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  • Marble v. Town of Clinton

    298 Mass. 87 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 1, 1937

    On November 17, 1934, the plaintiff gave to the board of selectmen, which by vote of the town had succeeded to the duties of the board of health (G. L. [Ter. … Oliver v. Gale, 182 Mass. 39 . The town, as the principal in the contract, may direct the selectmen or board of health in making it: Oliver v. Gale, 182 Mass. 39 . Clarke v. Fall River, 219 Mass. 580 . Tuckerman v.

    Cited 21 timesPublished
  • Banaghan v. Dewey

    340 Mass. 73 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 11, 1959

    Over a period of years it had installed parts, replaced cables, repaired the control board, brakes and door latches, and kept the elevator lubricated. … Lyon Realty Corp. 308 Mass. 66, 70-71 , Brown v. A. W. Perry Co. 325 Mass. 479 , McAvey v. Albany Realty Co. 328 Mass. 310, 314 , Furber v. Rodney, 331 Mass. 16 , Lee v.

    Cited 43 timesPublished
  • Doliner v. Town Clerk of Millis

    343 Mass. 10 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 9, 1961

    See Tracy v. Board of Appeals of Marblehead, 339 Mass. 205, 207-208. It is not fatal to the validity of the revised by-law that the preexisting bylaw imposed less onerous restrictions. … See Lexington v. Simeone, 334 Mass. 127,131 ; Pierce v. Wellesley, 336 Mass. 517, 521 . See also Lamarre v. Commissioner of Pub. Works of Fall River, 324 Mass. 542, 545-546 . Cf. Leahy v.

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • Clarke v. Pierce

    215 Mass. 552 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 21, 1913

    Sherman v. Fitch, 98 Mass. 59 . Blanchard v. Blackstone, 102 Mass. 343 . … Garner v. Toney, 107 Ala. 352 . Simpson v. Brown-Desnoyers Shoe Co. 70 Ark. 598 . Barnes v. Walker, 115 Ga. 108 . Rawson v. Davidson, 49 Mich. 607 . Munro v. Hill, 25 S. C. 476. Brown v. Jordhal, 32 Minn. 135 .

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • Piona v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission

    332 Mass. 53 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 17, 1954

    Burns v. Thomas Cook & Sons, Inc. 317 Mass. 398, 402 . O’Leary, petitioner, 325 Mass. 179, 182 . Compare Burgess v. Mayor & Aldermen of Brockton, 235 Mass. 95, 100 ; Clarke v. … See Coyne v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, 312 Mass. 224, 230 ; Selectmen of Lakeville v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, 329 Mass. 769 .

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Schertzer v. City of Somerville

    345 Mass. 747 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 15, 1963

    Caputo v. Board of Appeals of Somerville, 330 Mass. 107,114 . 2. … Leahy v. Inspector of Bldgs. of New Bedford, 308 Mass. 128, 132-134 . McHugh v. Board of Zoning Adjustment of Boston, 336 Mass. 682 . Shapiro v. Cambridge, 340 Mass. 652, 658 . Cary v.

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • Mozetski's Case

    299 Mass. 370 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 2, 1938

    Merrill v. Lowell, 236 Mass. 463, 467 . Berninger’s Case, 253 Mass. 52 . … ” by a reviewing board, grants original jurisdiction of such questions equally to a member and a reviewing board.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Cieri v. Commissioner of Insurance

    343 Mass. 181 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1961

    Commonwealth v. Higgins, 4 Gray, 34 , 35. Opinion of the Justices, 239 Mass. 603, 605 .” Opinion of the Justices, 275 Mass. 575, 579 . Howard v. State Bd. of Retirement, 325 Mass. 211, 213 . … See Sullivan v. Committee on Rules of the House of Representatives, 331 Mass. 135,137 .

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Prince v. City of Boston

    111 Mass. 226 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1872

    Whiting v. Boston, 106 Mass. 89, 95 . … Codman v. Johnson, 104 Mass. 491 .

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Rice

    261 Mass. 340 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 22, 1927

    Sherman, 191 Mass. 439 , Commonwealth v. Beck, 194 Mass. 14 , Commonwealth v. Tyler, 199 Mass. 490 , Commonwealth v. Kingsbury, 199 Mass. 542 , Commonwealth v. Allen, 203 Mass. 529 , Commonwealth v. … Commonwealth v. Stodder, supra. Commonwealth v. Matthews, supra. Commonwealth v. Flax, 259 Mass. 117 .

