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  • Montanari v. Director of Civil Service

    356 Mass. 514 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 23, 1969

    for additional help all as directed by the board.” … Attorney Gen. v. Andrew, 206 Mass. 46, 48 . Robertson v. Commissioner of Civil Serv. 259 Mass. 447, 450 . Reardon v. Director of Civil Serv. 318 Mass. 173, 175 . Order for judgment affirmed.

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  • McGinnis v. Inhabitants of Medway

    176 Mass. 67 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 16, 1900

    It appeal’s that, there being no newspaper printed in the town, the board of selectmen gave one of its members the *68 notices issued by them upon said applications, to post on the premises. … Nor were they defective in form, as was the case in Commonwealth v. McCormick, 150 Mass. 270 , and in Commonwealth v.

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  • Spohr v. Smith

    361 Mass. 858 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 10, 1972

    Ingalls v. Hastings & Sons Publishing Co. 304 Mass. 31, 34 , and cases cited. Stanton v. Sentinel Printing Co. 324 Mass. 13, 14 . Perry v. E. Anthony & Sons, Inc. 353 Mass. 112, 113-114 . … Compare Peck v. Wakefield Item Co. 280 Mass. 451, 454-455 ; Vigoda v. Barton, 348 Mass. 478, 483-485 ; Perry v. E. Anthony & Sons, Inc. 353 Mass. 112, 114 ; Priestley v.

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  • Fairbanks v. Haynes

    40 Mass. 323 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1839

    Browne is chargeable as trustee. … In a late case in Berkshire, Perry v.

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  • 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.

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  • Skinner v. Tirrell

    21 L.R.A. 673 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 7, 1893

    Brown, Speers Eq. 37, 41. De Concilio v. Brownrigg, 25 Atl. Rep. 383 . Brewer v. Nash, 16 R. I. 458, 462. Blackburn Building Society v. Cunliffe, 22 Ch. D. 61. Stevens v. King, 84 Maine, 291. … Co. v. Middleport, Arnold v. Green , and Gadsden v. Brown, ubi supra. Sheldon on Subrogation, §§ 241, 242, and cases cited.

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  • 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.

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  • D & H Distributing Co. v. Commissioner of Revenue

    477 Mass. 538 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 31, 2017

    "We will not disturb the board's findings so long as they are supported by substantial evidence and a correct application of the law." Bell Atl. Mobile of Mass. Corp. v. … v. Wynne, 135 S. Ct. 1787, 1794 (2015), quoting Armco Inc. v.

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  • 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.

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  • Wilcox v. Zane

    167 Mass. 302 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 8, 1897

    Looney v. McLean, 129 Mass. 33 . Watkins v. Goodall, 138 Mass. 533 . Marwedel v. Cook, 154 Mass. 235 . Miller v. Hancock, [1893] 2 Q. B. 177. The plaintiff was a boarder with Mrs. … Plummer v. Dill, 156 Mass. 426 . Hart v. Cole, 156 Mass. 475 . There was evidence from which the jury might have found that he failed in the performance of this duty.

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  • 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.

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  • Leavitt v. Lyons

    118 Mass. 470 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 22, 1875

    Randall v. Bancroft, 10 Allen, 346 . Morse v. Hodsdon, 5 Mass. 314 . Cassidy v. Hart, 104 Mass. 221 . … Commonwealth v. Kelly, 9 Gray, 259 . Adams v. Brown, 14 Gray, 579 Newcomb v. Worster. 7 Allen, 198 . Brown v. Kendall, 8 Allen, 209 .

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  • Harris v. Bd. of Registration in Chiropody (Podiatry)

    343 Mass. 536 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 6, 1962

    The board, we find, intended to give a fair hearing. … Ott v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 276 Mass. 566, 576 . We need not determine whether, in the light of the provocation, the lack of decorum of the hearing would alone call for reversal.

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  • Krauss v. Kuechler

    300 Mass. 346 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 26, 1938

    Brown v. Little, Brown & Co. (Inc.) 269 Mass. 102 , 106 et seq. See Longyear v. Hardman, 219 Mass. 405 ; Cunningham v. Commissioner of Banks, 249 Mass. 401, 420 ; Mitchell v. Mitchell, Woodbury Co. 263 Mass. 160, 164 . … New England Trust Co. v. Abbott, 162 Mass. 148, 153 . Doherty v. Phoenix Ins. Co. 224 Mass. 310, 315 .

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  • In re Johnson

    452 Mass. 1010 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 18, 2008

    Bar counsel filed a petition for discipline with the Board of Bar Overseers (board) alleging that, during the period from February, 2004, through November, 2004, the respondent intentionally misappropriated the funds of three … Constance V. Vecchione, Bar Counsel. Notably, the board has not recommended a lesser sanction in this case, and we give substantial deference to its recommendation.

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  • Commonwealth v. Fox

    218 Mass. 498 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 10, 1914

    The Legislature may delegate to a local board or officer the power to establish rules of this nature touching the conduct of a business by which the public interests in defined districts may be affected. Commonwealth v. … Brodbine v. Revere, 182 Mass. 598 . Commonwealth v. Maletsky, 203 Mass. 241 , and cases there collected.

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  • Commonwealth v. Avery

    301 Mass. 605 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 28, 1938

    People v. Anderson, 75 Cal. App. 365, 372-374 . York v. State, 42 Ga. App. 453, 461, 462 , affirmed, 172 Ga. 483 . State v. Potts, 78 Iowa, 656, 658 . State v. Campbell, 73 Kans. 688, 713 . State v. … People v. Clougher, 246 N. Y. 106, 111-112 . People v. Lafaro, 250 N. Y. 336, 342 . Roberts v. State, 45 Ohio App. 65 . Commonwealth v. O’Brien, 107 Pa. Super. Ct. 569, 574-577 .

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  • Costello v. Commissioner of Revenue

    391 Mass. 567 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 29, 1984

    Ingalls v. Hobbs, 156 Mass. 348 [1892]. Harmon v. Sweet, 221 Mass. 587, 598 [1915], and cases cited.” Frati v. Jannini, 226 Mass. 430, 432 (1917). Cambridge v. Somerville, 329 Mass. 658 (1953). See P.J. … See Usery v. Marquette Cement Mfg. Co., 568 F.2d 902 , 907 (2d Cir. 1977). See also 9 J.

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  • Cooke v. Inhabitants of Scituate

    201 Mass. 107 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 25, 1909

    In George v. … It is intimated in Damon v.

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  • Morrow v. Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Co.

    165 Mass. 349 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 28, 1896

    Kidder v. Parhhurst, 3 Allen, 393 . … Barker v. Stetson, 7 Gray, 53 . Coupal v. Ward, 106 Mass. 289 . Mullen v. Brown, 138 Mass. 114 . Langford v. Boston & Albany Railroad, 144 Mass. 431 .

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