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  • Wellesley Housing Authority v. S. & A. Allen Construction Co.

    340 Mass. 466 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 7, 1960

    [V]oucher for final payment ... is due and payable immediately on approval of State housing board.” … Inc. v. Board of Conciliation & Arbitration, 339 Mass. 301, 302-303 , and cases cited. Nothing in Dondis v.

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  • Walker v. E. William & Merrill C. Nutting, Inc..

    302 Mass. 535 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 10, 1939

    Marsch v. … The action of the board did not purport to do so. St. 1925, c. 35. Nute v. Boston Co-operative Building Co. 149 Mass. 465, 469 . Board of Survey of Lexington v. Suburban Land Co. 235 Mass. 108 .

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Holmes v. Turner's Falls Co.

    142 Mass. 590 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 23, 1886

    Haven v. Adams, 4 Allen, 80 , 93. Brown v. Smith, 116 Mass. 108 . … Smith v. Shepard, 15 Pick. 147 . Welch v. Adams, 1 Met. 494 . Massachusetts Hospital Life Ins. Co. v. Wilson, 10 Met. 126 . Russell v. Allen, 2 Allen, 42 . Haven v. Adams, ubi supra. Ellis v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Tenczar v. Tenczar

    332 Mass. 105 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 28, 1954

    Sidlow v. Gosselin, 310 Mass. 395, 397 . We have to decide the case on just those facts including any inferences we may properly draw from them. Vergnani v. Vergnani, 321 Mass. 699, 702 . Brown v. … Brown, 323 Mass. 332, 333 . The findings are meager. The parties were married in 1941.

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  • Sparhawk v. Sparhawk

    116 Mass. 315 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 25, 1874

    Denny v. … Bigelow v. Bigelow, 108 Mass. 38 . Graves v. Graves, Ib. 314. Edgerly v. Edgerly, 112 Mass. 53 . Garnett v. Gar nett, 114 Mass.

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  • Swistak v. Paradis

    288 Mass. 377 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 26, 1934

    It may not be gross negligence to drive an automobile while a guest is standing, or may be presumed *380 to be standing, securely on the running board. Coyne v. Maniatty, 235 Mass. 181 . Forman v. … The case at bar falls within the class illustrated by Terlizzi v. Marsh, 258 Mass. 156 , where a girl between seven and eight years old was riding on the running board. Rog v. Eltis, 269 Mass. 466 .

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • Filosa's Case

    295 Mass. 592 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 4, 1936

    Board in awarding compensation to the dependents”; and (5) “That the decree entered by the Superior Court is not supported by the finding of the Industrial Accident Board.” … Quimby v. Boston Elevated Railway, 248 Mass. 364 .

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  • Wheeler v. Wason Manufacturing Co.

    135 Mass. 294 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 8, 1883

    Coombs v. New Bedford Cordage Co. 102 Mass. 583 . Sullivan v. India Manuf. Co. 113 Mass. 396, 399 . Flike v. Boston & Albany Railroad, 53 N. Y. 549 . Paulmier v. Erie Railroad, 5 Vroom, 151 . Devitt v. … Dynen v. Leach, 26 L. J. (N. S.) Ex. 221. Williams v. Clough, 27 L. J. (N. S.) Ex. 325.

    Cited 45 timesPublished
  • Guarino v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

    393 Mass. 89 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 1, 1984

    The board alone functions as the finder of the facts. Manias v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., 388 Mass. 201 , 205 (1983). White v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., 382 Mass. 596 , 599 (1981). … Lycurgus v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., 391 Mass. 623 , *93 626-627 (1984). Smith v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., 376 Mass. 563, 564-566 (1978).

    Cited 40 timesPublished
  • Fitzgibbons's Case

    374 Mass. 633 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 15, 1978

    See also Teachers’ Retirement Bd. v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd., 346 Mass. 663 (1964); Baruffaldi v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd., 337 Mass. 495 (1958). … See, e.g., Pathfinder Co. v. Industrial Comm’n, 62 Ill. 2d 556 (1976); Wolfe v. Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Co., 36 N.Y.2d 505 (1975); 1A A.

    Cited 37 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Silva

    471 Mass. 610 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 11, 2015

    They spoke briefly together, and Browne noticed blood on Pimental's legs. … See Turner v. Safley, 482 U.S. 78, 89 (1987); Bell, supra at 545-546. See also Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Burlington, 132 S.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • 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.

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • McCarthy's Case

    232 Mass. 557 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 11, 1919

    On all the evidence the board was warranted in finding that the employee’s injury arose out of his employment. … Morgan v. Owners of Steamship Zenaida, 2 B. W. C. C. 19. Davies v. Gillespie, 5 B. W. C. C. 64. Kanscheit v. Garrett Laundry Co. 101 Neb. 702 . State v. District Court of Ramsey County, 138 Minn. 250 . Demon v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • 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.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Tilton v. City of Haverhill

    311 Mass. 572 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 28, 1942

    There is nothing in the report of the board that recommended the enactment of the statute to explain why the provision was inserted by the board in the draft act. … Cleaveland v. Norton, 6 Cush. 380 . Commonwealth v. Roxbury, 9 Gray, 451 , 492. Boston v. Richardson, 13 Allen, 146 , 156. Lynnfield v. Peabody, 219 Mass. 322, 330 . Stoneham v.

    Cited 45 timesPublished
  • 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.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • John S. Lane & Son, Inc. v. Commissioner of Revenue

    396 Mass. 137 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 4, 1985

    Co. v. Commissioner of Ins., 374 Mass. 181, 189-190 (1978). … See generally Memphis Shoppers News, Inc. v. Woods, 584 S.W.2d 196, 199-200 (Tenn. 1979). Decision of the Appellate Tax Board reversed.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Assessors of Everett v. General Electric Co.

    330 Mass. 464 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 29, 1953

    Apparently, this was the reason that the board made no findings concerning any such action. We do not intimate that, if there was such an action, it would bar the granting of relief by the board. See Radway v. … The Appellate Tax Board was empowered to grant the abatement. Milford Water Co. v. Hopkinton, 192 Mass. 491, 497-498 . Welch v. Boston, 211 Mass. 178, 186 . Assessors of Boston v.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • LeBlanc v. Cutler Co.

    305 Mass. 283 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 27, 1940

    Brown v. Robinson, 275 Mass. 55, 57-58 . At any rate it does not restrict the meaning of the word “mistake.” See Lorain Steel Co. v. Norfolk & Bristol Street Railway, 187 Mass. 500, 505 . … .” *287 Brown v. Robinson, 275 Mass. 55, 58 . MacInnis v. Mor rissey, 298 Mass. 505, 508 . See also Emeneau v. Hillery, 282 Mass. 280, 284 . This language, with other language, used in Brown v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Clemons v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

    395 Mass. 174 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 11, 1985

    Cape Cod Bank & Trust Co. v. LeTendre, 384 Mass. 481,484 (1981). Accord Simpson v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., 391 Mass. 403, 405 (1984). … Schulte v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., 369 Mass. 74, 79 (1975).

    Cited 5 timesPublished

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