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  • 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
  • Ahmed's Case

    278 Mass. 180 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 26, 1932

    In the DiFelici case the award made by the board member was diminished by the reviewing board. … by the board member.

    Cited 63 timesPublished
  • Koch v. Commissioner of Revenue

    416 Mass. 540 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 14, 1993

    In reviewing mixed questions of fact and law, the board’s expertise in tax matters must be recognized, and its decisions are due “some deference.” McCarthy v. … M & T Charters, Inc. v. Commissioner of Revenue, supra at 140.

    Cited 39 timesPublished
  • Town of Nantucket v. Mitchell

    271 Mass. 62 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 24, 1930

    Curtis v. Brown, 219 Mass. 157,159 . Bessey v. Ollman, 242 Mass. 89, 91 . Webber v. Cox, 256 Mass. 595, 597 . Erickson v. Ames, 264 Mass. 436, 441 . … Boston Mill Corp. v. Bulfinch, 6 Mass. 229, 233 . Melvin v. Proprietors of Locks & Canals on Merrimack River, 5 Met. 15 , 26, 32. Barker v. Kennard, 226 Mass. 586, 589, 590 . Dead River Fishing & Hunting Club v.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Moore's Case

    330 Mass. 1 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 26, 1953

    Kelly v. Hackensack Water Co. 10 N. J. Super. Ct. 528. Kelly v. Ochiltree Electric Co. 125 Pa. Super. Ct. 161 . Adams v. East Pennsylvania Conference, 49 D. & C. … Linderman v. Cownie Furs, 234 Iowa, 708 . Le Bar v. Ewald Bros. Dairy, 217 Minn. 16 . Holst v. New York Stock Exchange, 252 App. Div. (N. Y.) 233. Bowen v. Saratoga Springs Commission, 267 App. Div. (N. Y.) 928.

    Cited 48 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Semedo

    456 Mass. 1 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 4, 2010

    The long brown van was no longer on Clarence Street. … We refer to Jorge Fidalgo as the victim and to Antonio Fidalgo by his full name. 5 The van is variously described as “brown,” “reddish-brown,” “maroon,” or “red.”

    Cited 47 timesPublished
  • Parker v. Cobe

    208 Mass. 260 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 3, 1911

    In the United States there is a decision to the same effect by an inferior court (Reid v. Brown, 106 N. Y. Supp. 27 ), and, so far as we know, no case to the contrary. … See for example Dawson v. Hearn, 1 Russ. & M. 606; Ford v. Batley, 17 Beav. 303; Stokes v. Cheek, 28 Beav. 620; In re Robbins, [1907] 2 Ch. 8; In re Brunning, [1909] 1 Ch. 276; Reid v. Brown, 106 N. Y. Supp. 27 .

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Gorski's Case

    227 Mass. 456 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 27, 1917

    The paper on which the claim, with the details set forth in the statute, is written actually must be delivered physically into the possession of the board before it can be said to be filed with the board. Chapin v. … See New Monckton Collieries, Ltd. v. Keeling, [1911] A. C. 648. This matter does not seem to have been the subject of much attention at the hearing either by the arbitration committee or by the board.

    Cited 44 timesPublished
  • Munkley v. Hoyt

    179 Mass. 108 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 23, 1901

    In Commonwealth v. … The second is Commonwealth v.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Town of Burlington v. Dunn

    318 Mass. 216 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 7, 1945

    Pittsfield v. Oleksak, 313 Mass. 553, 555 . Zahn v. Board of Public Works, 274 U. S. 325 . Nectow v. Cambridge, 277 U. S. 183 . … See DeFelice v. Zoning Board of Appeals of East Haven, 130 Conn. 156 .

    Cited 95 timesPublished
  • Furlong v. Ayers

    305 Mass. 455 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 26, 1940

    But that was not the equivalent of a removal by the board of public welfare. Simpson v. Marlborough, 236 Mass. 210, 214 . Otis Staples Lumber Co. Ltd. v. Federal National Bank of Boston, 258 Mass. 182, 184 . … Ed.) c. 43 as now amended could have a board of public welfare, except the provision of c. 41, § 1. See Gilliatt v. Quincy, 292 Mass. 222 .

