Case law

Murphy v. City of Lowell

124 Mass. 564 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 28, 1878

Those ordinances provide that “ the superintendent of streets, under the direction of the board of aldermen, shall superintend the building of all common sewers and drains that may be built under the authority of said board … Child v. Boston, 4 Allen, 41 . Emery v. Lowell, 104 Mass. 13 . Hill v. Boston, 122 Mass. 344, 358, 359, 365, 374, 375 . Verdicts set aside.

Department of Public Health v. Cumberland Cattle Co.

361 Mass. 817 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 16, 1972

II — The Town Board’s Equity Suit Against Cumberland. On March 30, 1966, the town board (see, however, Board of Health of Franklin v. … No. 680, at pp. 9-10. 12 See also Board of Health of Woburn v. Sousa, 338 Mass. 547, 553 ; Pendoley v. Ferreira, 345 Mass. 309, 312-315 ; Moysenko v. Board of Health of No.

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."

Commonwealth v. Brunelle

341 Mass. 675 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 26, 1961

Brown, 121 Mass. 69, 76-77 ) provided that his judgment corresponds “with the average judgment of the doctors in the community in which he practises.” Commonwealth v. Nason, 252 Mass. 545, 551 . See Commonwealth v. … Commonwealth v. Wood, 11 Gray, 85 . Commonwealth v. Sholes, 13 Allen, 554 , 558. Commonwealth v. Thompson, 108 Mass. 461 . Commonwealth v. Brown, 121 Mass. 69, 76, 81 . Commonwealth v. Stone, 300 Mass. 160, 166 .

Commonwealth v. Zapata

455 Mass. 530 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 23, 2009

In Commonwealth v. Brown, 431 Mass. 772, 775 (2000), we held that the language in the original (1993) version of G. … The 2004 amendment does not alter our holding in the Brown case that § 18C sets “a minimum term of twenty years and a maximum term of life." Commonwealth v. Brown, 431 Mass. at 775 .

Arnold v. Stevens

41 Mass. 106 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 21, 1839

Lit. 4 6; Rehoboth v. Hunt, 1 Pick. 224 . Whatever estate vested in S. Brown, passed by his will to E. Brown, whose lessee the defendant is. The title thus traced extends to a portion only of the easement. … Bealey v. Shaw, 6 East, 214 ; Keene v. Deardon, 8 East, 263.

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.

Violette v. Rice

173 Mass. 82 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 3, 1899

Black v. Bachelder, 120 Mass. 171 . Flynn v. Bourneuf, 143 Mass. 277, 278 . Chemical Electric Light & Power Co. v. Howard, 150 Mass. 495 . Goode v. Riley, 153 Mass. 585, 586 . Poole v. … J., in Brown v. Brown, 8 Met. 573 , 577. Tymason v. Bates, 14 Wend. 671, 675 . The case of Keller v.

Chaffee v. Town of Oxford

308 Mass. 520 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 2, 1941

See McKenna v. Kimball, 145 Mass. 555, 556 . It made the agreement with Roberts, in the name of the board and, as a board, agreed to pay him. … The plaintiffs concede that the supplying of fuel to the needy of the town and the employing of recipients of aid come within the proper function of the board, see Neff v. Wellesley, 148 Mass. 487, 493, 494 ; Curran v.

Storer v. Downey

215 Mass. 273 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 18, 1913

Salem v. Maynes, 123 Mass. 372 . Commonwealth v. Hubley, 172 Mass. 58 . Newton v. Joyce, 166 Mass. 83 . Worcester Board of Health v. Tupper, 210 Mass. 378 . The case is plainly distinguishable from Commonwealth v. … Maletsky, 203 Mass. 241 , and Goldstein v.

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).

Commonwealth v. Rodriguez

430 Mass. 577 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 18, 2000

In Brown v. Texas, 443 U.S. 47 (1979), the United States Supreme Court employed a balancing test to determine whether a particular seizure violates the Fourth Amendment. … The concurrence correctly notes that our previous decisions on the constitutionality of driving while under the influence checkpoints employed a balancing test similar to Brown v. Texas, 443 U.S. 47 (1979).

Town of Middleborough v. Housing Appeals Committee

449 Mass. 514 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 20, 2007

See, e.g., Dennis Housing Corp. v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Dennis, 439 Mass. 71, 76-78 (2003); Board of Appeals of Hanover v. Housing Appeals Comm., 363 Mass. 339, 347-354 (1973). … See Board of Appeals of Hanover v.

Casieri's Case

286 Mass. 50 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 27, 1934

Springstun v. Springstun, 131 Wash. 109 . Fuller v. Fuller, 49 R. I. 45. Gilman v. Tucker, 128 N. Y. 190 . It cannot, constitutionally, be taken away without compensation. Hodges v. Snyder, 261 U. S. 600 . McCullough v. … See also Bigelow v. Bemis, 2 Allen, 496 ; Arnold & Murdock Co. v. Industrial Commission, 314 Ill. 251 . We need not multiply citations.

McCarty's Case

445 Mass. 361 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 23, 2005

Lyons v. Fontaine Bros., supra. … Blixt v. Blixt, supra, quoting Massachusetts Comm’n Against Discrimination v. Colangelo, 344 Mass. 387, 390 (1962). 9 Conclusion.

Selectmen of Wakefield v. Judge of First District Court of Eastern Middlesex

262 Mass. 477 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 29, 1928

Ward v. Aldermen of Newton, 181 Mass. 432 . Byfield v. Newton, 247 Mass. 46, 53 . Bradley v. Zoning Adjustment Board of Boston, 255 Mass. 160, 171 . … The requirement still is as heretofore to “review” the action of the removing officer or board as that word has been defined in earlier decisions. The matter is not to be tried anew as if it were an appeal. Swan v.

Heywood v. Stiles

124 Mass. 275 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 1, 1878

Forsyth v. Hooper, 11 Allen, 419 . The plaintiff sues to recover for the board of six men at her hotel. … bo leave these men there, and Stiles would see that the board was paid.

Ackroyd's Case

340 Mass. 214 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 5, 1960

See Noble v. Mead-Morrison Mfg. Co. 237 Mass. 5, 16 ; Commonwealth v. Festo, 251 Mass. 275, 277-278 ; Tomlinson v. Flanagan, 287 Mass. 38, 46 ; Mowat v. DeLuca, 330 Mass. 711, 712 . … See Tierney v. Coolidge, 308 Mass. 255, 261 (postponement held improper in the circumstances of that case); Knapp v.

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.

Pearsons v. Ranlett

110 Mass. 118 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 15, 1872

The act makes the treasurer one of the board of commission ers, but there is nothing in it to indicate that he is to have any greater power than any other member of the board. … Waldron v. Lee, 5 Pick. 823 . Peremptory writ of mandamus to issue.