Case law

Murphy v. Police Commissioner

369 Mass. 469 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 6, 1970

Welch v. O’Meara, 195 Mass. 541, 542 (1907). No substantial change was made in this respect when § 10 was reenacted as § 12 by St. 1962, c. 322, § 1. … L. c. 150E, § 7; Dedham v. Labor Relations Comm’n, 365 Mass. 392, 406 (1974). 3. Scope of the 1950 statute.

Codex Corp. v. Metropolitan District Commission

392 Mass. 245 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 19, 1984

It is also true that although a town board acting as a board of park commissioners has the powers and responsibilities of such a board, it does not by virtue thereof become the board of park commissioners. … Strachan v. Mayor of Everett, 326 Mass. 659, 662 (1951).

Garrett v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

394 Mass. 417 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 3, 1985

The board denied his application for review, making the review examiner’s decision final. The board’s decision was mailed to the plaintiff on September 23, 1983. … See Schulte v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., 369 Mass. 74, 78 (1975).

Dowd v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

390 Mass. 767 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 18, 1984

Commw. 630, 632 (1980) (“conflicts in testimony are properly resolved by the referee and the Board”); Schlicker v. … Blake & Sons, 55 A.D. 2d 789 , 790 (N.Y. 1976) (“the resolution of the conflict [in the evidence] and the credibility of witnesses is in the sole province of the board”). See, e.g., Jacobs v.

Allen's Case

318 Mass. 640 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 2, 1945

From them the board concluded that the employee voluntarily ceased cohabitation with the claimant without her consent. … Lea v. Lea, 8 Allen, 418 . Ford v. Ford, 143 Mass. 577 . Purdy v. Purdy, 238 Mass. 506 . See *642 Bradley v. Bradley, 160 Mass. 258 ; Foster v. Foster, 225 Mass. 183 ; Craddock’s Case, 310 Mass. 116, 124-125 .

Farris v. St. Paul's Baptist Church

220 Mass. 356 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 27, 1915

Karrick v. Wetmore, 210 Mass. 578 . See also Drinkwater v. Frank, 213 Mass. 194 ; Hathaway v. Congregation Ohab Shalom, 216 Mass. 539, 542 . … Under all the circumstances, a signing by a majority of the board was enough in this respect to bind the defendant. McNeil v. Boston Chamber of Commerce, 154 Mass. 277, 281 . Young v.

Williams v. City Manager of Haverhill

330 Mass. 14 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 26, 1953

Ham v. Boston Board of Police, 142 Mass. 90 . Higgins v. License Commissioners of Quincy, 308 Mass. *19 142. … In Bailen v.

NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN & HARTFORD RAILROAD v. Jenkins

331 Mass. 720 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 17, 1954

Bethlehem Steel Co. v. New York State Labor Relations Board, 330 U.S. 767 . La Crosse Telephone Corp. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board, 336 U.S. 18 . Plankinton Packing Co. v. … NOTES [1] See National Labor Relations Board v.

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.

Ricker v. Ricker

248 Mass. 549 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 15, 1924

Guild v. Butler, 127 Mass. 386, 389 . In Browne v. … See Minot, petitioner, 164 Mass. 38, 41 ; Browne v. Bixby, supra; Dering v. Earl of Winchelsea, 1 Cox Eq. 318, 321.

Comerford's Case

224 Mass. 571 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 10, 1916

These facts do not warrant the findings of the Industrial Accident Board that "During all the time that Comerford was on the premises, after he had driven the team into the ‘locker,’ he was engaged in the usual course of … Tornroos v. R. H. White Co. 220 Mass. 336 . W. S. Quinby Co. v. Estey, 221 Mass. 56 . Peach v. Bruno, ante, 447.

Union Street Railway Co. v. Mayor of New Bedford

253 Mass. 304 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 18, 1925

Sears v. Street Commissioners, 173 Mass. 350, 352 . Sayles v. Board of Public Works of Pittsfield, 222 Mass. 93, 95 . Kansas City Southern Railway v. Road Improvement District No. 6, 256 U. S. 658, 660, 661 . … New England Railroad v. Board of Railroad Commissioners, 171 Mass. 135 . Quinn v. Mayor & Aidermen of Springfield, 233 Mass. 595 . Directors of the Boston & Albany Railroad, petitioners, 242 Mass. 455, 459 .

Space Building Corp. v. Commissioner of Revenue

413 Mass. 445 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 18, 1992

See Saint Luke’s Hosp. v. Labor Relations Comm’n, 320 Mass. 467, 470-471 (1946). “The board’s jurisdiction is entirely limited by the statutes that confer it.” Lenson v. … See Yebba v.

Proctor v. Proctor

141 Mass. 165 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 25, 1886

Loring v. Loring, 100 Mass. 340 . … See Chase v. Chase, 2 Allen, 101 , and cases cited.

Commonwealth v. Marshall

434 Mass. 358 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 20, 2001

Commonwealth v. Crawford, 417 Mass. 358, 362 (1994), S.C., 430 Mass. 683 (2000), quoting Commonwealth v. Brown, 413 Mass. 693, 695-696 (1992). … Commonwealth v. Brown, supra at 696 . Cf. Commonwealth v.

Ball v. Hopkins

268 Mass. 260 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 10, 1929

Brown v. Cowell, 116 Mass. 461 . The burden of proof was on the trustee to show this and to show that the contract was advantageous to the person for whom he was acting. Witherington v. … It appeared that from 1909 to 1917 the salaries were fixed by the board of directors; after that date the salaries were increased.

Lucia v. Water & Sewer Commissioners

332 Mass. 468 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 4, 1955

The petition further alleges that the board submitted to the city manager for his approval a schedule of the proposed rates but that he refused to approve such rates and instead sent to the board another schedule showing … Brocklesby v. Newton, 294 Mass. 41 . Dalton v. Post Publishing Co. 328 Mass. 595, 599 .

Flagg v. Bradford

181 Mass. 315 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 20, 1902

See Smith v. Reeves, 178 U. S. 436 . … The case of Nash v. Commonwealth, 174 Mass. 335 , is not applicable.

State Tax Commission v. Wheatland

343 Mass. 650 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 20, 1962

These are two appeals from a decision of the Appellate Tax Board. The case was submitted to the board on agreed facts, of which the following is a summary. … Maguire v. Trefry, 253 U. S. 12 . Lawrence v. State Tax Commn. of Miss. 286 U. S. 276 . New York v. Graves, 300 U. S. 308 .

Pineo v. Executive Council

412 Mass. 31 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 24, 1992

blush, *35 this definition appears to include the Council since the Council has been characterized as a “board,” Scullin v. … Oil Co., 304 Mass. 75, 78-79 (1939), and acting together with the Governor as an “executive board,” Murphy v. Casey, 300 Mass 232, 235 (1938).