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  • Simeone Stone Corp. v. Oliva

    350 Mass. 31 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 31, 1965

    Caires v. Building Commr. of Hingham, 323 Mass. 589, 594 . Burnham v. Board of Appeals of Gloucester, 333 Mass. 114 . … Lexington v. Govenar, 295 Mass. 31, 35-36 . Building Commr. of Medford v. C. & H. Co. 319 Mass. 273, 281-282 . Sellors v. Concord, 329 Mass. 259, 263 . Burnham v. Board of Appeals of Gloucester, 333 Mass. 114, 118.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • In the Matter of John Hoffman Moran

    Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 31, 2025

    Rule 3:01, § 5.1, as appearing in 478 Mass. 1301 (2018); Rule V.2 of the Rules of the Board of Bar Examiners (2021). … Rule V of the Rules of the Board of Bar Examiners sets forth a number of attributes that the board "considers . . . to be essential for all petitioners seeking admission to the Massachusetts bar."

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  • Kszepka's Case

    408 Mass. 843 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 17, 1990

    See Bronstein v. Prudential Ins. Co., 390 Mass. 701, 704 (1984); Jinwala v. Bizzaro, 24 Mass. App. Ct. 1,4 (1987). … Board of Educ., 362 Mass. 417 , 441 n.22 (1972); International Bhd. of Elec. Workers v. Western Mass. Elec. Co., 15 Mass. App. Ct. 25, 28 (1982). The language of G.

    Cited 36 timesPublished
  • Gritta's Case

    241 Mass. 525 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 15, 1922

    Commonwealth v. Danziger, 176 Mass. 290 . Mutual Loan Co. v. Martell, 200 Mass. 482, 484 . Dewey v. Richardson, 206 Mass. 430 . Welch v. Swasey, 193 Mass. 364 . Chase v. Proprietors of Revere House, 232 Mass. 88 . … Hill v. Hall, 191 Mass. 253 . Boston Bar Association v. Hale, 197 Mass. 423 . Manheim v. Woods, 213 Mass. 537 . Rolikatis v. Lovett, 213 Mass. 545 . Arnold v. Maxwell, 223 Mass. 47 .

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Burnett

    417 Mass. 740 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 10, 1994

    None of the additional elements of spontaneity and reliability present in Brown was present here. … See Commonwealth v. Fuller, supra at 682 .

    Cited 19 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
  • Commonwealth v. Rosado

    450 Mass. 657 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 14, 2008

    No. 3844 v. Sex Offender Registry Bd., 447 Mass. 768, 769 (2006), quoting St. 1999, c. 74, § 1. A convicted sex offender must register with the board. G. L. c. 6, § 178E. … Commonwealth v. Hilton, 398 Mass. 63, 64 (1986). See Commonwealth v. Latimore, 378 Mass. 671, 676-678 (1979).

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  • Rourke's Case

    237 Mass. 360 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 20, 1921

    Langley v. Boston Elevated Railway, 223 Mass. 492, 496 . … McGuirk v. Shattuck, 160 Mass. 45 . Kilduff v. Boston Elevated Railway, 195 Mass. 307 . Donovan’s Case, 217 Mass. 76 . See Harbroe’s Case, 223 Mass. 139, 142 .

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • E & J Properties, LLC v. Medas

    464 Mass. 1018 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 19, 2013

    Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers of N.Y., Inc. v. Board of Appeals of Billerica, 454 Mass. 374, 381 (2009), quoting Pendergast v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 331 Mass. 555, 558 (1954). … The judge reviews the facts de novo without giving evidentiary weight to the board’s findings, Roberts v.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Duncan v. School Committee

    331 Mass. 738 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 18, 1954

    Ullian v. Registrar of Motor Vehicles, 325 Mass. 197 . Rines v. Justices of the Superior Court, 330 Mass. 368 . … See Peckham v. Mayor of Fall River, 253 Mass. 590, 592 ; Lowry v. Commissioner of Agriculture, 302 Mass. 111, 116 ; Henderson v. Mayor of Medford, 320 Mass. 663, 667-668 .

