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  • Purinton v. Jamrock

    195 Mass. 187 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 2, 1907

    Brunette v. Lowell Flectric Light Corp. 194 Mass. 407 . Nor could this resolution be received to show that the board refused to consent to the adoption prayed for. No such consent was required by the statute; R. … But in this case she is still in the custody of the State board of charity, and apparently will remain so until she shall come of age or that board shall consider the object of the commitment accomplished.

    Cited 82 timesPublished
  • Goodman v. Smith

    340 Mass. 336 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 4, 1960

    Conroy v. Maxwell, 248 Mass. 92, 96 . McCarthy v. Isenberg Bros. Inc. 321 Mass. 170, 172 . Stedfast v. Rebon Realty Co. Inc. 333 Mass. 348, 350 . … Dreher v. Bedford Realty, Inc. 335 Mass. 385, 388, 389 .

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Sprague v. Dorr

    185 Mass. 10 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 7, 1904

    See Brodbine v. Revere, 182 Mass. 598 . … Newton v. Joyce, 166 Mass. 83 and cases there cited. The defendant contends and the plaintiffs deny that he has acquired by prescription a right to discharge these impurities into the stream.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation v. Assessors of Haverhill

    330 Mass. 553 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 2, 1953

    The decision in Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation v. Assessors of Springfield, 329 Mass. 419 , requires us to dismiss the assessors’ appeal to the Appellate Tax Board for mootness. … See also Assessors of Springfield v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co., ante, 198.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Levene v. Crowell

    243 Mass. 441 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 5, 1923

    Bragadin got the desired permission from the Shipping Board. … Justice Boring in Elastic Tip Co. v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • McManaman's Case

    224 Mass. 554 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 29, 1916

    Ltd. v. Blakey, 49 Sc. L. R. 254, Amys v. Barton, [1912] 1 K. B. 40, and Kinghorn v. Guthrie, 50 Sc. L. R. 863. … Ltd. v. Blakey, 49 Sc. L. R. 254. Rodger v. Paisley School Board, 49 Sc. L. R. 413. Olson v. Owners of Steamship Dorset, 6 B. W. C. C. 658. Clifford v. Joy, 43 Ir. L. T. R. 192. Craske v. Wigan, [1909] 2 K. B. 635.

    Cited 31 timesPublished
  • Malone v. Boston & Worcester Railroad

    78 Mass. 388 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 15, 1859

    This case must be held to be analogous to the case of Brown v. … The present case as to the ticket only differs from the case of Brown v. Eastern Railroad , in having printed in small type on the face of the ticket, “ Look on the back.”

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  • Moss's Case

    451 Mass. 704 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 30, 2008

    See Hayes v. Commonwealth, 7 Mass. Workers’ Comp. Rep. 232, 235-236 (1993) (same). In Petit v. Westvaco Corp., 8 Mass. Workers’ Comp. … In addition to Anderson’s Case , the board in both Zavalia v. Salem, 6 Mass. Workers’ Comp. Rep. at 279, and Petit v. Westvaco Corp., 8 Mass. Workers’ Comp.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • McNicol's Case

    215 Mass. 497 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 12, 1913

    the Industrial Accident Board that the widow alone was entitled to the payments. … This means such a decree as the law requires upon the facts found by the board.

    Cited 459 timesPublished
  • Clinton Housing Authority v. Finance Comm. of Clinton

    329 Mass. 495 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 1, 1952

    New Bedford v. New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard & Nantucket Steamship Authority, ante, 243, 247. National Jockey Club v. Illinois Racing Commission, 364 Ill. 630 . State v. Dammann, 220 Wis. 17 . Milwaukee v. … We may add that this court held in Johnson-Foster Co. v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Fuller v. Mayor of Medford

    224 Mass. 176 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 18, 1916

    Wheelock v. Lowell, 196 Mass. 220, 226 . … Graham v. Roberts, 200 Mass. 152 .

