Case law

Sargentelli's Case

331 Mass. 193 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 3, 1954

We think there was no error in the ruling of the board that Liberty had the burden of proving that the employee became an employee of Verson. Mersey Docks & Harbour Board v. Coggins & Griffith (Liverpool) Ltd. [1947] A. … Ltd. v. Northern Ireland Road Transport Board, [1942] A. C. 509; Nicholas v. F. J. Sparkes & Son, [1945] K. B. 309; Girvan v. MacDonald, [1951] 3 D. L. R. 92 (Nova Scotia Supreme Court).

Commonwealth v. Harris

395 Mass. 296 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 3, 1985

She described her assailant as a black male, around twenty-six years old, wearing a brown leather jacket and dark pants. The defendant matched that description. … The defendant was described as wearing a brown leather jacket, while the other assailant was said to have worn a black leather jacket.

Mizrahi's Case

320 Mass. 733 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 1, 1947

Inc. v. Harris, 112 Ind. … At any rate, a few days later the board made a “corrected board decision” leaving the sentence out, and the “corrected board decision” was certified to the Superior Court.

Onex Communications Corporation v. Commissioner of Revenue

457 Mass. 419 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 30, 2010

The Appellate Tax Board (board) determined that the plaintiff was engaged in manufacturing as defined in G. … Co. v. Commissioner of Ins., 447 Mass. 478, 481 (2006). Because the board is authorized to interpret and administer the tax statutes, its decisions are entitled to deference. See Bell Atl. Mobile of Mass. Corp. v.

Mandell's Case

322 Mass. 328 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 2, 1948

Wineland v. Taylor, 59 Idaho, 401 . Sater v. Home Lumber & Coal Co. 63 Idaho, 776 . Boyer Chemical Laboratory Co. v. Industrial Commission, 366 Ill. 635 . Murphy v. Flint Board of Education, 314 Mich. 226 . Clegg v. … Marks v. Gray, 251 N. Y. 90 . Schwimmer v. Kammerman & Kaminsky, 262 N. Y. 104 . Torres v. Criterion Concessions, Inc. 284 N. Y. 615 . Ridout v. Rose’s Stores, Inc. 205 N. C. 423 . Eyman v.

Stokes v. Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution

389 Mass. 883 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 15, 1983

We conclude that Stokes, similar to the prisoners in Pina v. Superintendent, Mass. Correctional Inst., Walpole, supra, and Hennessy v. Superintendent, Mass. … See Brach v. Chief Justice of the Dist. Court Dept., 386 Mass. 528, 533 (1982); Diafario v. Commissioner of Correction, 371 Mass. 545, 552-553 (1976); Wolf v. Commissioner of Pub. Welfare, 367 Mass. 293, 298-299 (1975).

First Data Corp. v. State Tax Commission

371 Mass. 444 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 8, 1976

Corp. v. Assessors of Boston, 355 Mass. 284, 287 (1969). We answer the question in the negative and affirm the board’s decision. … The decision of the Appellate Tax Board is affirmed.

Sponatski's Case

220 Mass. 526 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 31, 1915

Plumb v. Cobden Flour Mills Co. Ltd. [1914] A. C. 62. Barnabas v. Bersham Colliery Co. 4 B. W. C. C. 119. Fletcher v. Owners of Ship Duchess, [1911] A. C. 671. See also Childs v. … But this error in law did not affect the result reached by the Industrial Accident Board. The decision of the board rests upon the rule of the Daniels case and hence need not be disturbed.

Commonwealth v. Monteiro

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 26, 2023

Commonwealth v. Brown, 487 Mass. 1007, 1008 (2021), quoting Commonwealth v. … Brown, supra, quoting Dilworth, supra.

Gentile v. Director of Division of Employment Security

329 Mass. 500 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 1, 1952

The findings of the board of review as to the facts, if supported by any evidence, are conclusive. G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 151A, § 42, as amended. Weiner v. … United States, 291 Fed. 940 ; Jeffery-De Witt Insulator Co. v. National Labor Relations Board, 91 Fed. (2d) 134; Mark Hopkins, Inc. v. California Employment Commission, 24 Cal. (2d) 744; Sandoval v.

Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation v. Assessors of Boston

324 Mass. 32 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 7, 1949

The edges and ends of the boards are trimmed and, after being sorted according to grade, length and thickness, the boards are put upon racks to dry and are finally kiln dried. About one third of these boards are planed. … Bogard v. Tyler’s Administrator, 119 Ky. 637 . State v. A. W. Wilbert’s Sons Lumber & Shingle Co. 51 La. Ann. 1223 . Drennan v. Stone, 190 Miss. 874 . Iden v. Bureau of Revenue, 43 N. M. 205. Commonwealth v.

Global Companies, LLC v. Commissioner of Revenue

459 Mass. 492 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 19, 2011

Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams, supra at 119 . As the board noted, in United States Glue Co. v. … Co. v. Commissioner of Revenue, 454 Mass. 115, 119 (2009) (court will affirm board’s reasonable construction of statute).

Berwick & Smith Co. v. Salem Press, Inc.

331 Mass. 196 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 4, 1954

It is agreed that Brown was authorized to act for the defendant. The books were subsequently printed and delivered to the defendant and a bill was sent to it on July 30, 1949. … Daniels v. Hudson River Fire Ins. Co. 12 Cush. 416 , 429. Barrie v. Quinby, 206 Mass. 259, 265 . Cronan v. Hornblower, 211 Mass. 538, 541 .

Martin's Case

231 Mass. 402 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 7, 1918

Herrick v. Waitt, 224 Mass. 415, 417 . Boston Bar Association v. Casey, 227 Mass. 46 , and cases collected at page 51. … Butland v. Hein, ante, 242. Case dismissed.

Shute's Case

290 Mass. 393 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 5, 1935

Cameron v. State Theatre Co. 256 Mass. 466 . It .is plain that at the time the employee received his injury he was acting in the course of his employment. … So far as the decision in Warner v. Couchman, [1912] A. C. 35, cited in McNicol’s Case, 215 Mass. 497 , is at variance with what is here decided we are not disposed to follow it. Decree affirmed.

Bursey's Case

325 Mass. 702 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 28, 1950

The insurer contends at the outset that the board lacked power to revise the agreement between the employee and the insurer approved by the board. See G. L. (Ter. … Nichols v. Vaughan, 217 Mass. 548, 551 . Dolan v. Commonwealth, 304 Mass. 325, 332-333 . Hertrais v. Moore, ante, 57, 61. More than thirty years have now elapsed since the decision in Gagnon’s Case .

Howes v. Town of Essex

329 Mass. 381 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 3, 1952

See Cerwonka v. Saugus, 316 Mass. 152, 153 ; Boyle v. Building Inspector of Malden, 327 Mass. 564, 566 ; Sunderland v. Building Inspector of North Andover, 328 Mass. 638, 641 . … As was said in O’Reilly v. Scituate, 328 Mass. 154, 155 , “When legal counsel is meant it is usual to say so.”

Adomaitis v. Director of Division of Employment Security

334 Mass. 520 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 7, 1956

See Local Union No. 11 v. Gordon, 396 Ill. 293 ; Amory Worsted Mills, Inc. v. Riley, 96 N. H. 162; Mortensen v. Board of Review, 37 N. J. Super. 236; Ablondi v. Board of Review, 8 N. J. Super. 71; Adkins v. … Climax Fire Brick Co. v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, 166 Pa. Super. 481 . Chrysler Corp. v. Review Board of Indiana Employment Security Division, 120 Ind. App. 425 . Saunders v.

Malone-Campagna v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

391 Mass. 399 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 13, 1984

The Divi *400 sion of Employment Security’s board of review (board) denied the claimants’ application for review, making the review examiner’s decision the final decision of the board. G. L. c. 151A, § 41 (c). … The claimants challenge the decision of the board on three grounds.

Jacobson v. Parks & Recreation Commission of Boston

345 Mass. 641 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 1, 1963

[The board] shall have the same powers over any lands placed or taken under the custody, care and control of said board by authority of this act, as if said lands had been taken by said board by the exercise of the right … That the plaintiffs as citizens could not act alone is indicated by Kelley v. Board of Health of Peabody, 248 Mass. 165, 169 , Povey v. School Comm. of Medford, 333 Mass. 70, 71-72 , Berry v.