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  • Bisazza's Case

    452 Mass. 593 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 20, 2008

    Co. v. Commissioner of Ins., 447 Mass. 478, 481 (2006). In this case, the bare statutory language does not compel a different interpretation than the one given by the board. … Fitzgerald v. Board of Registration in Veterinary Med., 399 Mass. 901, 905-906 (1987).

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Dimitropoulos's Case

    343 Mass. 341 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 15, 1961

    The case of Williams v. … In Eyre v. Houghton Main Colliery Co.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • In THE MATTER OF McCARTHY

    416 Mass. 423 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 16, 1993

    A panel of the Board of Bar Overseers (board) held hearings on the violations alleged in the petition for discipline. … See Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. v.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Brady v. Norcross

    172 Mass. 331 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 6, 1899

    Each bracket consisted of two boards nailed together at one end, and was fastened to an upright by nails driven through the other ends of the boards of which the bracket was made. … Kelley v. Norcross, 121 Mass. 508 . Colton v. Richards, 123 Mass. 484 . Killea v. Faxon, 125 Mass. 485 . Clark v. Soule, 137 Mass. 380 . Hoppin v. Worcester, 140 Mass. 222 . O’ Connor v. Neal, 153 Mass. 281 . Kennedy v.

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

    382 Mass. 19 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 1, 1980

    Inc. v. Board of Review, 35 N.J. Super. 397 , 401-402 (1955); In re Watson, 273 N.C. 629, 635 (1968); Huntley v. Department of Employment Security, R.I. , - (1979) ( 397 A.2d 902, 905-906 [R.I. 1979]). … See Farrar v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Millen

    289 Mass. 441 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 14, 1935

    Jones v. State, 152 Ind. 318, 320 . Brown v. State, 18 Ohio St. 496, 509 . … Rep. (2d) 409, and United States v. Brown, 281 Fed. Rep. 657.

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  • Commonwealth v. Caine

    366 Mass. 366 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 13, 1974

    Between leaving Jackson’s house and his subsequent return thereto, the defendant also went to Anderson Brown’s apartment to discuss returning Brown’s car. … At that time, he told Brown that he had just “offed” the deceased, and had done it “gangster-style.” The next day, Greer asked the defendant if he could borrow his gun, and the defendant agreed.

    Cited 101 timesPublished
  • Nevins v. City Council of Springfield

    227 Mass. 538 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 27, 1917

    Crockett v. Boston, 5 Cush. 182 . … Copeland v. Packard, 16 Pick. 217 .

    Cited 32 timesPublished
  • Kneeland v. Braintree Street Railway Co.

    167 Mass. 161 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 23, 1896

    Monument National Bank v. Globe Works, 101 Mass. 57 . By Pub. Sts. c. 113, § 9, the immediate government and direc, tian of the affairs of the defendant company were vested in the board of directors. … The board of directors, therefore, was tho proper body to authorize the giving of promissory notes in the name of the corporation. Sargent v. Webster, 13 Met. 497 ,503 Williams v. Cheney, 3 Gray, 215 . Lester v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Mercier's Case

    315 Mass. 238 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 27, 1943

    DeStefano v. … See Oulighan v. Butler, 189 Mass. 287, 289 ; Mitchell v. Mitchell, 312 Mass. 154, 164 . The single member, purporting to act under G. L. (Ter.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Zeo v. City Council of Springfield

    241 Mass. 340 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 18, 1922

    Spaulding v. Lowell, 23 Pick. 71 . … Taintor v. Mayor & City Council of Cambridge, 192 Mass. 522, 523 ; McCarthy v. Street Commissioners of Boston, 188 Mass. 338 . Osborne, petitioner, 141 Mass. 307, 308 . Pickford v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Tucker v. Connors

    342 Mass. 376 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 4, 1961

    Brown. Waldman represented Ruth Grleken, who was not present. She had been employed by Central for sixteen years and was then bookkeeper and clerk of Central. … See Nichols v. Sanborn, 320 Mass. 436, 438 ; Leigh v. Rule, 331 Mass. 664, 668-669 ; Mahoney v. Beebe, 334 Mass. 165, 168-169 . See also Hazen v.

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • Belt Realty Corp. v. State Tax Commission

    363 Mass. 52 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 7, 1973

    The holding in Codman v. … The decision of the board is affirmed. So ordered.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Worcester & Nashua Railroad v. Railroad Commissioners

    118 Mass. 561 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 22, 1875

    Rutland v. County Commission ers, 20 Pick. 71 . Farmington River Water Power Co. v. County Commissioners, 112 Mass. 206 , and cases cited. Tewksbury v. County Commissioners, 117 Mass. 563 . … Fall River Iron Works Co. v. Old Colony Fall River Railroad, 5 Allen, 221 . Springfield v. Connecticut River Railroad, 4 Cush. 63 .

    Cited 31 timesPublished
  • McCarthy v. Adams

    263 Mass. 300 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 4, 1928

    This fact distinguishes the case at bar from Almy v. … McIntire v. Mower, 204 Mass. 233 . Brown v. Brown, 209 Mass. 388 . Brooks v. Jackson, 125 Mass. 307 . We find no error of law in the decree of the Probate Court. Decree affirmed.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Riseman v. Orion Research Inc.

    394 Mass. 311 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 20, 1985

    In December, 1981, Orion’s board of directors removed Riseman as president and chairman of its board of directors, but he remained on the board until the annual meeting in September, 1982. … In Manning v.

    Cited 56 timesPublished
  • Island Properties, Inc. v. Martha's Vineyard Commission

    372 Mass. 216 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 23, 1977

    Board of Appeals of Needham, 339 Mass. 399 (1959), McCarthy v. Board of Appeals of Ashland, 354 Mass. 660 (1968), Vazza v. Board of Appeals of Brockton, 359 Mass. 256 (1971), and Nyquist v. … Board of Appeals of Hanover v.

    Cited 10 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).

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • York Steak House Systems, Inc. v. Commissioner of Revenue

    393 Mass. 424 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 6, 1984

    See Assessors of Holyoke v. State Tax Comm’n, 355 Mass. 223, 234 (1969). The case was presented to the board on a stipulation with briefs. The board found as follows. … Southeastern Sand & Gravel, Inc. v. Commissioner of Revenue, supra. The board ruled correctly that no change resulted from the processing that occurred in Massachusetts.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Sheehan

    308 Mass. 321 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 24, 1941

    Brown, 302 Mass. 523, 525 ; Commonwealth v. Carter, 306 Mass. 141, 143 ), and so construed it came too late under Rule 6 of the Land Court (1935), adopting Rule 71 of the Superior Court (1932). … Ed.) c. 107, § 81, and Browne v. Brockton National Bank, 305 Mass. 521, 531-532 . The order for judgment for the demandant did not rest solely on the finding that the tenant participated in the fraud.

    Cited 14 timesPublished

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