Case law

Goss v. District Court of Holyoke

302 Mass. 148 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 10, 1939

Barnard v. Lynn, 295 Mass. 144, 145 , and cases cited. … That sentence is quoted and explained in Tremblay v. Mayor of Fall River, 263 Mass. 118 , Smith v. New Bedford, 269 Mass. 345 , McDonald v. City Manager of Fall River, 273 Mass. 368 , and Ault v. Hurley, 291 Mass. 176 .

Butler v. Directors of Port of Boston

222 Mass. 5 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 16, 1915

Nichols v. Rogers, 139 Mass. 146 . Wallingford v. Mutual Society, 5 App. Cas. 685, 697. The question then is whether the facts alleged constitute ground for the issuance of the writ. … Gardner v. Lowell, 221 Mass. 150 . It is the general rule that where adequate relief may be had by resort to some other *13 remedy, the court will not issue a writ of mandamus. Crocker v.

Chace v. Sherman

119 Mass. 387 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 10, 1876

Baldwin v. Soule, 6 Gray, 321 . Lee v. Kane, 6 Gray, 495 . Doherty v. Brown, 10 Gray, 250 . Payson v. Macomber, 3 Allen, 69 . Clark v. Brown, 116 Mass. 504 . … Montague v.

Merchants' Insurance Co. of Providence v. Abbott

131 Mass. 397 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 13, 1881

. * Kelly v. Solari, 9 M. & W. 54. Townsend v. Crowdy, 8 C. B. (N. S.) 477. Pearson v. Lord, 6 Mass. 81 . Stuart v. Sears, 119 Mass. 143 . Welch v. Goodwin, 123 Mass. 71 . 2 Phil. Ins. §§ 1816,1817. … Manahan v. Gibbons, 19 Johns. 109 . The other four actions are brought against Abbott and the members of the firm of Browne, Steese and Clarke.

Aberthaw Construction Co. v. Cameron

194 Mass. 208 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 27, 1907

Commonwealth v. Hunt, 4 Met. 111 . Commonwealth v. Eastman, 1 Cush. 189 , 224. Revere Water Co. v. Winthrop, 192 Mass. 455 . … Phelps v. Cutler, 4 Gray, 137 . Stewart v. Thomas, 15 Gray, 171 . Baldwin v. Parker, 99 Mass. 79 . Kline v. Baker, 106 Mass. 61 .

Benton v. Benton

325 Mass. 736 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 3, 1950

Brown v. Brown, 323 Mass. 332, 333 . There is no inconsistency here. The findings required the decree. … She relies on Reddington v.

Boston Manufacturing Co. v. Commonwealth

144 Mass. 598 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 29, 1887

Commonwealth v. Hamilton Manuf. Co. 12 Allen, 298 . Commonwealth v. Cary Improvement Co. 98 Mass. 19, 22 . Commonwealth v. Berkshire Ins. Co. 98 Mass. 25 . Manufacturers' Ins. Co. v. Loud, 99 Mass. 146 . … Sts. c. 13, assessed a tax upon the petitioner of $1097.58; that the petitioner appealed to the board of appeal from the decision of the deputy tax commissioner, and that the board affirmed his decision and fixed the value

Balch v. Shaw

174 Mass. 144 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 3, 1899

Board of the J. … While it is held in Minot v.

Gooch v. Association for Relief of Aged Indigent Females

109 Mass. 558 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 15, 1872

The general control of the Home and its inmates is intrusted to the board of managers. The plaintiff’s counsel suggests that they merely keep a boarding-house. … The reoent case of Jackson v. Phillips, 14 Allen, 539 , discusses the subject fully. See also Odell v. Odell, 10 Allen, 1 . There is nothing before the court to prove the contract set forth in the "declaration.

American Institute for Economic Research v. Assessors of Great Barrington

324 Mass. 509 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 5, 1949

Bottini v. Addonizio, 261 Mass. 456 . … Mercier v. Union Street Railway, 230 Mass. 397, 404 . Ambrose v. Boston Elevated Railway, 309 Mass. 219, 222 .

