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  • In re Brown

    427 Mass. 146 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 24, 1998

    ment in the case of Edwards v. … The Justice again points to Liteky v.

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  • Tellefsen v. Fee

    168 Mass. 188 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 23, 1897

    Clark v. Woods, 2 Exch. 395. Pearce v. Atwood, 13 Mass. 324 . Eames v. Johnson, 4 Allen, 382 . Thurston v. Adams, 41 Maine, 419. Harwood v. Siphers, 70 Maine, 464. Brown v. Howard , 86 Maine, 342. Rosen v. … Crepps v. Durden, Cowp. 640. Brown v. Compton, 8 T. R. 424. Watson v. Bodell, 14 M. & W. 57.

    Cited 21 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Podgurski

    386 Mass. 385 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 2, 1982

    Brown testified he was told to check “[t]wo men inside a van acting suspicious.” Brown proceeded to the parking lot and observed the van. 3 He approached the van from the side. … Both men were apparently engaged in cutting and bagging portions of a brown substance, later shown to be hashish, contained in a clear plastic sandwich bag. Officer Brown seized this bag.

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  • Balsavich v. Local Union 170 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters

    371 Mass. 283 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 3, 1976

    Abrams v. Carrier Corp., 434 F.2d 1234, 1241-1242, 1245-1247 (2d Cir. 1970), cert. denied, 401 U.S. 1009 (1971); Brown v. Truck Drivers Local 355, 264 F. Supp. 776, 778 (D. Md. 1967). … “Then,” says the amended complaint, complaints were filed with the National Labor Relations Board, but were rejected as coming too late (see the six-month provision of 29 U.S.C. § 160 [b] [1970]).

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • Robinson v. Marshfield

    Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 15, 2026

    See DaPrato v. … See Dartt v. Browning-Ferris Indus., Inc. (Mass.), 427 Mass. 1, 17 (1998). See also Haddad, 455 Mass. at 107.

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  • Commonwealth v. McGhee

    470 Mass. 638 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 13, 2015

    He grabbed Brown's arm and forced Brown toward the ATM. Brown withdrew twenty dollars and gave it to the coventurer, who told Brown to "get back in there" and to give him one hundred dollars. … See Commonwealth v. Beneche, 458 Mass. at 78, quoting Commonwealth v. Brown, 364 Mass. 471, 476 (1973). See also Commonwealth v. Ray, 467 Mass. at 138-139.

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Fuss v. Fuss (No. 2)

    373 Mass. 445 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 27, 1977

    Childs v. Childs, 293 Mass. 67, 70-71 (1935). Bernatavicius v. Bernatavicius, 259 Mass. 486, 489-490 (1927). Cf. Morris v. McCarty, 158 Mass. 11 (1893). … See Fuss v.

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  • Bennett v. Browne

    290 Mass. 84 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 28, 1935

    Browne & Co., Trustees.” It is expressly found that the trustees were the purchasers of, and the debtors for, the materials for which the plaintiffs seek payment. B. B. Noyes Co. v. Ballard, 253 Mass. 340 . … Browne Company, and that meant Browne as an individual, as the bill and the argument for the plaintiffs admit.

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  • Commonwealth v. Johnson

    399 Mass. 14 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 8, 1987

    Our opinion in Dickerson clearly foreshadowed Commonwealth v. Brown, 392 Mass. 632, 645 (1984), a case in which we again interpreted the language of G. … Commonwealth v. Brown, supra at 645 .

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  • Commonwealth v. Kamara

    422 Mass. 614 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 8, 1996

    Palmariello, 392 Mass. 126, 141-142 (1984); Commonwealth v. Maltais, 387 Mass. 79, 91-92 (1982); Commonwealth v. Brown, 386 Mass. 17, 30 (1982); Commonwealth v. … Brown, and she said something about the defendant and Brown being involved in a group. 11.

    Cited 24 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Evans

    439 Mass. 184 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 16, 2003

    Even if Brown had given an affidavit, “[t]he affidavit of ... a *204 codefendant who did not testify ‘is the weakest sort of evidence.’ ” Commonwealth v. Grace, 370 Mass. 746, 752 (1976), quoting Dirring v. … The affidavit of counsel constitutes inadmissible hearsay as to Brown’s assertions and need not be considered. See Commonwealth v. Francis, 432 Mass. 353, 372 (2000).

