Case law

Commissioner of Corp. & Taxation v. Assessors of Springfield

330 Mass. 433 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 14, 1953

Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation v. Assessors of Springfield, 329 Mass. 419 . Assessors of Springfield v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co., ante, 198. … In Assessors of Springfield v.

Snay v. Collis

276 Mass. 159 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 24, 1931

It was upon the strength of this report that the board denied the appeal. ... … Hoban v. Dempsey, 217 Mass. 166 . Shinsky v. O’Neil, 232 Mass. 99 . Clark v. Morgan, 271 Mass. 164, 169 . The case at bar is distinguishable from Berry v. Donovan, 188 Mass. 353 , Hanson 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.

Gage v. Town of Egremont

409 Mass. 345 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 19, 1991

Board of Appeals of Fall River, 319 Mass. 341 (1946), and the Appeals Court opinion in SCIT, Inc. v. Planning Bd. of Braintree, 19 Mass. App. Ct. 101 (1984). … Burnham v. Board of Appeals of Gloucester, 333 Mass. 114, 118 [1955].” MacGibbon v. Board of Appeals of Duxbury, 356 Mass. 635, 638 (1970). The reasoning of SCIT, Inc. v.

City of Boston v. Santosuosso

307 Mass. 302 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 22, 1940

Brown, Inc., io said proceedings.” Other allegations need not be recited. … Brown, Inc.

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).

Commonwealth v. Lewin (No. 1)

407 Mass. 617 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 12, 1990

The record indicates that Brown’s task was to search for “hides” drawing on his extensive local knowledge. … Mincey v. Arizona, supra at 394 . Cf. Thompson v. Louisiana, supra at 19 .

Dalton v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.

217 Mass. 66 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 27, 1914

The plaintiff testified that, when he boarded the car at the Dudley Street terminal, it was full so that he could not get a seat, and therefore he took a position upon the front part of the running board, about opposite the … See Pomeroy v. Boston & Northern Street Railway, 193 Mass. 507 ; Eldredge v. Boston Elevated Railway, 203 Mass. 582 . The case is plainly distinguishable from Heshion v. Boston Elevated Railway, 208 Mass. 117 .

Seaman v. Harmon

192 Mass. 5 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 17, 1906

Reed v. Whitney, 7 Gray, 533 . Lobdell v. Hayes, 4 Allen, 187 . Brooks v. Everett, 13 Allen, 457 . Simonds v. Simonds, 112 Mass. 157, 164 . See also Flynn v. Flynn, 171 Mass. 312 . … Browne, (J. M. Browne with him,) for the plaintiff. L. M. Abbott & R. E. Buffum, for the defendants. The fact that there is a power of revocation in the trust instrument is consistent with the creation of a valid trust.

School Committee of Danvers v. Tyman

372 Mass. 106 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 8, 1977

Ass’n Local Community High School Dist. 218 v. Board of Educ. of School Dist. 218, Cook County, 62 Ill. 2d 127, 130-131 (1975). Wesclin Educ. Ass’n v. Board of Educ. of Wesclin Community Unit School Dist., 30 Ill. … In Board of Educ., Bellmore-Merrick Cent. High School Dist., Nassau County v.

Opinion of the Justices to the House of Representatives

321 Mass. 759 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 13, 1947

See Norcross v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 255 Mass. 177, 186 . It is a standard similar to that fixed for local boards of appeal authorizing variances in cases of substantial hardship to an individual under G. L. (Ter. … John V. Spalding.

Old Colony Railroad v. Assessors of Quincy

305 Mass. 509 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 27, 1940

The Appellate Tax Board allowed the appellees' motion to dismiss. … The board refused certain requests for rulings submitted by the appellant. The findings of fact made in granting the requests of the appellees are final, and we can reverse only rulings of law made by the board.

Boston Five Cents Savings Bank v. Assessors of Boston

313 Mass. 762 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 24, 1943

Assessors of Boston v. Suffolk Law School, 295 Mass. 489, 492 . Boston Five Cents Savings Bank v. Assessors of Boston, 311 Mass. 415, 418 . … See, for example, Porter v. County Commissioners of Norfolk, 5 Gray, 365 , 368-369; Commonwealth Investment Co. v. Brookline, 268 Mass. 32, 34 .

Worcester Masonic Charity & Educational Ass'n v. Assessors of Worcester

326 Mass. 409 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 3, 1950

These are appeals by a taxpayer from a decision of the Appellate Tax Board upholding the board of assessors of Worcester in its refusal to abate taxes assessed for the years 1947 and 1948 upon real estate owned by the taxpayer … There was no error of law in the conclusion of the board. The burden of proving the right to an exemption was on the taxpayer. Boston Chamber of Commerce v. Assessors of Boston, 315 Mass. 712, 716 .

McCabe v. Swap

96 Mass. 188 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 15, 1867

Brown v. Lapham, 3 Cush. 554 . Accordingly an assignment in form is held to be an extinguishment, when the justice of the case requires it. Wade v. Howard, 6 Pick. 492 . … Pike v. Brown, 7 Cush. 133 . Braman v. Dowse, 12 Cush. 227 .

Templer v. Templer

347 Mass. 270 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 6, 1964

L. c. 152, § 18, which was before this court in Brown v. Brown, 207 Mass. 254 . … Darrow v. Darrow, 159 Mass. 262, 265-266 . Peirce v. Peirce, 160 Mass. 216 . Levanosky v. Levanosky, 311 Mass. 638, 640 . Boltz v.

Knowles v. Griswold

252 Mass. 172 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 17, 1925

Cheney Bigelow Wire Works v. Sorrell, 142 Mass. 442 . Marble v. … Harvey v. Byrnes, 107 Mass. 518 . Sherer v. Trowbridge, 135 Mass. 500 .

Minns's Case

286 Mass. 459 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 26, 1934

Cadis Phipps, the impartial physician,” with the board on May 24, 1930, “if such report was or is before the board.” … Commonwealth v. Mead, 153 Mass. 284 . Nevertheless, we think the principle should be followed that a ruling, right on other grounds, should be upheld even though the reason given may be wrong. Reilly v.

Bates v. Kempton

73 Mass. 382 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1856

Grover v. Grover, 24 Pick. 261 . Sessions v. Moseley, 4 Cush. 87 . See also Borneman v. Sidlinger, 15 Maine, 429 ; Brown v. Brown, 18 Conn. 410 ; 2 Kent Com. (6th ed.) 447. … The donee was a competent witness on the trial, according to the decision in Palmer v. White, 10 Cush. 321 . Exceptions overruled

Hansen's Case

350 Mass. 178 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 4, 1966

Despite the order and method of procedure before the *180 single member, the full board, and the reviewing board, the fundamental question of substance presented to the Superior Court was whether the full board could revoke … A lump sum agreement has been held to be ‘‘ an agreement in regard to compensation” which requires board approval under Gr. L. c. 152, § 6, and is enforceable under Gr. L. c. 152, § 11. Conlon v.