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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
  • Dawes v. Rodier

    125 Mass. 421 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 21, 1878

    It was decided in Chapman v. … In the case of a married woman carrying on the business of keeping a boarding-house, we are of opinion that the debts of the boarders for board must be deemed to be property employed in the business, within the meaning of

    Cited 4 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
  • Noyes v. Ambler

    296 Mass. 524 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 23, 1937

    Lumbard v. Trask, 9 Met. 557 , 561. Packard v. First Congregational Parish in Duxbury, 256 Mass. 550, 551 . … Farr v. Ware, 173 Mass. 403 . Willard v. Newburyport, 12 Pick. 227 .

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Town of Middleborough v. Middleborough Gas & Electric Department

    422 Mass. 583 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 3, 1996

    See, e.g., Dattoli v. Hale Hospital, 400 Mass. 175 (1987) (hospital, on the record before the court, a “public employer” for purposes of G. L. c. 258); Board of Pub. Works of Wellesley v. … Bertone v. Department of Public Utils., 411 Mass. 536, 548 (1992). Cf. Board of Gas & Electric Comm’rs of Middleborough v. Department of Pub.

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • New England Trust Co. v. Assessors of Boston

    308 Mass. 543 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 3, 1941

    There is no right of appeal from the board to this court other than that created by this statute. Hayward v. Assessors of Boston, 304 Mass. 355 . The section contains elaborate provisions governing the method of appeal. … before the board in which it is alleged that error of law occurred.”

    Cited 11 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
  • Roe No. 1 v. Children's Hospital Medical Center

    469 Mass. 710 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 1, 2014

    Compare Jupin v. … See also Mullins v.

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Sibley v. Nason

    196 Mass. 125 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 20, 1907

    He had boarded an electric street car at a crowded corner and was standing, momentarily, with both feet upon the running board, looking for a seat and on the point of stepping within the car. … sidewalk to board it.

    Cited 63 timesPublished
  • Amory v. Assessors of Boston

    306 Mass. 354 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 25, 1940

    (See Attorney General v. Boston, 123 Mass. 460 ; Kelley v. Board of Health of Peabody, 248 Mass. 165, 169 ; Bancroft v. Building Commissioner of Boston, 257 Mass. 82, 86 .) G. L. (Ter. … In Cox v.

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • Albro v. City of Fall River

    175 Mass. 590 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 27, 1900

    Monagle v. County Commissioners, 8 Cush. 360 . Goddard v. Worcester, 9 Gray, 88 . Sisson v. New Bedford, 137 Mass. 255 . Sullivan v. Fall River, 144 Mass. 579, 585 . … In Brady v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • In re the Discipline of Two Attorneys

    421 Mass. 619 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 8, 1996

    See Greater Boston Real Estate Bd. v. Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers & Salesmen, 405 Mass. 360 , 362 n.5 (1989); Kaarela v. Birkhead, 33 Mass. App. … See, e.g., Maganas v. Northroup, 135 *627 Ariz. 573, 576 (1983) (duty to disclose known fraud); Collins v.

    Cited 19 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
  • 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
  • Flynn v. Bedell Co.

    242 Mass. 450 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 10, 1922

    The plaintiff entered the defendant’s retail store, and asked the saleswoman "what she had in coats to fit” her, and said she would like “a brown velour.” … Gould v. Slater Woolen Co. 147 Mass. 315 , was an action based on negligence, not on warranty, and is not in point here. The same is apparently true of Gerkin v. Brown & Sehler Co. 177 Mich. 45 , cited by the plaintiff.

    Cited 34 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Ballou

    283 Mass. 304 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 26, 1933

    Commonwealth v. Donoghue, 266 Mass. 391, 397 . Commonwealth v. Snyder, 282 Mass. 401 . G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 277, § 40. The statute under which the indictment was drawn, G. L. (Ter. … Thayer v. Boston, 124 Mass. 132, 144, 145 . Olivieri v. Atkinson, 168 Mass. 28, 29 . Tuells v. Flint, ante, 106, 109-110, and cases cited. 2.

    Cited 11 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
  • Sullivan's Case

    241 Mass. 9 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 3, 1922

    Callahan v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. 216 Mass. 334 . Sundine’s Case, 218 Mass. 1 . Sponatski’s Case, 220 Mass. 526. Von Ette’s Case, 223 Mass. 56. Dow’s Case, 231 Mass. 348 . Hallett’s Case, 232 Mass. 49 . … White v. E. T. Slattery Co. 236 Mass. 28 . Fernald’s Case, 240 Mass. 567 . Sanderson’s Case, 224 Mass. 558 , is not in point.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • McMurdo v. Getter

    298 Mass. 363 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 20, 1937

    See also Wyeth v. Cambridge Board of Health, 200 Mass. 474 ; Burke v. Holyoke Board of Health, 219 Mass. 219 ; Schnaier v. Navarre Hotel & Importation Co. 182 N. Y. 83 ; People v. Ringe, 197 N. Y. 143 ; Wm. … Semler v. Oregon State Board of Dental Examiners, 294 U. S. 608 .

    Cited 56 timesPublished

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