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  • Sheppard's Case

    287 Mass. 459 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 11, 1934

    Marlow v. Dike, 269 Mass. 38, 40 . Rash v. Albert, 271 Mass. 247, 252 . Blanchard’s Case, 277 Mass. 413 , and cases cited. See DeFilippo’s ' Case, 284 Mass. 531, 534-535 . … Rezendes v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America, 285 Mass. 505, 512. Decree affirmed.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Galli v. Drapeau

    216 Mass. 144 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 25, 1913

    They omitted the important consideration that the jury could find from the defendant’s own admission that he had assumed the duty of boarding up this hole, and might have boarded it up before the happening of the accident … Peabody, 213 Mass. 229 , Beique v. Hosmer, 169 Mass. 541 , Murphy v. Altman, 28 App. Div. (N. Y.) 472, and Hogan v. Arbuckle, 73 App. Div. (N. Y.) 591, relied on by the defendant. Exceptions overruled.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Greek Orthodox Community v. Malicourtis

    267 Mass. 472 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 3, 1929

    Lindstrom v. Tell, 131 Minn. 203 . Mt. Zion Baptist Church v. Whitmore, 83 Iowa, 138 . Pounder v. Ashe, 44 Neb. 672 . … Chase v. Dickey, 212 Mass. 555 . Attorney General v. Armstrong, 231 Mass. 196 . Eustace v. Dickey, 240 Mass. 55 . Dittemore v. Dickey, 249 Mass. 95, 104, 105 .

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Acushnet Hospital Ass'n v. Town of Acushnet

    318 Mass. 781 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 29, 1945

    Inc. v. Pitt, 230 Mass. 526 . Demers v. Scaramella, 252 Mass. 430 . Cunniff v. Cleaves, 288 Mass. 325 . Robinson v. Wm. Brown & Sons Co. 301 Mass. 316 . Weiner v. Pictorial Paper Package Corp. 303 Mass. 123, 125-126 .

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Genentech, Inc. v. Commissioner of Revenue

    476 Mass. 258 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 12, 2017

    "A decision by the board will not be modified or reversed if the decision 'is based on both substantial evidence and a correct application of the law.'" Capital One Bank v. … Goldberg v. Board of Health of Granby, 444 Mass. 627, 633 (2005). See Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Amesbury v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • City of Medford v. Corbett

    302 Mass. 573 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 11, 1939

    In Dalton v. … Stone v. Bank of Commerce, 174 U. S. 412, 423 . Bush v. O’Brien, 164 N. Y. 205, 211, 212 . Jenkins v. Bowling Green, 261 Ky. 679 .

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Sikorski's Case

    455 Mass. 477 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 11, 2009

    In this case we must determine whether the board correctly applied the workers’ compensation statute and whether the board’s decision was arbitrary or capricious. See Scheffler’s Case, supra at 258. … Mount Hermon Boys’ Sch. v. Gill, 145 Mass. 139, 146 (1887). This broad definition of education includes school-sponsored extracurricular activities. Missett v. Cardinal Cushing High Sch., 43 Mass. App.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Saraceno v. City of Peabody

    361 Mass. 696 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 1, 1972

    See Povey v. School Comm. of Medford, 333 Mass. 70, 72 . … See Brown v. Neelon, 335 Mass. 357, 361; Picard v. Worcester, 338 Mass. 644, 647 . See also Cary Realty Corp. v. Chelsea, 345 Mass. 769 ; Johnson Prod. Inc. v.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Browne v. City of Boston

    179 Mass. 321 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 18, 1901

    Baltimore v. Gill, 31 Md. 375 . Earles v. Wells, 94 Wis. 285 . N. Matthews, Jr. $ H. L. Harding, for the petitioners. A. J. Bailey, for the city of Boston and the city treasurer. G. R. Nutter, (J. G. … See Ironwood Water-Works Co. v. Ironwood, 99 Mich. 454 ; Baltimore v. Gill, ubi supra ; Newell v. People, 3 Selden, 9 ; Reynolds v. Waterville, 92 Maine, 292; Earles v. Wells, 94 Wis. 285 . Decree for petitioners.

