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  • Commonwealth v. Jiles

    428 Mass. 66 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 22, 1998

    See Commonwealth v. Brown, 392 Mass. 632, 645 (1984). … See Commonwealth v.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Gibbons v. Gibbons

    296 Mass. 89 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 1, 1936

    Brown v. Brown, 174 Mass. 197, 201 . Chippendale v. North Adams Savings Bank, 222 Mass. 499, 501 , et seq. Perry v. Leveroni, *91 252 Mass. 390 . Chase v. Smith, 257 Mass. 252 . Barnes v. Chandler, 277 Mass. 395, 398 . … See also Milan v. Boucher, 285 Mass. 590 ; Coolidge v. Brown, 286 Mass. 504 .

    Cited 34 timesPublished
  • Jose v. Lyman

    316 Mass. 271 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 1, 1944

    or at Broker’s Board.” … See Lincoln v. Aldrich, 141 Mass. 342, 343 ; Brown v. Greene, 181 Mass. 109, 111 ; Greene v. Springfield Safe Deposit & Trust Co. 295 Mass. 148, 154 .

    Cited 46 timesPublished
  • Potter v. McLane

    247 Mass. 387 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 7, 1924

    Brown acquire in said real estate under his father’s will? As was said by Hammond, J. in McCurdy v. … Brown if he had survived the widow. His death terminated whatever interest the will gave him, however that interest be technically described. See White v. Underwood, 215 Mass. 299 .

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Wood v. Wilson

    256 Mass. 340 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 5, 1926

    Studley v. Kip, 245 Mass. 242 . The disputed question is the validity of the tax deed. It appeared that the land was sold for taxes, to one Brown, at auction September 7, 1910. A collector’s deed was delivered to Brown. … Lancy v. Boston, 186 Mass. 128 . Because of this assessment to Brown as the owner of the entire tract, the tax sale was invalid.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • The First Marblehead Corp. v. Commissioner of Revenue

    475 Mass. 159 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 12, 2016

    In The First Marblehead Corp. v. … See Comptroller of the Treasury of Md. v. Wynne, 135 S.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Fuller

    163 Mass. 499 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 24, 1895

    , by then and there having carnal knowledge of the body of the said Marion Brown, the said Calvin Fuller being then and there a married man, and then and there having a lawful wife alive other than the said Marion Brown, … Commonwealth v. Adams, 1 Gray, 481 . State v. Temple, 38 Vt. 37 .

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Opinion of the Justices to the Governor & Council

    324 Mass. 736 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 2, 1949

    In Brown v. … See Bradley v. Zoning Adjustment Board of Boston, 255 Mass. 160, 165 ; Dunn v. Commissioner of Civil Service, 281 Mass. 376, 377 ; Nichols v. Commissioner of Public Welfare, 311 Mass. 125, 131 .

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Clapp v. Atwood

    300 Mass. 540 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 28, 1938

    Brown v. Bailey, 1 Met. 254, 257 . DeWitt v. Harvey, 4 Gray, 486 , 491. Tainter v. Cole, 120 Mass. 162, 164 . Barnes v. Boardman, 157 Mass. 479, 480 . This rule was applied to grants of easements in Clark v. … See Cressey v. Cressey, 215 Mass. 65, 67 . Mrs. Brown is also entitled to registration free of the easement.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Alves v. Town of Braintree

    341 Mass. 6 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 3, 1960

    Brown v. Commonwealth, 335 Mass. 476, 482-483 . Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Boyd v. United States, 116 U. S. 616, 632-635 . Gompers v. Bucks Stove & Range Co. 221 U. S. 418, 444, 447-448 . … See O’Brien v. Pittsfield, 316 Mass. 283, 287; Watt v. Chelmsford, 323 Mass. 697, 701-702 . 4.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Sylvester v. Commissioner of Revenue

    445 Mass. 304 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 16, 2005

    The plaintiff has not demonstrated that, in violation of art. 6, the veterans’ exemption imposes “privileges attributed to birth,” see Brown v. … Russell, 166 Mass. 14, 22 (1896), concerns public employment or office, see Opinion of the Justices, 303 Mass. 631, 654 (1939); Brown v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • American Surety Co. of New York v. 14 Canal Street, Inc.

    276 Mass. 119 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 23, 1931

    Brown v. Winnisimmet Co. 11 Allen, 326 , 334. Lyndeborough Glass Co. v. Massachusetts Glass Co. 111 Mass. 315, 317 . Davis v. Old Colony Railroad, 131 Mass. 258, 271-272 . Gloucester Water Supply Co. v. … Hollywood v. First Parish in Brockton, 192 Mass. 269, 277 . Edwards v. International Pavement Co. 227 Mass. 206 . Commercial Casualty Ins. Co. v. Daniel Russell Boiler Works, Inc. 258 Mass. 453, 455 .

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Lamb v. Durant

    12 Mass. 53 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 15, 1815

    Croix on the 21st of February, eighteen days after the transfer made * by Robert Lamb, having on board Maynard, being part- [*59] owner and general partner with the other part-owner, and also consignee of the vessel; he with … Brown, Sales, 4,7 - 9, 11 -24, 28. — Baker vs Lloyd, Bul. N. P. 258.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Costello

    411 Mass. 371 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 10, 1991

    See also Brown v. State, 175 Ga. App. 246, 247 (1985) (prior inconsistent statement of child sexual abuse victim who recanted at trial admissible as substantive evidence of defendant’s guilt); Patterson v. … State v. Schomaker, 303 N.W.2d 129, 131 (Iowa 1981). State v.

    Cited 28 timesPublished
  • In re Sharif

    459 Mass. 558 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 27, 2011

    Blair v. Columbian Fireproofing Co., 191 Mass. 333, 336 (1906), quoting Bouvier’s Law Dictionary. … Blair v. Columbian Fireproofing Co., supra.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Lynch

    379 Mass. 757 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 6, 1980

    In an earlier habeas corpus proceeding, it was determined that the Parole Board had unconstitutionally revoked the petitioner’s parole on the eighteen-to-twenty-year sentences, and that from the date of that revocation, May … v.

    Cited 21 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Long

    476 Mass. 526 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 24, 2017

    See Commonwealth v. … See Strickland v.

    Cited 28 timesPublished
  • Patch v. Robbins

    261 Mass. 496 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 4, 1928

    Campbell v. Brown, 121 Mass. 516 , was an action on a bond given to dissolve an attachment similar in form to that in the case at bar. … Poole v. Dyer, 123 Mass. 363 . Campbell v. Brown, 121 Mass. 516 . All of the defendants are liable upon the bond.” See also Prior v. Pye, 164 Mass. 316 .

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Donahue v. Rodd Electrotype Co. of New England, Inc.

    367 Mass. 578 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 2, 1975

    Dupee v. Boston Water Power Co. 114 Mass. 37, 43 (1873). Dustin v. Randall Faichney Corp. 263 Mass. 99, 102 (1928). Brown v. Little, Brown & Co. (Inc.) 269 Mass. 102, 110 (1929). Barrett v. W. A. … Little, Brown & Co. [Inc.] 269 Mass. 102 [1929]), or a stockholder’s agreement. Similarly, all other stockholders may ratify the purchase. Cf. George H. Gilbert Mfg. Co. v.

    Cited 317 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Lopes

    455 Mass. 147 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 6, 2009

    See Commonwealth v. … The van is described alternatively throughout the record as “brown” or “burgundy.”

    Cited 59 timesPublished

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