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Bell Atlantic Mobile of Massachusetts Corp. v. Commissioner of Revenue

    451 Mass. 280 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 28, 2008

    We granted Bell Atlantic Mobile’s application for direct appellate review, and we affirm the decision of the board. 8 Discussion. Our review of a board decision is limited to questions of law. Towle v. … See FMR Corp. v. Commissioner of Revenue, 441 Mass. 810, 819 (2004), quoting Board of Educ. v.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Whittaker's Case

    319 Mass. 582 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 15, 1946

    The authority of the board to fix fees of physicians is limited to those fees for which the insurer is liable. Holland v. Zeuner, 228 Mass. 142, 143 . … Compare Newell v. West, 149 Mass. 520, 526 ; Blake v. Corcoran, 211 Mass. 406, 407 ; In re G. F. Redmond & Co. Inc. 17 Fed. (2d) 501, 502. The authority of the board under G. L. (Ter.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Harvey v. Merrill

    5 L.R.A. 200 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 5, 1889

    Dickson’s Executor v. Thomas, 97 Penn. St. 278; Gregory v. Wendell, 40 Mich. 432 ; Lyon v. Culbertson, 83 Ill. 33 ; Melchert v. American Union Telegraph Co. 3 McCrary, 521 ; S. C. 11 Fed. Rep. 193 and note; Barnard v. … This was decided in Embrey v. Jemison, 131 U. S. 336 . See also Kahn v. Walton, (Ohio, 1888,) 20 N. E. Rep. 203; Cothran v. Ellis, 125 Ill. 496 ; Fareira v. Gabell, 89 Penn. St. 89; Crawford v.

    Cited 31 timesPublished
  • Albanese's Case

    378 Mass. 14 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 4, 1979

    See Murray v. T. W. Dick Co., 398 A.2d 390, 392 (Me. 1979); Carter v. General Motors Corp., 361 Mich. 577, 593 (1960). See also Baker v. Workmen’s Compensation Appeals Bd., 18 Cal. … Co. v. Labor & Indus. Relations Appeal Bd., 53 Haw. 32, 37-39 (1971). Cf. American Nat’l Red Cross v.

    Cited 35 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
  • Goldstein v. Conner

    212 Mass. 57 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 24, 1912

    Cases like Newton v. Joyce, 166 Mass. 83 , Commonwealth v. Parks, 155 Mass. 531 , Quincy v. Kennard, 151 Mass. 563 , Commonwealth v. Ellis, 158 Mass. 555 , Belmont v. … New England Brick Co. 190 Mass. 442 , and Worcester Board of Health v. Tupper, 210 Mass. 378 , plainly are distinguishable.

    Cited 36 timesPublished
  • Archambault v. Mayor of Lowell

    278 Mass. 327 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 1, 1932

    See Oliver v. Gale, 182 Mass. 39 ; Clarke v. Fall River, 219 Mass. 580, 584-585 . … L. c. 43, § 29, required the approval of the board of health to, be affixed to such a contract. Clarke v.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Massa v. Stone

    346 Mass. 67 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 7, 1963

    One Brown and Raimond Massa’s two sons joined the business, *69 which was incorporated as Raimond, Inc. Brown told Rai-mond Massa that one Dewey Stone (whose niece had married Mr. … See Bullivant v. First Natl. Bank, 246 Mass. 324, 333-334 . See also Loughery v. Bright, 267 Mass. 584, 587-589 ; Brown v. McLanahan, 148 F. 2d 703, 708-709 (4th Cir.) , 7 Cf. Wilson v.

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Sanford v. Boston Edison Co.

    319 Mass. 55 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 8, 1946

    Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. v. National Labor Relations Board, 313 U. S. 146 . National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc. 322 U. S. 111, 134 . See Jordan Marsh Co. v. … National Licorice Co. v. National Labor Relations Board, 309 U. S. 350 . J. I. Case Co. v. National Labor Relations Board, 321 U. S. 332 .

    Cited 4 timesPublished

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