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Hayden v. Beane

    293 Mass. 347 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 30, 1936

    Cripps and Henry V. Greene, copy of which is annexed marked “A”; and that on said date the plaintiff was elected president of the defendant corporation and a member of its board of directors. … Almy v. Orne, 165 Mass. 126 . Brightman v. Bates, 175 Mass. 105, 111 . Bullivant v. First National Bank of Boston, 246 Mass. 324, 333, 334 . Kirkley v. F. H. Roberts Co. 268 Mass. 246, *352 251 . Allen v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Cook v. Cook

    270 Mass. 534 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 5, 1930

    Meyer v. Fort Hill Engraving Co. 249 Mass. 302, 306 . Under the by-laws of the corporation, the board of directors had authority to fix the compensation of all officers. … Pratt v. Bacon, 10 Pick. 123 , 125, 126. Russell v. M’Lellan, 14 Pick. 63 , 68. Godfrey v. Mutual Finance Corp. 242 Mass. 197, 200 .

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Lessard v. Inhabitants of Revere

    171 Mass. 294 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 20, 1898

    Abercrombie v. Ely, 60 Mo. 23 . Fatout v. School Commissioners, 102 Ind. 223, 232 . Board of Education v. Neidenberger, 78 Ill. 58 . Portland Lumbering & Manuf. Co. v. School District , 13 Oregon, 283. Jordan v. … Board of Education, 39 Minn. 298 . Mayrhofer v. Board of Education, 89 Cal. 110 . Knapp v. Swaney, 56 Mich. 345, 347 . Platteville v. Bell, 66 Wis. 326, 334 . Charn ock v. District Township, 51 Iowa, 70 .

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Choate-Symmes Health Services, Inc.

    406 Mass. 27 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 9, 1989

    Ass’n v. … Co. v. Commissioner of Corps. & Taxation, 363 Mass. 685, 691 (1973); Hertrais v. Moore, 325 Mass. 57, 61 (1949).

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Frennier's Case

    318 Mass. 635 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 2, 1945

    Adamaitis v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. 295 Mass. 215, 219, 220 . Boss v. Travelers Ins. Co. 296 Mass. 18, 22-23 . London Guarantee & Accident Co. Ltd. v. Cox, 41 Ga. App. 329 . Consolidation Coal Co. v. … Olson v. Triplett, 255 Ky. 724 . Fulton Ice Co. v. Meacham, 273 Ky. 483 . Meznarich v. Republic Coal Co. 101 Mont. 78 . See United States v. Rice, 72 Fed. (2d) 676, 677.

    Cited 30 timesPublished
  • Raytheon Co. v. Commissioner of Revenue

    455 Mass. 334 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 10, 2009

    See Motorola, Inc. v. … Cent., Inc. v.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Corraro's Case

    380 Mass. 357 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 10, 1980

    Balsam v. New York State Div. of Employment, 24 App. … Co. v. Anderson, 280 Ala. *361 626 (1967); Sam Jones Casing Crews v. Skipper, 199 So. 2d 436 (Miss. 1967); Allen v. State Accident Ins. Fund, 29 Or. App. 631 (1977).

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Anderson's Case

    373 Mass. 813 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 7, 1977

    L. c. 152, § 7A, and to determine whether that statute was correctly applied by the reviewing board (board) of the Industrial Accident Board. … Cook v. Farm Serv. Stores, Inc., 301 Mass. 564, 566-567, 569 (1938). Thomes v.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • White v. Livingston

    64 Mass. 259 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1852

    We are all of opinion that the legal effect of the condition of the bond given by Brown to White was a demise to White of the premises therein described, so long as *260 he should pay the interest quarterly on the note therein … K; Moshier v.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • C. & H. Co. v. Building Commissioner

    303 Mass. 499 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 7, 1939

    Bellevue Hotel Co. v. Building Commissioner of Boston, 299 Mass. 73 . Godfrey v. Building Commissioner of Boston, 263 Mass. 589, 593 . Bancroft v. Building Commissioner of Boston, 257 Mass. 82, 86 . McLaughlin v. … A further provision created a board of appeal, and declared: “An applicant for a permit hereunder whose application has been refused, may appeal therefrom within thirty days to said Board.”

    Cited 11 timesPublished

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