    Cited 20 timesPublished
  • Marshal House v. RENT REVIEW & GRIEVANCE BD, BROOKLINE

    357 Mass. 709 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 18, 1970

    In Warren v. … In Heubeck v.

    Cited 26 timesPublished
  • McDonough's Case

    448 Mass. 79 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 22, 2006

    The board awarded the claimant benefits under §§ 13, 30, 31, and 33. With respect to the calculation of benefits under § 31, the board resorted to 452 Code Mass. … Ctr. v. Commissioner of the Div. of Med. Assistance, 439 Mass. 1, 6 *82 (2003); Plymouth v. Civil Serv. Comm’n, 426 Mass. 1, 5 (1997). In this case, we agree with the board’s interpretation of G. L. c. 152, § 31.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Clark v. BD. OF WATER & SEWER COMMISSIONERS OF NORWOOD

    353 Mass. 708 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 29, 1968

    See Johnson v. District Atty. for the No. Dist. 342 Mass. 212, 215 . … Massachusetts Soc. of Graduate Physical Therapists, Inc. v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 330 Mass. 601, 605-606 . The exceptions are sustained. The order denying the motion for judgment is vacated.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Cintron

    435 Mass. 509 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 21, 2001

    See Commmonwealth v. Moore, 408 Mass. 117, 125 (1990); Commonwealth v. Brown, 378 Mass. 165, 172 (1979). … See Commonwealth v. Gregory, 401 Mass. 437, 444-454 (1988), and cases cited; Commonwealth v. Brown, supra at 296-297. Cf. Commonwealth v.

    Overruled in part, on other grounds by Commonwealth v. Hart, 455 Mass. 230 (2009)Cited 40 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Favulli

    352 Mass. 95 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 1, 1967

    Brown v. Commonwealth, 335 Mass. 476, 479-480 . Sandrelli v. Commonwealth, 342 Mass. 129, 141-143 . See Shoppers’ World, Inc. v. Assessors of Framingham, 348 Mass. 366, 376, fn. 9 . … or of an appeal board would be conferred upon him as an individual, and not as a part of the judicial department of the Commonwealth.”

    Cited 36 timesPublished
  • Smith v. Rice

    183 Mass. 251 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 3, 1903

    Brown and Jeannie L. … Gifford v. Choate, 100 Mass. 343, 344 . Wood v. Seaver, 158 Mass. 411 . See also Johnson v.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Minchin v. Commissioner of Revenue

    393 Mass. 1004 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 7, 1984

    On the facts found by the board, the plaintiff could not prevail on any of his constitutional arguments. See Southern Pac. Co. v. Gallagher, 306 U.S. 167,177 (1939); Henneford v. … Silas Mason Co., 300 U.S. 577,583-584 (1937); Minnesota v. Blasius, 290 U.S. 1, 9-10 (1933); Randall v. Norberg, 121 R.I. 714, 720 (1979). Decision of the Appellate Tax Board affirmed.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Crawford v. Building Inspector of Barnstable

    356 Mass. 174 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 6, 1969

    Parrish v. Board of Appeal of Sharon, 351 Mass. 561, 567 , relied upon by the petitioners, has no application to the case at bar. … Brady v. Board of Appeals of Westport, 348 Mass. 515, 517-522 .

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • In re Grella

    438 Mass. 47 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 30, 2002

    See, e.g., People v. … See, e.g., People v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Wamesit Power Co. v. Allen

    120 Mass. 352 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 6, 1876

    The defendants were the members of the Cochituate Water Board of the city of Boston for the year 1872. … Thus it was held in Wilson v.

    Cited 20 timesPublished
  • SISTERS OF HOLY CROSS OF MASSACHUSETTS v. Brookline

    347 Mass. 486 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 13, 1964

    Oil Co. v. Board of Appeals of Bedford, 338 Mass. 719, 726 . … McCollum v. Board of Educ. 333 U.S. 203 , and Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 .

    Cited 13 timesPublished

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