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Town of Canton v. Bruno

    361 Mass. 598 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 18, 1972

    The town bases its argument not upon zoning cases but upon Abbene v. Board of Election Commrs. of Revere, 348 Mass. 247 , and Crosby v. … Abbene v. Board of Elections Commrs. of Revere, supra, at 250. Crosby v. Board of Election Commrs. of Newton, supra, at 548.

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • Lowell v. City of Boston

    322 Mass. 709 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 17, 1948

    See Browne v. Bowdoinham, 71 Maine, 144; Trustees of the Freeholders & Commonalty of East Hampton v. Vail, 151 N. Y. 463 . … This legislation did not go so far as the statute in Browne v.

    Cited 66 timesPublished
  • Underwood v. Risman

    414 Mass. 96 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 8, 1993

    The board of health of Medford mailed a notice to the owner, Hutchison, declaring an emergency and ordering remedial action within seven days. … Leardi v. Brown, 394 Mass. 151, 159 (1985). McGrath v. Mishara, 386 Mass. 74, 86 (1982).

    Cited 55 timesPublished
  • Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation v. J. G. McCrory Co.

    280 Mass. 273 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 14, 1932

    Hawkins v. Graham, 149 Mass. 284, 288 . Traiser v. Commercial Travellers’ Eastern Accident Association, 202 Mass. 292, 294. Fechteler v. Whittemore, 205 Mass. 6, 10 . Compare Farmer v. … Hans Rees’ Sons, Inc. v. North Carolina, 283 U. S. 123 . Alpha Portland Cement Co. v. Massachusetts, 268 U. S. 203 . Cannon Manuf. Co. v. Cudahy Packing Co. 267 U. S. 333 . People v. Gilchrist, 244 N. Y. 114 .

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • Fierro's Case

    223 Mass. 378 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 7, 1916

    Welch v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad, 176 Mass. 393 . Houlihan v. Connecticut River Railroad, 164 Mass. 555 . Hodnett v. Boston & Albany Railroad, 156 Mass. 86 . … Mulhall v. Fallon, 176 Mass. 266 . McGovern v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway, 235 U. S. 389 . Davidsson v. Hill, 2 K. B. [1901] 606. Krzus v. Crow’s Nest Pass Coal Co. Ltd. 6 B. W. C. C. 271. 2.

    Cited 24 timesPublished
  • Tuper v. North Adams Ambulance Service, Inc.

    428 Mass. 132 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 5, 1998

    The plaintiff appealed to the department’s board of review (board). … Ring, 401 Mass. 59, 62-64 (1987) (applying defensive collateral estoppel to decision of Industrial Accident Board); Stowe, supra (same to decision of rent control board of Cambridge); Almeida v. Travelers Ins.

    Cited 77 timesPublished
  • Rivas v. Chelsea Housing Authority

    464 Mass. 329 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 8, 2013

    Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Amesbury v. Housing Appeals Comm., 457 Mass. 748, 760 (2010), quoting Goldberg v. Board of Health of Granby, 444 Mass. 627, 633 (2005). See Berrios v. Department of Pub. … Board of Registration in Veterinary Med., 448 Mass. 1035, 1036 (2007) (due process not violated by ex parte communications between agency executive and adjudicative board prior to hearing); Raymond v.

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • In re Application for Admission to the Bar of the Commonwealth

    444 Mass. 393 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 1, 2005

    Co. v. … See, e.g., Commonwealth v.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Sullivan

    156 Mass. 229 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 6, 1892

    Commonwealth v. Andrews, 143 Mass. 23 . Commonwealth v. Brown, 124 Mass. 318 . 4. … Smith v. Brown, 151 Mass. 338, 340 . Commonwealth v. Robinson, 146 Mass. 571, 580, 581 , and cases there cited. Exceptions overruled.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Jackson v. Phillips

    96 Mass. 539 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 15, 1867

    Bartlet v. King, 12 Mass. 536 . Going v. Emery, 16 Pick. 107 . Sohier v. St. Paul’s Church, 12 Met. 250 . Brown v. Kelsey, 2 Cush. 243 . Earle v. Wood, 8 Cush. 445 . … The only case cited for the heirs at law in support of this objection was Browne v.

    Cited 65 timesPublished

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