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  • Meyerovitz v. Jacobovitz

    263 Mass. 47 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 2, 1928

    There is nothing in either of those decisions, or in Brown v. Thorndike, 15 Pick. 388 , 407, which militates against the decision of the trial judge. … Warner v. Beach, 4 Gray, 162 , 163. Bennett v. Brown, 222 Mass. 283 . See now G. L. c. 191, § 9.

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  • In the Matter of Allen

    400 Mass. 417 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 9, 1987

    Rule 4:01, § 18 (1). 2 After hearing, a panel of the Board of Bar Overseers (panel) recommended that the petitioner not be reinstated, and the Board of Bar Overseers (Board) adopted the panel’s recommendation, both by divided … The facts and rulings are set forth in Commonwealth v. Allen, 379 Mass. 564 (1980). Cappiello was disbarred. Matter of Cappiello, 3 Mass. Att’y Discipline Rep. 35 (1982).

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  • Holbrook v. Morrison

    214 Mass. 209 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 4, 1913

    Rideout v. Knox, 148 Mass. 368 . Greenleaf v. Francis, 18 Pick. 117 . Walker v. Cronin, 107 Mass. 555 . See also Frazier v. Brown, 12 Ohio St. 294 ; Chatfield v. Wilson, 28 Vt. 49 ; Mchan v. Brown, 13 Wend. 261 . … The case is different, therefore, from Sherry v. Perkins, 147 Mass. 212 , Quinn v. Leathem, [1901] A.

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  • Packard Mills, Inc. v. State Tax Commission

    345 Mass. 718 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 4, 1963

    The board’s report and subsidiary findings are inadequate for reasons recently discussed very fully in Leen v. Assessors of Boston, ante, 494, 501-502. … Corp. v. Gale Shoe Mfg. Co. 314 Mass. 142,157-159 .

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  • King v. Town Clerk of Townsend

    480 Mass. 7 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 22, 2018

    Relying on Donahue v. Selectmen of Saugus, 343 Mass. 93, 95 (1961), and Mieczkowski v. Board of Registrars of Hadley, 53 Mass. App. … Mieczkowski v. Board of Registrars of Hadley, 53 Mass. App. Ct. 62, 63 (2001).

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  • O'Brien v. Turner

    255 Mass. 84 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 26, 1926

    See Board of Survey of Lexington v. Suburban Land Co. 235 Mass. 108, 113 , and statutes and cases there cited. … Watertown v. Mayo, 109 Mass. 315, 320 . Salem v. Maynes, 123 Mass. 372 . Board of Health of Worcester v. Tupper, 210 Mass. 378, 383 , and cases cited.

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  • Connolly v. City of Waltham

    156 Mass. 368 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 9, 1892

    See Buzzell v. Laconia Manuf. Co. 48 Maine, 113. Griffiths v. London & St. Katharine Docks Co. 13 Q. B. D. 259. … Weblin v. Ballard, 17 Q. B. D. 122, 125.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Sherwin-Williams Co. v. Commissioner of Revenue

    438 Mass. 71 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 31, 2002

    Syms Corp. v. … Co. v.

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  • Fitzgerald v. Libby

    142 Mass. 235 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 2, 1886

    Worthington v. Hylyer, 4 Mass. 196 . Adams v. Cuddy, 18 Pick. 460 . Sweet v. Brown, 12 Met. 175 . Chaffin v. Chaffin, 4 Gray, 280 . Hoxie v. Finney, 16 Gray, 332 . Jamaica Pond Aqueduct v. Chandler, 9 Allen, 159 . … Mills v. Shepard, 30 Conn. 98 . Brown v. Jackson, 3 Wheat. 449 . Hamilton v. Doolittle, 37 Ill. 473 . McConnel v. Reed, 4 Scam. 117 . Starling v. Blair, 4 Bibb, 288 . Morrell v. Fisher, 4 Exch. 591.