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Silva v. Davis

    191 Mass. 47 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 2, 1906

    Joyce v. American Writing Paper Co. 184 Mass. 230 . Jarvis v. Coes Wrench Co. 177 Mass. 170 . Wheeler v. Wason Manuf. Co. 135 Mass. 294 . Hanson v. Ludlow Manuf. Co. 162 Mass. 187 . … Whelton v. West End Street Railway, 172 Mass. 555 . Lacey v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad, 168 Mass. 479 .

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Allegaert v. Harbor View Hotel Owner LLC

    Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 25, 2026

    V, LLC v. Conti, 68 Mass. App. … See Wenger v.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • St. Botolph Citizens Committee, Inc. v. Boston Redevelopment Authority

    429 Mass. 1 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 12, 1999

    See Damaskos v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 359 Mass. 55, 63-64 (1971); Bonan v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 21 Mass. App. Ct. 678, 682-683 (1986). … Co. v. Board of Appeals of Westwood, 23 Mass. App.

    Cited 29 timesPublished
  • Franz v. Holyoke Street Railway Co.

    239 Mass. 565 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 11, 1921

    Kuhlen v. Boston & Northern Street Railway, 193 Mass. 341 . Morse v. Newton Street Railway, 213 Mass. 595 . Bryant v. Boston Elevated Railway, 232 Mass. 549. … Gordon v. West End Street Railway, 175 Mass. 181, 183 . Davey v. Greenfield & Turner’s Falls Street Railway, 177 Mass. 106 . Duchemin v. Boston Elevated Railway, 186 Mass. 353, 357 . Payne v.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • O'Loughlin v. Bay State Street Railway Co.

    221 Mass. 65 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 19, 1915

    Gardner v. Boston Elevated Railway, 204 Mass. 213 . Benoit v. Boston & Northern Street Railway, 216 Mass. 320 . … Vine v. Berkshire Street Railway, 212 Mass. 580 . The judge in his charge referred to the case of Sauvan v. Citizens’ Electric Street Railway, 197 Mass. 176 , as cited in Martin v.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Perry

    139 Mass. 198 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 25, 1885

    Commonwealth v. Kidder, 107 Mass. 188, 192 . Regina v. Wigg, 2 Salk. 460; S. C. 2 Ld. itaym. 1163. See Commonwealth v. Oaks, 113 Mass. 8 ; Commonwealth v. Upton, 6 Gray, 473 . … See further Commonwealth v. Rumford Chemical Works, 16 Gray, 231 ; Commonwealth v. Sweeney, 131 Mass. 579 ; Commonwealth v. Brown, 13 Met. 365 . No defect has been pointed out in the instructions given.

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Lincoln v. Commonwealth

    164 Mass. 368 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 17, 1895

    See Blesch v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway, 48 Wis. 168, 189 ; Cowper Essex v. Local Board for Acton, 14 App. Cas. 153, 177. … Ricket v. Metropolitan Railway, L. R. 2 H. L. 175, 202. Cowper Essex v. Local Board for Acton, 14 App. Cas. 153, 170; S. C. 17 Q. B. D. 447,450. Buccleuch v. Metropolitan Board of Works, L. R. 5 H. L. 418, 461.

    Cited 44 timesPublished
  • Ames v. Foster

    106 Mass. 400 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 15, 1871

    In Curtis v. Brown, 5 Cush. 488 , Shaw, C. … Nelson v. Boynton, 3 Met. 396 . Fish v. Thomas, 5 Gray, 45 . Burr v. Wilcox, 13 Allen, 269 . Furbish v. Goodnow, 98 Mass. 296 . Browne on St. of Frauds, (3d ed.) § 214, c, d.

    Cited 31 timesPublished
  • Davey v. Greenfield & Turner's Falls Street Railway Co.

    177 Mass. 106 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 19, 1900

    The case differs essentially from Pitcher v. People's Street Railway, 154 Penn. St. 560, and 174 Penn. St. 402. … Gordon v. West End Street Railway, 175 Mass. 181 , and cases cited. 2.

    Cited 15 timesPublished

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