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  • SILVERMAN'S LIQUOR MART v. Licensing Bd. for Boston

    348 Mass. 524 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 17, 1965

    O’Connell v. New York, N. H. & H. R.R. 187 Mass. 272, 279 . Old Colony Trust Co. v. Chauncey, 214 Mass. 271, 274 . Warren v. Stoneman, 276 Mass. 259, 262 . Be statement: Contracts, §§ 374, 395. See Muchnick v. … Cole v. Chief of Police of Fall River, 312 Mass. 523, 526 . Monteiro v. Selectmen of Fal-mouth, 328 Mass. 391, 392-393 .

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Cohen v. Assessors of Boston

    344 Mass. 268 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 4, 1962

    There was n o agreed statement of facts ’ ’ nor report of the board. All that is left by the waiver required by § 7A are questions of law raised by the pleadings. Milchen Furniture Co. Inc. v. … The board’s decision, which was a general finding, imported a finding of all the subsidiary facts necessary to support it. Povey v. Colonial Beacon Oil Co. 294 Mass. 86, 90 . Gallo v. Foley, 299 Mass. 1, 5 .

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Page

    155 Mass. 227 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 6, 1892

    v. … In Commonwealth v.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • B. M. C. Durfee Trust Co. v. Borden

    329 Mass. 461 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 25, 1952

    Brown, child of Marjorie Brown; and Joanne Borden and Bradford P. Borden, children of Philip P. Borden. … Ernst v. Rivers, 233 Mass. 9, 14 .” Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. v. Park, 307 Mass. 255, 264 . Manning v. Manning, 229 Mass. 527, 529 . Agricultural National Bank v. Miller, 316 Mass. 288, 292 .

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Wimer

    480 Mass. 1 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 21, 2018

    No. 209081 v. … As the board's interpretation renders the word "subsequent" superfluous, we decline to defer to it. See Chin v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Springfield Institution for Savings v. Worcester Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n

    329 Mass. 184 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 3, 1952

    Beyond question, the home loan board has been validly and generally empowered by the home owners’ loan act to make rules for the organization and regulation of savings and loan associations. Fahey v. Mallonee, 332 U. … We see no reason to suppose that Congress intended that the board should make regulations which should not be of uniform application throughout the country. See Hopkins Federal Savings & Loan Association v.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Carr v. Howard

    426 Mass. 514 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 22, 1998

    Ass’n v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 401 Mass. 172, 177-178 (1987). … Ass’n v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 401 Mass. 172, 183 (1987), but goes further to clarify that documents in the hands of the board remain protected from discovery.

    Cited 39 timesPublished
  • Commissioner of Revenue v. Wells Yachts South, Inc.

    406 Mass. 661 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 14, 1990

    Casey v. Massachusetts Elec. Co., 392 Mass. 876, 879 (1984), quoting Cleary v. Cardullo’s Inc., 347 Mass. 337, 344 (1964). Accord United States v. … Polaroid Corp. v. Commissioner of Revenue, 393 Mass. 490, 497 (1984).

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Bennett v. Platt

    26 Mass. 558 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 15, 1830

    The attorney called on Brown and demanded the wagon, but it not *571 being ready, he commenced a suit against Brown, which was discontinued in 1829 ; and after the death of Brown the defendant’s claim was proved before the … See Oldfield v. Lowe, 9 Barn. & Cressw. 73 ; Goode v. Langley, 7 Barn. & Cressw. 96; Atkinson v. Bell, 8 Barn. & Cressw. 277 ; Maberley v. Sheppard, 10 Bingh. 99; Sumner v. Hamlet, 12 Pick. 82 , 83; Glover r.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Community Dev. Gardner v. Bd. of Assessors of Gardner

    377 Mass. 351 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 21, 1979

    In Royal Gardens Co. v. … The board correctly rejected the assessors’ approach, holding that whether or not the Federal payments were income to the company was irrelevant. See Morville House, Inc. v.