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  • Sawyer v. Commonwealth

    182 Mass. 245 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 31, 1902

    H. 134, 147; Moses v. Sanford, 11 Lea, 731 ; Fuller v. Edings, 11 Rich. L. (S. C.) 239; Eddings v. Seabrook, 12 Rich. L. 504; Ricket v. Metropolitan Railway, L. R. 2 H. L. 175; Metropolitan Board of Works v. … In §§ 12, 13, “property” seems to be used with what may be called its constitutional meaning, as was intimated in Sawyer v. Metropolitan Water Board, 178 Mass. 267, 270 .

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  • Cole v. L. D. Willcutt & Sons Co.

    214 Mass. 453 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 21, 1913

    Bla ckstone v. Chelmsford Foundry Co. 170 Mass. 321 . … Blackstone v. Chelmsford Foundry Co. ubi supra. Hillman v. Boston Elevated Railway, 207 Mass. 478 , and cases cited.

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  • Zucchi's Case

    310 Mass. 130 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 30, 1941

    See Greenberg v. Greenberg, 193 App. Div. (N. Y.) 574; Gowens v. Alamance County, 214 N. C. 18 ; Chief Consolidated Mining Co. v. Industrial Commission, 70 Utah, 333 ; Putnam v. … Industrial Commission, 80 Utah, 187, 208-214 ; Finlayson v. Dowd, 60 S. D. 57; Bletko v. R. Hoe & Co. 216 App. Div. (N. Y.) 774.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Rourke v. Rothman

    448 Mass. 190 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 11, 2007

    See Tsagronis v. Board of Appeals of Wareham, 415 Mass. 329, 330 (1993). The second sentence of G. … See Ferzoco v. Board of Appeals of Falmouth, 29 Mass. App. Ct. 986, 987 (1990).

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Rosse v. Commissioner of Revenue

    430 Mass. 431 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 13, 1999

    However, “the court may consider whether the evidence in the case is sufficient to support the board’s conclusion of law.” Kennametal, Inc. v. … The board relied, in part, on the reasoning in Kargman v. Commissioner of Revenue, 389 Mass. 784 (1983), in reaching its decision.

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  • Barry v. Bay State Street Railway Co.

    222 Mass. 366 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 7, 1916

    Holman v. Updike, 208 Mass. 466 . See Whitwell v. Bartlett, 211 Mass. 238, 241 . … Grace v. Adams, 100 Mass. 505, 507 . Fonseca v. Cunard Steamship Co. 153 Mass. 553, 555 . O’Regan v. Cunard Steamship Co. 160 Mass. 356, 361 . Atlas Shoe Co. v. Bloom, 209 Mass. 563 . Colonial Development Corp. v.

    Cited 28 timesPublished
  • Browne v. Fairhall

    218 Mass. 495 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 10, 1914

    By the decision in Browne v. … v.

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  • Barrett v. Police Commissioner of Boston

    347 Mass. 298 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 10, 1964

    See Clarke v. Darr, 156 Ind. 692, 697 . The case of State Bd. of Retirement v. … O’Day v. School Comm. of West Brookfield, 343 Mass. 122, 124 . Duncan v. School Comm. of Springfield, 331 Mass. 738, 741 . Having said that the method of review prescribed by Gr.

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  • Zora v. State Ethics Commission

    415 Mass. 640 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 24, 1993

    See Levy v. Board of Registration & Discipline in Medicine, 378 Mass. 519, 528-529 (1979). Clearly, no such extraordinary circumstances appear here. 6. Right to jury trial. … This finding is clearly reasonable, especially considering that the board of selectmen did vote in January, 1986, to classify members of the MCC as special municipal employees. See Seagram Distillers Co. v.

    Cited 62 timesPublished
  • In re Weiss

    460 Mass. 1012 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 27, 2011

    Matter of Brauer, 452 Mass. 56, 70 (2008), citing Bonan v. Boston, 398 Mass. 315, 320 (1986). … Sturbridge v. Franklin, 160 Mass. 149, 151 (1893).

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  • Johnson v. Town of Framingham

    354 Mass. 750 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 2, 1968

    There is nothing in the statute requiring another hearing whenever, after one hearing, the board decides to amend what had previously been proposed.” The case of Fish v. … Caires v. Building Commr. of Hingham, 323 Mass. 589, 595 . Burlington v. Dunn, supra, 218 .

    Cited 8 timesPublished

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