002) (blood and hair samples); Cummins v. Commonwealth, 433 Mass. 1005, 1006 (2001) (blood sample). Accordingly, Brown has failed to meet his burden under rule 2:21.

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  • Commonwealth v. Brown

    13 L.R.A. 195 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 22, 1891

    Commonwealth v. Drew, 3 Cush. 279 . Commonwealth v. Ray, 3 Gray, 441 . Commonwealth v. Gannett, 1 Allen, 7 . People v. Erwin, 4 Denio, 129 . United States v. Gooding, 12 Wheat. 460, 475, 476 . Regina v. … Commonwealth v. Galligan, 144 Mass. 171, 173 . Commonwealth v. Murphy, 145 Mass. 250 .

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  • Griffin v. Brown

    19 Mass. 303 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 15, 1824

    See Tiley v. Cowling, Ld. Ray. 744; King v. Frederick, Str. 1095. … Ante, 243, note (1); per Yeates J. in Snyder v. Snyder, ubi supra. See also Baring v. Reeder, 1 Hen. & Munf. 154 ; Wilmot v. Talbot, 3 Harr. & M‘Hen. 2 ; Boltz v. Ballman, 1 Yeates, 534 ; Gallagher v.

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  • Colt v. Brown

    78 Mass. 233 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1858

    Makepeace v. Coates, 8 Mass. 451 . This principle was afterwards embodied in the Rev. Sts. c. 96, § 10. This assignment is for the benefit of a large class of creditors in a due course of legal proceeding. … Crease v. Babcock, 10 Met. 525 . Judgment for the plaintiffs, deducting the $1200.

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  • Beverstock v. Brown

    157 Mass. 565 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 4, 1893

    The principles laid down in Capen v. Duggan, 136 Mass. 501 , are decisive of this case.

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  • Brown v. Stearns

    13 Mass. 536 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1816

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  • Bennett v. Brown

    222 Mass. 283 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 24, 1915

    Warner v. Beach, 4 Gray, 162 , is directly in point. … Brown, who was one of his three children. If the will was vacated this amount would be deducted from the share of that child and the shares of the other children would be increased.

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  • Greene v. Brown

    180 Mass. 308 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 3, 1902

    Green v. Gaskill, 175 Mass. 265 . Ammidown v. Kinsey, 144 Mass. 587 . Foster v. Foster, 134 Mass. 120 . Wilson v. Leishman, 12 Met. 316 .

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  • Grindle v. Brown

    321 Mass. 182 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 2, 1947

    Schaffer v. Leimberg, 318 Mass. 396 . Administrator of the Office of Price Administration v. Chook, 320 Mass. 187, 190 , and cases cited. … Bresnick v. Heath, 292 Mass. 293, 298 . Nicholas Zeo, Inc. v. Railway Express Agency, Inc. 317 Mass. 374, 379 . Lawrence v. O’Neill, 317 Mass. 393, 394 . 3.

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  • Brown v. Phelps

    103 Mass. 313 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1869

    The defendant contends that the case of Stebbins v. Leowolf, 3 Cush. 137 , is a decisive authority against the plaintiffs’ claim in respect to these shares.

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  • Commonwealth v. Brown

    116 Mass. 339 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 5, 1874

    Commonwealth v. Hines, 101 Mass. 33 . Commonwealth v. Smith, 108 Mass. 486 . Exceptions overruled.

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  • Brown v. Farmer

    184 Mass. 136 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 2, 1903

    Brown of Boston and Henry A. … Gardiner v. Savage, 182 Mass. 521 , following the English cases there cited, and those cited in Loring v. Coolidge, 99 Mass. 191, 192 , to which may be added Waldron v.

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  • Easton v. Brown

    170 Mass. 311 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 25, 1898

    Batchelder v. Hutchinson, 161 Mass. 462, 467 . … Howard v. Robinson, 5 Cush. 119 . Assuming that the bank would have a right to be heard, it is manifest that it was bound to present its application seasonably. The petition was filed in March, 1896.

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  • Madden v. Brown

    97 Mass. 148 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 15, 1867

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  • Brown v. Pendergast

    89 Mass. 427 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1863

    Wiggin v. Swett, 6 Met. 196 . If she married after bringing a suit as executrix or administratrix, the suit abated as it did when she sued in her own right, and she and her husband might commence a new action. Swan v. … Whitney v. Whitney, 14 Mass. 92 , 93. People v. Utica Ins. Co. 15 Johns. 381 . Crane v. Alling, 2 Green, (N. J.) 593. Winslow v. Kimball, 25 Maine, 495. Murphy v.

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  • Brown v. Jayne

    418 Mass. 1002 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 29, 1994

    Brown also sought other relief, but we find it unnecessary to describe his requests here. In reviewing the denial by a single justice of relief pursuant to G. … Department of Mental Retardation v. Kendrew, ante 50, 53 (1994), and cases cited. The petitioner fails to argue in his brief why, in his view, the single justice committed clear error of law or abuse of discretion.

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  • Commonwealth v. Brown

    411 Mass. 115 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 1, 1991

    Commonwealth v. Walker, 401 Mass. 338, 340 (1987). … The language in the case of Commonwealth v. Montanino, 27 Mass. App.

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  • Brown v. Tuckerman

    260 Mass. 584 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 11, 1927

    It was decided in Brown v. Tuckerman, 255 Mass. 347 , that the one half interest in trusts created by the will of Walter Heywood belonging to his daughter Nellie H. … Brown, to the share given by that will to Mrs. Brown for her life, that is, they had a vested remainder therein. Brown v. Tuckerman, supra. It is their contention that Mrs.

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