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  • Boston & Albany Railroad v. Brown

    177 Mass. 65 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 18, 1900

    The defendant Russell was employed by Brown, and drove his carriage during the period referred to in the declaration. … Some months afterwards a written notice to the same effect was given him by the plaintiff. , The law applicable to cases of this kind was stated by this court in Old Colony Railroad v. Tripp, 147 Mass. 35 .

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  • Brown v. Town of Winthrop

    270 Mass. 322 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 4, 1930

    Burt v. Boston, 122 Mass. 223 . Campbell v. Boston, 189 Mass. 7 . Stoliker v. Boston, 204 Mass. 522 . Connelly v. Boston, 206 Mass. 4 . See Brooks v. Somerville, 106 Mass. 271, 274 . … See Davidson v. Nichols, 11 Allen, 514 , 517. In Brown v. Winthrop the exceptions are sustained; in Brown v. Sargent they are overruled. So ordered.

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  • Brown v. Boston & Maine Railroad

    233 Mass. 502 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 11, 1919

    Hanscom v. Malden & Melrose Gas Light Co. 220 Mass. 1 , and cases collected at page 8. Utter v. Franklin, 172 U. S. 416 . Gross v. United States Mortgage Co. 108 U. S. 477 . White Water Valley Canal Co. v. … Anderson v. Santa Anna, 116 U. S. 356, 363, 364 . Ritchie v. Franklin County, 22 Wall. 67 . Grenada County Supervisors v. Brogden, 112 U. S. 261, 270, 272 . Randall v. Kreiger, 23 Wall. 137, 149 . Watson v.

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  • Brown v. Cunard Steamship Co.

    147 Mass. 58 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 5, 1888

    See Graves v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad, 137 Mass. 33 ; Hill v. Boston, Hoosac Tunnel, & Western Railroad, 144 Mass. 284 . … Irving v. Manning, 1 H. L. Cas. 287, 306. Lewis v. Rucker, 2 Burr. 1167. Bradlie v. Maryland Ins. Co. 12 Pet. 378, 399 . Boardman v. Boston Ins. Co. 146 Mass. 442 .

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  • Suburban Land Co. v. Brown

    237 Mass. 166 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 5, 1921

    Ellicott v. Coffin, 106 Mass. 365 . Giles v. Royal Ins. Co. 179 Mass. 261 . The case involved contracts by Roger W. Brown to build cottages and camps for the Suburban Land Company. … Farlow v. Ellis, 15 Gray, 229 . Boyden v. Hill, 198 Mass. 477, 484, 485 . Whether there has been a waiver, especially when it is to be implied from numerous facts, is usually a question of fact. Fox v.

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  • Brown v. Inhabitants of Nahant

    213 Mass. 271 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 27, 1913

    Medway, 176 Mass. 67 , that a city or town is not responsible for any acts of its licensing board, whether a special commission or the mayor and aldermen, or, as here,.the selectmen of a town. … Cook v. Boston, 9 Allen, 393 . Emery v. Lowell, 127 Mass. 138 . Kraft v. Keokuk, 14 Iowa, 86 . Edinburg v. Hackney, 54 Ind. 83 . Brazil v. Kress, 55 Ind. 14 . Cahaba v. Burnett, 34 Ala. 400 . Tupelo v.

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  • Retirement Board of Stoneham v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

    476 Mass. 130 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 22, 2016

    Davis v. … to 10 The board relies on Shea v.

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  • Brown v. F.L. Roberts & Co.

    452 Mass. 674 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 2, 2008

    Brown v. F.L. Roberts & Co., 419 F. Supp. 2d 7, 17 (D. … Brown v. F.L. Roberts & Co., supra at 19.

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  • Teachers' Retirement Board v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

    346 Mass. 663 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 10, 1964

    Compare Boston Retirement Bd. v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd. 340 Mass. 109 ; Boston Retirement Bd. v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd. 340 Mass. 112 . 2. The medical opinion was based on more than conjecture. … See State Bd. of Retirement v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd. 342 Mass. 58, 65, fn. 1 .

