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  • 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).

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Konstantopoulos v. Town of Whately

    384 Mass. 123 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 27, 1981

    Milligan v. Board of Registration in Pharmacy, 348 Mass. 491, 500 (1965). See Higgins v. … See Mosey Cafe, Inc. v. Licensing Bd. for Boston, 338 Mass. 199, 205 (1958) (licensing authorities may not function as a board of censors). See also note 8, supra.

    Cited 81 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
  • Xtra, Inc. v. Commissioner of Revenue

    380 Mass. 277 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 1, 1980

    Grace & Co. v. … School Comm. of Springfield v. Board of Educ., 362 Mass. 417 , 441 n.22 (1972).

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • Burns v. Commonwealth

    430 Mass. 444 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 14, 1999

    See Commonwealth v. Pauley, 368 Mass. 286, 290 (1975); Salter v. Leventhal, supra at 697 . The error by the trial board permeates all its findings with respect to the contested specifications in Charges I and II. … Curley v. Lynn, 408 Mass. 39, 41 (1990); Commissioner of Pub. Safety v. Treadway, 368 Mass. 155 , 158 & n.3 (1975). For instance, the board stated that “[ajlthough Sergeant Richard J.

    Cited 12 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
  • Cariglia v. Bar Counsel

    442 Mass. 372 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 13, 2004

    Zora v. … See McKenney v.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Miller v. Horton

    10 L.R.A. 116 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 1, 1891

    See also Sawyer v. State Board of Health, 125 Mass. 182 ; Winthrop v. Farrar, 11 Allen, 398 . … In Train v. Boston Disinfecting Co. 144 Mass. 523 , it was held that the board of health, under the St. of 1816, c. 44, (Pub.

    Cited 78 timesPublished
  • E. B. Horn Co. v. Assessors of Boston

    321 Mass. 579 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 24, 1947

    The second was to increase from ninety days to three months the time for the taxpayer to appeal to the Appellate Tax Board. See McRae v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, 199 Mass. 418, 419-420 . … See Mulvey v. Boston, 197 Mass. 178 ; Nelson v. Blinn, 197 Mass. 279 ; E. S. Parks Shellac Co. v. Jones, 265 Mass. 108, 112 .

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Peters v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States

    200 Mass. 579 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 7, 1909

    See besides the decisions referred to in the Pierce case (145 Mass, at p. 59), Peters v. Equitable Assurance Co. 196 Mass. 143, 148, 149 ; Uhlman v. New York Ins. Co. 109 N. Y. 421 ; Brown v. … Brown v. Equitable Assurance Society , 142 Fed. Rep. 835, 842. Everson v. Equitable Assurance Society , 68 Fed. Rep. 258, and 71 Fed. Rep. 570. Hunton v. Equitable Assurance Society , 45 Fed. Rep. 661. Greeff v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Grey

    68 Mass. 501 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1854

    The King v. North, 6 Dowl. & Ryl. 143. See also Rex v. Morley, 1 Y. & Jerv. 221; Ex parte Pain, 5 B. & C. 251; Rex v. Sadler, 2 Chit. R. 519; Davy v. Baker, 4 Bur. 2471 . … Thus it was held, in Brown v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Von Ette's Case

    223 Mass. 56 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 29, 1916

    We are of opinion that the board were warranted in finding that the rule was not in force but had become a dead letter at the time of the accident. McNee v. Coburn Trolley Track Co. 170 Mass. 283 . Sweetland v. … Boyle v. Columbian Fire Proofing Co. 182 Mass. 93, 98 . Brady v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad, 184 Mass. 225 . Cutts v. Boston Elevated Railway, 202 Mass. 450, 456 . Crawley v. A. O. H.

    Cited 88 timesPublished
  • Preston v. City of Boston

    29 Mass. 7 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 21, 1831

    Knibbs v. Hall, 1 Esp. Rep. 84 *15 Threat of legal process is not such duress, for the party may plead, and make proof, and show that he is not liable. Brown v. MíKinally, I Esp. Rep. 279. … See Lyman v. Fiske, 17 Pick. 231 ; Thorndike v. Boston, 1 Metc. 242 Sears v. Boston, ibid. 250.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • DaLomba's Case

    352 Mass. 598 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 6, 1967

    See Boott Mills v. Board of Conciliation & Arbitration, 311 Mass. 223, 227 ; Meunier’s Case, 319 Mass. 421, 427 . … Everett-Morgan Co. v. Boyajian Phar *604 macy, 244 Mass. 460, 461-462 . Kaufman v. Buckley, 285 Mass. 83, 86 (Superior Court judge may not dispense with rules of court). Sheridan-Wyoming Coal Co. Inc. v.

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • Fountaine's Case

    246 Mass. 513 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 27, 1923

    A proceeding before the reviewing board is not like that considered in Swan v. Justices of the Superior Court, 222 Mass. 542 . There the statute (R. … See Moss v. Old Colony Trust Co. ante, 139, and cases there collected at pages 143, 144.

    Cited 15 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
  • Johnson v. East Boston Savings Bank

    290 Mass. 441 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 29, 1935

    Pickett v. Walsh, 192 Mass. 572 . Plant v. Woods, 176 Mass. 492 . … It was said in Cummings v.

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • Vaspourakan, Ltd. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission

    401 Mass. 347 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 21, 1987

    See Arthurs v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 383 Mass. 299, 317 (1981). See also New Palm Gardens, Inc. v. … However, an issue not raised before the commission is deemed waived. 5 See, e.g., Langlitz v. Board *355 of Registration of Chiropractors, 396 Mass. 374, 382 (1985); Gurry v. Board of Pub.

    Cited 37 timesPublished
  • Montaup Electric Co. v. Bd. of Assessors of Whitman

    390 Mass. 847 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 23, 1984

    Co. v. … See, e.g., New Haven Water Co. v. Board of Tax Review of New Haven, 166 Conn. 232, 237-238 (1974); Maine Consol. Power Co. v. Farmington, 219 A.2d 748, 750 (Me. 1966); Public Serv. Co. v.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Whittemore v. Town Clerk of Falmouth

    299 Mass. 64 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 27, 1937

    See State v. Schwartz, 336 Mo. 932, 941 . … Crocker v. Justices of the Superior Court, 208 Mass. 162, 164 . Andrews v. Registrars of Voters of Easton, 246 Mass. 572, 576 . Godfrey v. Building Commissioner of Boston, 263 Mass. 589, 593 . D. N.

    Cited 28 timesPublished

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