    Cited 20 timesPublished
  • Lembersky v. PAROLE BD. OF THE DEPT. OF CORRECTION

    332 Mass. 290 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 17, 1955

    Cummings v. State, 4 Wall. 277 . Kring v. Missouri, 107 U.S. 221 . Duncan v. Missouri, 152 U.S. 377 . Commonwealth v. McDonough, 13 Allen, 581 . Murphy v. Commonwealth, 172 Mass. 264 . … Commonwealth v. Wyman, 12 Cush. 237 , 239. Commonwealth v. Gardner, 11 Gray, 438 , 445. Commonwealth v. McKenney, 14 Gray, 1 . Dolan v. Thomas, 12 Allen, 421 . Commonwealth v. Phelps, *294 210 Mass. 78 . Commonwealth v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Turnpike Realty Co. v. Town of Dedham

    362 Mass. 221 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 26, 1972

    Lanner v. Board of Appeal of Tewksbury, 348 Mass. 220, 228 . … Caires v. Building Commr. of Hing-ham, 323 Mass. 589, 594 . Lanner v. Board of Appeal of Tewksbury, 348 Mass. 220, 228 .

    Cited 66 timesPublished
  • COSTANZA & BERTOLINO v. Planning Bd. of North Reading

    360 Mass. 677 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 30, 1971

    The new by-law became effective between the time that the Lucci plan was submitted to the board and the time that it was approved by the board. See Doliner v. … See Selectmen of Pembroke v. R. & P. Realty Corp. 348 Mass. 120, 128-129 ; Kay-Vee Realty Co. Inc. v.

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • Pitman v. City of Medford

    312 Mass. 618 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 29, 1942

    Taunton v. Taylor, 116 Mass. 254 . Worcester Board of Health v. Tupper, 210 Mass. 378 . Mayor of Cambridge v. Dean, 300 Mass. 174 . Saugus v. B. Perini & Sons, Inc. 305 Mass. 403 . … Pickford v. Mayor & Aldermen of Lynn, 98 Mass. 491 . Quinn v. Middlesex Electric Light Co. 140 Mass. 109 . Bradley v. Zoning Adjustment Board of Boston, 255 Mass. 160 . Morrison v. Selectmen of Weymouth, 279 Mass. 486 .

    Cited 32 timesPublished
  • Commissioner of Revenue v. Cargill, Inc.

    429 Mass. 79 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 1, 1999

    See Commissioner of Revenue v. Houghton Mifflin Co., 423 Mass. 42, 43 (1996) (when reviewing a decision of the board, “the sole question before us is whether the board erred as a matter of law”). … See generally King v.

    Cited 56 timesPublished
  • McCarthy v. City of Malden

    303 Mass. 563 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 7, 1939

    Ed.) c. 45, § 5, which is in one respect nothing more than the simple permission to one board of public officers to fix salaries. See Decatur v. … State v.

    Cited 60 timesPublished
  • Old Colony Trust Co. v. Stephens

    346 Mass. 94 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 7, 1963

    Brown, Katherine D. Dodge, and Helen M. … Brown’s half share of the trust income in equal shares to her daughter (Mrs. Stephens) and to her grandson (the son of Mrs. Brown’s deceased daughter).

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Alvarez

    433 Mass. 93 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 21, 2000

    Commonwealth v. Saferian, 366 Mass. 89, 96 (1974). See Commonwealth v. Urena, 417 Mass. 692, 699 (1994) (defendant must show “actual prejudice”); Commonwealth v. … Commonwealth v. White, 409 Mass. 266, 274 (1991).

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • Inhabitants of Swansea v. Pivo

    265 Mass. 520 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 4, 1929

    It could be shown by a member of the board that the amended records were accurate. See Pease v. Smith, 24 Pick. 122 . Wallace v. First Parish in Townsend, 109 Mass. 263 . … Taunton v. Taylor, 116 Mass. 254, 261 . Stratton v. Lowell, 181 Mass. 511, 513 . Board of Health of Worcester v. Tupper, 210 Mass. 378 . Wheeler v. Boston, 233 Mass. 275 .

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Lacy v. Selectmen of Winchendon

    240 Mass. 118 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 23, 1921

    In Ham v. Boston Board of Police, 142 Mass. 90 , the controlling words of the statute were that "Any of said officers or members of the department may be removed by the board for cause.” … The court in its opinion held that the removal took place on the adoption of the vote by the board approving the action of the superintendent. O’Dowd v. Boston has been interpreted in Attorney General v.

    Cited 13 timesPublished

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