Case law

Beard v. Town of Salisbury

378 Mass. 435 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 5, 1979

Byrne v. Middleborough, 364 Mass. 331, 333-334 (1973). Butler v. East Bridgewater, 330 Mass. 33, 36 (1953). See North Reading v. … Although the Home Rule Amendment confers broad powers on municipal governments, see generally Board of Appeals of Hanover v.

Golden's Case

240 Mass. 178 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 26, 1921

A petition by the masseuse for the approval of her bill was filed with the board and heard by a single member, upon whose report of the facts the board found that the nature of the injury constituted “an unusual case,” St … See People v. Pierson, 176 N. Y. 201 .

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).

Harris v. Commissioner of Correction

409 Mass. 472 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 6, 1991

Group, Inc. v. … See Commonwealth v.

Town of Maynard v. Tomyl

347 Mass. 397 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 30, 1964

The board of appeals promptly protested, the selectmen acted to revoke the permit, the defendants applied to the board for authority to make the alterations, and the board granted the application in part but excluded construction … See Van Arsdale v. Provincetown, 344 Mass. 146, 147 . The lot size requirement is determinative. Nor can the defendants succeed in their contention that the smaller house is a permitted accessory building.

City of Fall River v. Ætna Insurance

219 Mass. 454 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 29, 1914

Brown.” On July 21, 1908, the defendant’s attorney, Mr. … Brown, wrote to the plaintiff’s attorney: “My recollection of our conversation is quite clear that the company in terms declined to admit its liability to the city.”

Commonwealth v. Miller

457 Mass. 69 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 10, 2010

Malcolm Rogers, also a board certified psychiatrist. Dr. … Brown, 449 Mass. 747, 768 (2007); Commonwealth v. Jaime, 433 Mass. 575 , 577-578 & n.l (2001).

In re Barrett

447 Mass. 453 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 16, 2006

See Dowd v. … See Chelsea Indus., Inc. v. Gaffney, 389 Mass. 1, 11 (1983) (senior executives are considered corporate fiduciaries and owe their company duty of loyalty); Getter v. Allied-Lyons PLC, 42 Mass. App.

Lodge v. Fletcher

184 Mass. 238 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 20, 1903

board of said city, appointed under the provisions of the R. … Washburn v. Phillips, 2 Met. 296 . Connecticut River Railroad v. County Commissioners, 127 Mass. 50, 58 . Hyde Park v. Wiggin, 157 Mass. 94, 99 . Smith v. Whitney, 116 U. S. 167 . In re Radl, 86 Wis. 645 .

Packard v. Reynolds

100 Mass. 153 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1868

The first item was for the board of the defendant and his wife. … Monk v. Beal, 2 Allen, 585 . Exceptions overruled.

Lynch v. Commissioner of Education

317 Mass. 73 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 14, 1944

See also People v. Crissey, 45 Hun, 19 , 21; Board of Regents for Normal School District No. 3 v. Painter, 102 Mo. 464, 471 ; State Female Normal School v. Auditors, 79 Va. 233, 239 ; State v. … It is settled that the Legislature “may delegate to a board or an individual officer the working out of the details of a policy adopted by the Legislature.” Commonwealth v. Hudson, 315 Mass. 335, 341 .

Dalton v. Barnard

150 Mass. 473 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 2, 1890

Poole v. Dyer, 123 Mass. 363 . Campbell v. Brown, 121 Mass. 516 . All of the defendants are liable upon the bond. Judgment for the plaintiff against all the defendants.

Leone v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

397 Mass. 728 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 12, 1986

L. c. 151A, §] 25 (e) (l).” 2 The board of review (board) denied the claimant’s application for review, thus adopting the review examiner’s decision as the final decision of the board. G. … Raytheon Co. v.

Murphy v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.

229 Mass. 38 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 2, 1918

Faulkner v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 187 Mass. 254 . Weinschenk v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad, 190 Mass. 250 . Hunt v. … The case is governed in principle by Faulkner , v. Boston & Maine Railroad, sufra, and cannot be distinguished from it. See also Weinschenk v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad, supra; Hunt v.

Inhabitants of Gloucester v. County Commissioners

116 Mass. 579 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 29, 1875

decision, as the board in its discretion may deem sufficient. … Balch v. Shaw, 7 Cush. 282 . Ellis v. County Commissioners, 2 Gray, 370 . Andover v. County Commissioners, 5 Gray, 393 . Farmington River Water Power Co. v. County Commissioners , 112 Mass. Petition dismissed.

Dziembowski v. Stochaj

285 Mass. 413 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 19, 1934

selectmen shall act also as such board. … Ed.) c. 41, § 31, so that the town thereafter, at the same meeting, could vote that the selectmen should act as a board of public welfare (Walker v. West Boylston, 128 Mass. 550 , Wood v.

Aspinook Corp. v. Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation

326 Mass. 327 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 13, 1950

The board allowed the motion, and The Aspinook Corporation appealed to this court. In our opinion the board erronepusly dismissed the appeal. … The order of the board dismissing the appeal is reversed, and the appeal is to stand for hearing before the board. So ordered. 1 Emphasis supplied.

C. A. Dodge Co. v. Western Avenue Tabernacle Baptist Church

247 Mass. 330 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 4, 1924

Packard v. Universalist Society in Quincy, 10 Met. 427 . Child v. Christian Society, 144 Mass. 473 . Slattery v. North End Savings Bank, 175 Mass. 380 . Bishop v. Burke, 207 Mass. 133 . Peoples National Bank v. … Andrews v. Board of Registrars of Easton, 246 Mass. 572 , and cases cited. In accordance with the report judgment is to be entered for the defendant. Ordered accordingly.

Crabtree v. Bay State Felt Co.

227 Mass. 68 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 25, 1917

If the plaintiff refused to appear before the board of directors of the defendant corporation when given sufficient notice to do so, then the refusal justified the defendant in discharging the plaintiff and the plaintiff … Dunton v. Derby Desk Co. 186 Mass. 35 . Casavant v. Sherman, 213 Mass. 23 . Shaver v. Ingham, 58 Mich. 649 . Hamilton v. Love, 152 Ind. 641 . Green v. Somers, 163 Wis. 96 . Ann. Cas. 1916 A 1040, note.

Scordis's Case

305 Mass. 94 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 30, 1940

The findings of the single member of the board and his decision were adopted and affirmed by the reviewing board. … Any such board may require persons receiving such relief to work in return therefor in the infirmary, or in such other manner as the town directs, or otherwise at the discretion of the board.