Case law

Assessors of Springfield v. Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation

321 Mass. 186 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 5, 1947

This is an appeal by the board of assessors of the city of Springfield (herein called the assessors) from *187 a decision of the Appellate Tax Board (herein called the board) under G. L. (Ter. … Commonwealth v. Dejardin, 126 Mass. 46, 47 . Babcock Davis Corp. v. Paine, 240 Mass. 438, 440-441 . Medford Trust Co. v. Priggen Steel Garage Co. 273 Mass. 349, 353 . Wellesley College v.

Boardman v. Jackson

119 Mass. 161 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 19, 1875

Brewer v. Stevens, 13 Allen, 346 . Pratt v. Pond, 5 Allen, 59 . Metcalf v. Cady, 8 Allen, 587 . Bassett v. Brown, 100 Mass. 355 . Suter v. Matthews, 115 Mass. 253 . Swamscott Machine Co. v.

Eli & Bessie Cohen Hillel Academy, Inc. v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

396 Mass. 150 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 6, 1985

The Sears case, supra at 130, went on to quote Schulte v. … Utils., 390 Mass. 208,213 (1983); Assessors of Sandwich v. Commissioner of Revenue, 382 Mass. 689 (1981). Cf. Commissioner of Revenue v.

Dempsey's Case

230 Mass. 583 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 25, 1918

Co. v. Peloquin, 225 Mass. 30 . The main contention of the insurer is that it was decided in Southern Pacific Co. v. Jensen, 244 U. … , § 9, and that this agreement by reason of the decision of Southern Pacific Co. v.

Trustees of the Stigmatine Fathers, Inc. v. Secretary of Administration & Finance

369 Mass. 562 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 14, 1976

In 1971 the Board of Trustees of State Colleges (Board) agreed to purchase the plaintiff’s land and buildings for $4,200,000. … There is no doubt that the Board was a proper party defendant in the plaintiff’s first suit, and the Commonwealth was not an indispensable party. G & M Employment Serv. Inc. v.

Hurley v. City of Boston

244 Mass. 466 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 12, 1923

Palmer v. Clark, 106 Mass. 373 . Hebert v. Dewey, 191 Mass. 403 . Handy v. Bliss, 204 Mass. 513 . Marsch v. Southern New England Railroad, 230 Mass. 483 . … Palmer v. Clark, supra, page 389.

Arno v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission

377 Mass. 83 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 12, 1979

Board of Educ. of Ewing, 330 U.S. 1 (1947). … Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1962). 18 Lemon v. Kurtzman, 403 U.S. 602, 612 (1971). 19 Roemer v. Board of Pub. Works of Maryland, 426 U.S. 736, 746 (1976). 20 See discussion supra at 87-89. See also Horne v.

Cox v. Wiley

183 Mass. 410 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 22, 1903

Hunt v. Brown, 146 Mass. 253, 255 . Riley v. Hale, 158 Mass. 240, 246 . Gilmore v. Williams, 162 Mass. 351 . … The facts averred in the pleadings, and the evidence introduced at the trial in the Superior Court, bring this case within the principles stated in Boston Blower Co. v. Brown, 149 Mass. 421, 430, 431 .

Korobchuk's Case

277 Mass. 534 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 28, 1931

It does not appear that this question was brought to the attention of the board, and on this record we cannot say that the method followed by the board was wrong. Under G. … Ogden v. Aspinwall, 220 Mass. 100, 103 . Furthermore, it does not appear *538 that this point was brought to the attention of the board when it was hearing the case on review.

Harris v. Town of Wayland

392 Mass. 237 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 19, 1984

Similarly, in Harrington v. Worcester, 345 Mass. 166, 167 (1962), land was acquired “for school purposes.” See also Chelmsford v. DiBiase, 370 Mass. 90, 91 (1976) (land taken “for conservation purposes”); Walker v. … Formal determination can come after the vote as well as before, Bouchard v.

City of Fall River v. State Tax Commission

367 Mass. 681 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 7, 1975

board may allow. … See Beauregard v. Dailey, 294 Mass. 315, 326 (1936). The commission responds with three arguments. We accept each and all of these contentions, and consequently we conclude that there was no error.

Mason v. Boston & Northern Street Railway Co.

190 Mass. 255 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 5, 1906

He paid his fare while standing on the running board. … Riding on the running board of an open electric car cannot be said to be negligence of itself and as matter of law. Morton, J. in Moody v. Springfield Street Railway, ubi supra. Cummings v.

Assessors of Boston v. Boston Pilots' Relief Society

311 Mass. 232 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 31, 1942

upon the facts found by the board. … Fellows v. Miner, 119 Mass. 541 . Minns v. Billings, 183 Mass. 126 .

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.

General Mills, Inc. v. Commissioner of Revenue

440 Mass. 154 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 15, 2003

See Becton, Dickinson & Co. v. Department of Revenue, 383 Mass. 786, 789 (1981). The board declined to make such a finding, citing F.W. Woolworth Co. v. … Commissioner of Revenue v. Dupee, supra, quoting Rev. Rul. 79-250, 1979- 2 C.B. 156 . There was ample evidence to support the board’s findings.

Ford Motor Co. v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

326 Mass. 757 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 6, 1951

Co. v. Martin, 251 Ala. 153 (“establishment”). General Motors Corp. v. Mulquin, 134 Conn. 118 (“factory, establishment or other premises”). Tucker v. … Chrysler Corp. v. Smith, 297 Mich. 438 . Chrysler Corp. v. Unemployment Compensation Commission, 301 Mich. 351 . Spielmann v. Industrial Commission, 236 Wis. 240 .

Dowling v. Registrar of Motor Vehicles

425 Mass. 523 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 21, 1997

Registrar of Motor Vehicles v. Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liab. Policies & Bonds, 382 Mass. 580, 585 (1981), quoting Board of Educ. v. Assessor of Worcester, 368 Mass. 511, 513 (1975). … Registrar of Motor Vehicles v. Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liab. Policies & Bonds, supra.

Commonwealth v. Kateley

461 Mass. 575 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 24, 2012

A convicted sex offender must register with the [sex offender registry] board [(board), which then] determines the offender’s classification level.” Commonwealth v. … See Ring v. Arizona, 536 U.S. 584, 600 (2002), quoting Jones v.

Attorney General v. Stratton

194 Mass. 51 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 11, 1907

See Fawcett v. Charles, 13 Wend. 473, 476 ; People v. Chicago Board of Trade, 45 Ill. 114 . … In Hooper v.

Eustace v. Dickey

240 Mass. 55 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 22, 1921

Best v. Berry, 189 Mass. 510 . Polsey v. Newton, 199 Mass. 450 . Simonds v. Simonds, 199 Mass. 552 . Cotting v. Boston, 201 Mass. 97 . Bullard v. Leach, 213 Mass. 117 . Tax Commissioner v. … Smedley v. Johnson, 196 Mass. 316 . They had no right to appeal from the denial of their motion. Martin v. Tapley, 119 Mass. 116 . Ex parte Leaf Tobacco Board of Trade, petitioner, 222 U. S. 578 .