Silva v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

398 Mass. 609 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 24, 1986

“It is . . . the function of the board and not a judge to make findings of fact” in employment security cases. White v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., 382 Mass. 596 , 599 (1981). See Manias v. … If the findings of the board are supported by substantial evidence, and if there is no error of law, the court must affirm the board. See Keough v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., 370 Mass. 1, 3 (1976).

Feldman v. Feldman

230 Mass. 330 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 25, 1918

May v. Wood, 172 Mass. 11 . Brown v. Brown, 207 Mass. 254 . … See Pratt v. Pratt, supra; Norton v. Lilley, 214 Mass. 239 . The libellee’s requests for rulings have not been argued. But so far as applicable to the facts they are disposed of by the foregoing. Exceptions overruled.

Town of Wrentham v. West Wrentham Village, LLC

451 Mass. 511 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 27, 2008

See Federman v. Board of Appeals of Marblehead, 35 Mass. App. … Because the HAC’s remand is not final as to the board, the Cliff House exception does not apply. See Federman v.

Mayor of Haverhill v. Water Commissioners of Haverhill

320 Mass. 63 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 29, 1946

Cohen v. Price, 273 Mass. 303, 309 . Commonwealth v. Bloomberg, 302 Mass. 349, 352 .” Hinckley v. Retirement Board of Gloucester, 316 Mass. 496, 500 . … Georgetown, 190 Mass. 225, 229 ; Boston v. Dolan, 298 Mass. 346 . Nothing to the contrary is contained in such cases as Muldoon v. Lowell, 178 Mass. 134 , Bowers v. Selectmen of Needham, 216 Mass. 422 , Whiting v.

Krupp v. Building Commissioner of Newton

325 Mass. 686 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 27, 1950

Brodbine v. Revere, 182 Mass. 598, 600 . Boston v. Chelsea, 212 Mass. 127, 128 . But when the Legislature has adopted a policy it may delegate to a board or an officer the working out of the details of that policy. … Norcross v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 255 Mass. 177, 186 . Opinion of the Justices, 321 Mass. 759, 765 .

O'Shea v. City of Holyoke

345 Mass. 175 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 3, 1962

[to] the board . . . having like powers or duties.” Gr. L. e. 4, § 7 (definition of “aldermen,” etc.). See Kaeble v. Mayor of Chicopee, 311 Mass. 260, 261 ; Fisher v. … See Fisher v.

Massachusetts General Hospital v. Fairbanks

129 Mass. 78 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 30, 1880

Whiting v. Sullivan, 7 Mass. 107 . … Of this character are these cases cited by the plaintiff: Cahill v *82 Bigelow, 18 Pick. 369 . Swift v. Pierce, 13 Allen, 136 . Walker v. Moors, 125 Mass. 352 .

Antioch Temple, Inc. v. Parekh

383 Mass. 854 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 30, 1981

Jones v. Wolf, 443 U.S. 595 (1979), discussed infra. 7 Cf. Bouldin v. … Wheeler v.

Boisvert v. Ward

199 Mass. 594 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 20, 1908

Sampson v. Holbrook, 192 Mass. 421 . Lavelle v. Dunn-Green Leather Co. 194 Mass. 294 . Beique v. Hosmer, 169 Mass. 541 . Gillette v. General Electric Co. 187 Mass. 1 . 2. … Whalen v. Rosnosky, 195 Mass. 545 . Exceptions overruled.

Lemery v. Twombly

281 Mass. 93 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 25, 1932

Jefts v. York, 10 Cush. 392 . Bartlett v. Tucker, 104 Mass. 336 . Peoples National Bank v. Dixwell, 217 Mass. 436 . Boston & Albany Railroad v. Richardson, 135 Mass. 473 . … Conant v. Alvord, 166 Mass. 311 .