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  • Methuen Retirement Board v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

    384 Mass. 797 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 28, 1981

    Fabrizio v. U.S. Susuki Motor Corp., 362 Mass. 873 (1972); Browne v. Moran, 300 Mass. 107, 111 (1938); Restatement of Judgments § 1, Comment a (1942). A court may not take judicial notice of the defense. … But see DiGloria v. Chief of Police of Methuen, supra at 511. The judgment of the Superior Court is therefore set aside. Christopher H. Worthington, Assistant Attorney General, for Contributory Retirement Appeal Board.

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  • Wesley C. Cook v. Brown

    125 Mass. 503 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 21, 1878

    See Warner v. Bright, 52 Ill. 35 ; Phelps v. Goddard, 1 Tyler, 60 ; Grainger v. Hill, 4 Bing. N. C. 212; Heywood v. Collinge, 9 A. & E. 268. Exceptions sustained.

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  • 27 Ramsdell Ave., LLC v. Brown

    480 Mass. 1109 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 27, 2018

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  • Brown v. Inhabitants of Peabody

    228 Mass. 52 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 17, 1917

    Jennings v. Tisbury, 5 Gray, 73 . Durgin v. Lowell, 3 Allen, 398 . Moffatt v. Kenny, 174 Mass. 311 . Weldon v. Prescott, 187 Mass. 415 . 4. … Downey v. H. P. Hood & Sons, 203 Mass. 4, 12 . Perley v.

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  • Brown v. Floersheim Mercantile Co.

    206 Mass. 373 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 6, 1910

    Andrews v. Ludlow, 5 Pick. 28 , 31. Hancock v. Colyer, 99 Mass. 187 . Van Camp Hardware & Iron Co. v. Plimpton, 174 Mass. 208, 211 . … Hooper v. Hills, 9 Pick. 435 , 440. Hancock v. Colyer, 103 Mass. 396 . Clark v. Williams, 190 Mass. 219,222 .

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  • Brown v. Inhabitants of Melrose

    155 Mass. 587 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 25, 1892

    Turney v. Bridgeport, 55 Conn. 412 . We think, however, that this must be the meaning of the vote, although it is not very clearly expressed.

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  • Brown v. Boston & Maine Railroad

    302 Mass. 90 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 3, 1939

    Allen v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 197 Mass. 298 . Creeley v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 263 Mass. 529 . Fortune v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, 271 Mass. 101 . Anthony v. … Tazzini v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 277 Mass. 108 . O’Meara v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 277 Mass. 315 . Carcione v. Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad, 278 Mass. 357 . Gaboriault v.

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  • Brown v. Wong Gow Sue

    354 Mass. 646 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 1, 1968

    Lewis v. Coupe, 200 Mass. 182, 187 . Nelson v. Hamlin, 258 Mass. 331, 341 . … See Stumpf v. Leland, 242 Mass. 168 ; Brown v. A. W. Perry Co. 325 Mass. 479, 480-481 .

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  • Commonwealth v. Torres

    420 Mass. 479 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 12, 1995

    California v. Brown, 479 U.S. 538, 541 (1987), citing Francis v. Franklin, supra at 315 . … See California v. Brown, supra at 541 . See also Boyde v. California, 494 U.S. 370, 378 (1990), quoting Cupp v.

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  • State Board of Retirement v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

    342 Mass. 58 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 10, 1961

    There have been similar reviews at the instance of local retirement boards. See e.g. Quincy Retirement Bd. v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd. 340 Mass. 56 ; Boston Retirement Bd. v. … See Brown v. United States Fid. & Guar. Co. 336 Mass. 609, 613-614 . There is no adequate basis in the evidence for any assumption that Mr.

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  • Brown v. City of Boston

    353 Mass. 740 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 5, 1968

    If Brown seeks to impose for his benefit any constructive trust upon her interest (see e.g. MacNeil v. … Brown’s interest during her husband’s life is subject to the limitations inherent in the tenancy, it may have substantial value. See Licker v. Gluskin, 265 Mass. 403 , 404—407; Pineo v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished

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