    Cited 35 timesPublished
  • Fay v. Federal National Mortgage Ass'n

    419 Mass. 782 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 23, 1995

    See, e.g., Brown v. Quinn, 406 Mass. 641, 646 (1990); Gordon v. Lewitsky, 333 Mass. 379, 381 (1955); Pemstein v. Stimpson, 36 Mass. App. Ct. 283, 293 (1994); Correia v. DeSimone, 34 Mass. App. … Ct. 601, 603-604 (1993); Larson v. Larson, 30 Mass. App. Ct. 418, 427-428 (1991); Brown v. Gerstein, 17 Mass. App. Ct. 558 , 568-569 n.19 (1984).

    Cited 50 timesPublished
  • West v. State Street Exchange

    250 Mass. 537 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 10, 1925

    Abbott v. Frazier, 240 Mass. 586, 593 . Dunbar v. Broomfield, 247 Mass. 372, 384 . The case at - bar is plainly distinguishable from DeFriest v. Bradley, 192 Mass. 346 , Mears v. Smith, 199 Mass. 319 , Glackin v. … Bennett, 226 Mass. 316 , Goyette v. C. V. Watson Co. 245 Mass. 577, 588, 589 .

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Brocklehurst & Potter Co. v. Marsch

    225 Mass. 3 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 13, 1916

    Said board of arbitration shall be composed of said Marsch and two disinterested members who have a practical knowledge of such work as has been performed; said arbitrators to be appointed, one by a committee of two representing … Crafts v. Belden, 99 Mass. 535 . Morse v. Hutchins, 102 Mass. 439 . Whitside v. Brawley, 152 Mass. 133 . Brown v. Sallinger, 214 Mass. 245 .

    Cited 32 timesPublished
  • Haskell v. City of New Bedford

    108 Mass. 208 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1871

    Hildreth v. Lowell, 11 Gray, 345 , 352. Brown v. Worcester, 13 Gray, 31 . Embury v. Conner, 3 Comst. 511. … Banbury Board of Health, Law Rep. 1 Eq. 42. Goldsmid v. Tunbridge Wells Improvement Commissioners, Law Rep. 1 Eq. 161, and 1 Ch. 349. Attorney General v. Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum, La w Rep. 4 Ch. 146.

    Cited 90 timesPublished
  • Foster v. Bowen

    311 Mass. 359 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 2, 1942

    Pinkham Medicine Co. v. Gove, 303 Mass. 1, 4-6 , and in Daniels v. Briggs, 279 Mass. 87 . See also Sagalyn v. … Hathaway v. Huntley, 284 Mass. 587, 591 . Brown v. Little, Brown & Co. (Inc.) 269 Mass. 102, 117 . Spiegel v. Beacon Participations, Inc. 297 Mass. 398, 411 , and cases cited.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Bon v. Graves

    216 Mass. 440 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 12, 1914

    Brown, however, with her husband, after the deed to her from Annie B. … Brown to Annie B.

    Cited 45 timesPublished
  • Nash v. Lathrop

    142 Mass. 29 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 11, 1886

    It provides that the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall make a contract with Little, Brown, and Company for the publication of the reports upon the terms therein contained. … See Banks v. Manchester, 23 Fed. Rep. 143 ; Myers v. Callaghan, 20 Fed. Rep. 441; Chase v. Sanborn, 4 Cliff. 306 ; Little v. Grould, 2 Blatchf. 165; Banks v. West Publishing Co. 27 Fed. Rep. 50.

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Wright v. Herrick

    125 Mass. 154 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 30, 1878

    It was held in Lord v. … In that case several attachments were made in suits against John Brown alone, and a fourth attachment was made upon the same goods against John Brown and Aaron Brown as copartners.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • City of Boston v. Santosuosso

    298 Mass. 175 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 16, 1937

    Billings v. Mann, 156 Mass. 203, 204 . This court said in Wilkinson v. … The case of Waters v.

    Cited 16 timesPublished

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