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  • Diggs v. Diggs

    291 Mass. 399 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 27, 1935

    Brown v. Brown, 207 Mass. 254 . A decree of divorce entered nisi does not dissolve the marriage. … Chase v. Webster, 168 Mass. 228, 230 . Rice v. Rice, 184 Mass. 488 . Koffman v. Koffman, 193 Mass. 593, 596 . Rollins v. Gould, 244 Mass. 270, 272 . Brigham, petitioner, 176 Mass. 223, 226 . Rawson v.

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Sylvia

    380 Mass. 180 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 19, 1980

    In accordance with Brown v. … Commonwealth v. Fielding, supra at 114 , quoting from Brown v. Illinois, supra at 603-604 .

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • Randall's Case

    331 Mass. 383 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 28, 1954

    of the Industrial Accident Board which awarded compensation to Alvin R. … Arnold v. Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation, 327 Mass. 694, 700 .

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • Inhabitants of Stoughton v. Paul

    173 Mass. 148 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 21, 1899

    See Lynch v. Forbes, 161 Mass. 302, 308, 309 . … the board to make a contract for the building of some water works.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Levenson's Case

    346 Mass. 508 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 3, 1963

    Matter of Clark v. Fedders-Quigan Corp. 284 App. Div. (N. Y.) 430, 432. … Matter of Clark v. Fedders-Quigan Corp. 284 App. Div. (N. Y.) 430, 433.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Brooks v. Whitmore

    142 Mass. 399 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 8, 1886

    He knew nothing of Brown’s liability on the first bond. Brown had made no motion to be discharged therefrom, and the judge erroneously supposed White to be one of the sureties thereon. … Loring v. Bacon, 3 Cush. 465 .

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Commissioner of Revenue v. Molesworth

    408 Mass. 580 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1990

    See, e.g., Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. v. State Tax Comm’n, 346 Mass. 100, 105 (1963); State Tax Comm’n v. Gray, 340 Mass. 535, 540 (1960); Squantum Gardens, Inc. *582 v. … See, e.g., Damiano v. Finney, 93 Idaho 482 (1970); Ram Co. v. Estate of Kobbeman, 236 Kan. 751 *583 (1985); Monidah Trust v. Hruze, 62 Mont. 444, 449 (1922); Appelget v. Van Hise, 44 N.J. Super. 507 (1957); Kann v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Hall v. Inhabitants of Wakefield

    184 Mass. 147 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 2, 1903

    Washburn v. Easton, 172 Mass. 525 . The provisions of the St. 1882, c. 154, had been accepted by the town, and at the time of the accident there was a duly elected board of park commissioners, but no tree warden. … Washburn v. Easton, ubi supra. The question is whether the conditions were such as to make it the duty of the town to do this.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Severy v. Nickerson

    120 Mass. 306 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 6, 1876

    Sweeny v. Old Colony Railroad, 10 Allen, 368 . Indermaur v. Dames, L. R. 1 C. P. 274 ; and L. R. 2 C. P. 311. … There was no evidence that the defendants, by any servant or agent, directed the ice to be put on board at the time it was done.. *308 or contemplated that any such thing was to be donó, and it was shown that the hatches

    Cited 56 timesPublished
  • Alger v. Seaver

    138 Mass. 331 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 9, 1885

    Rex v. Jeyes, 3 A. & E. 416. Rex v. Payn, 6 A. & E. 392. … Attorney General v. Boston, 123 Mass. 460 .

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Selectmen of Framingham v. MUN. COURT THE CT., BOSTON

    373 Mass. 783 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 2, 1977

    The Civil Service Commission (commission) affirmed the action of the board of selectmen of Framingham (board) in discharging a police officer. … Powell v. Zuckert, 366 F.2d 634, 640 (D.C. Cir. 1966). Saylor v. United States, 374 F.2d 894, 898-901 (Ct. Cl. 1967). Rinderknecht v. Maricopa County Employees Merit Sys., 21 Ariz.

    Cited 30 timesPublished
  • Everett v. Town of Canton

    303 Mass. 166 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 23, 1939

    Reid v. Doherty, 273 Mass. 388, 389 . Baker v. Davis, 299 Mass. 345, 348 . … Mayo v. Fletcher, 14 Pick. 525 , 532. Dorrell v. Johnson, 17 Pick. 263 , 266. Lash v. Ames, 171 Mass. 487, 490 . Benton v. Williams, 202 Mass. 189, 192 .

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • President of Waltham Bank v. Wright

    90 Mass. 121 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 15, 1864

    Brown v. Anderson, 13 Mass. 201 . Thompson v. Brown, 16 Mass. 178 . Emerson v. Thompson , Ib. 429.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Alpert v. Radner

    293 Mass. 109 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 2, 1936

    Kenworthy v. Sawyer, 125 Mass. 28, 29 . Leonard v. Draper, 187 Mass. 536, 537 . City Fuel Co. v. Brown, 254 Mass. 605, 607 . Jacobs v. Brown, 259 Mass. 232, 235 . See also Holton v. Rose, 270 Mass. 267, 269 . … Vannevar, 1 Cush. 276 , Warren v. Chapman, 115 Mass. 584 , Swazey v. Allen, 115 Mass. 594 , Tompson v. Fisher, 123 Mass. 559 , and Phillips v.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Hines

    432 Mass. 1004 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 12, 2000

    The board denied the petitioner’s request for a commutation hearing. While his request for a commutation was pending before the board, the petitioner filed his petition pursuant to G. … Campiti v. Commonwealth, 426 Mass. 1004, 1005 (1997).

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Diamond v. Inhabitants of North Attleborough

    219 Mass. 587 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 31, 1914

    Child v. Boston, 4 Allen, 41 . Buckley v. New Bedford, 155 Mass. 64 . Manning v. Springfield, 184 Mass. 245 . Robinson v. Everett, 191 Mass. 587 . … United States v. Lynah, 188 U. S. 445, 464 . Manigault v. Springs, 199 U. S. 473, 484 .

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Uvello v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

    396 Mass. 812 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 25, 1986

    Additionally, she contends that the board’s failure to consider and make findings regarding the unilateral change in job duties imposed by her employer constituted an error of law. See Keough v. … See Svoboda v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., 386 Mass. 1004, 1005 (1982); Jacobsen v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Locatelli v. City of Medford

    287 Mass. 560 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 12, 1934

    That action of the board of appeals was declared void by certiorari proceedings in Kane v. Board of Appeals of Medford, 273 Mass. 97 , decided in October, 1930. … No rights were claimed under the permit issued by the board of appeals and involved in Kane v. Board of Appeals of Medford, 273 Mass. 97 .

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Collier's Case

    331 Mass. 374 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 27, 1954

    it as a rational consequence,” and cited McGrinder v. … Lampert v. Siemons, 235 N. Y. 311 .

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Peabody v. School Committee

    115 Mass. 383 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 29, 1874

    Clarke, for the petitioner, in support of the jurisdiction, cited Conlin v. Aldrich, 98 Mass. 557 ; State v. Wil mington, 3 Harring. (Del.) 294, 299, 309; State v. Fitzgerald, 44 Misso. 425 ; State v. … Funck, 17 Iowa, 365 ; Ex parte Heath, 3 Hill, 42 , 52 ; Rex v. Askew, 4 Bur. 2186 -2188 ; Rex v. Mayor, &c. of London, 9 B. & C. 1, 26, 27 ; Attorney General v. Poole, 4 Myl. & Cr. 17 ; Parr v.

    Cited 23 timesPublished

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