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  • Brown v. Commissioner of Correction

    394 Mass. 89 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 19, 1985

    The plaintiff appropriately relies on this court’s decision in Jones v. … See Karchmar v. Worcester, 364 Mass. 124, 136 (1973).

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  • Brown v. Town of Carlisle

    336 Mass. 147 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 3, 1957

    See Commonwealth v. Davis, 140 Mass. 485, 486 ; Commonwealth v. Hubley, 172 *151 Mass. 58, 59-60; Commonwealth v. Baronas, 285 Mass. 321, 323 ; Milton v. Donnelly, 306 Mass. 451, 458 ; Druzik v. … Board of Health of Haverhill, 324 Mass. 129, 136 . Holders of licenses may hunt “Subject to existing laws.”

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Brown v. First National Bank

    216 Mass. 298 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 8, 1914

    One of these five notes was the note on which the plaintiffs in this action unsuccessfully sought to recover from the city of Newburyport in Brown v. … After it was decided by this court in Brown v.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Inhabitants of Edgartown

    236 Mass. 258 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 30, 1920

    It was said in Thayer v. … Cavanagh v. Boston, 139 Mass. 426 . McCarthy v. Boston, 135 Mass. 197 . Lemon v. Newton, 134 Mass. 476 . See, in this connection, Buttrick v. Lowell, 1 Allen, 172 ; Bolster v. Lawrence, 225 Mass. 387 . Judgment affirmed.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Marr Equipment Corp.

    355 Mass. 724 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 23, 1969

    See White v. George A. Fuller Co. 226 Mass. 1 ; Bindbeutel v. Willcutt & Sons Co. 244 Mass. 195 ; Catalano v. George F. Watts Corp. 255 Mass. 605 ; Bresnahan v. Barre, 286 Mass. 593 . … One of the latest of such interpretations was Preneveau v. E. A. Wilson Co. 353 Mass. 766 .

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Fed. Nat'l Mortg. Ass'n

    481 Mass. 1036 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 11, 2019

    The Appeals Court affirmed the judgment, and this court denied Brown's subsequent application for further appellate review. See Federal Nat'l Mtge. Ass'n v. Brown , 91 Mass. App. Ct. 1122 , 86 N.E.3d 247 , S . … Votta v. Police Dep't of Billerica , 444 Mass. 1001 , 1001, 826 N.E.2d 199 (2005).

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Metropolitan Transit Authority

    345 Mass. 636 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 29, 1963

    Brown due to a fall on ice or snow on the manhole cover?” The jury’s answer was “no.” … Holton v. Shepard, 291 Mass. 513, 515 . Berwick & Smith Co. v.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Journal Newspaper Co.

    219 Mass. 486 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 29, 1914

    Alger v. Easton, 119 Mass. 77 . … Robinson v. Coulter, *488 215 Mass. 566 . Brown v. Harrington, 208 Mass. 600 . Merrill v. Post Publishing Co. 197 Mass. 185 . The case was submitted on briefs. M. L. Jennings, for the plaintiff. R. W. Nason & T. W.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • City Fuel Co. v. Brown

    254 Mass. 605 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 25, 1926

    Brown, Pres.” It is indorsed by Lyle A. Brown, the defendant. … The report, which recites that the action was upon two notes and which is not clear, states in substance that there was evidence that four notes, each for $200, were delivered by Brown to the plaintiff in payment for coal

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Board of Public Works v. Board of Selectmen

    377 Mass. 621 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 26, 1979

    School Comm. of Hatfield v. Board of Educ., 372 Mass. 513 , 514 n.l (1977); Board of Health of Woburn v. Sousa, 338 Mass. 547, 548 (1959). As to the authority to engage counsel, art. … Works, 341 Mass. 618 (1961); Board of Health of Woburn v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Retirement Board v. Buonomo

    467 Mass. 662 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 2, 2014

    of Somerville (board) related to his prior service as a member of the board of aldermen. … Co. v. Department of Envtl. Protection, 429 Mass. 798, 803 (1999); Dartt v. Browning-Ferris Indus., Inc. (Mass.), 427 Mass. 1, 8 (1998).

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Brown v. General Trading Co.

    310 Mass. 263 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 19, 1941

    The Publix Stations, Inc., hereinafter called the plaintiff although Brown is now receiver of its property and was permitted to prosecute this action, became a tenant at will of the trustees of the Park Square Real Estate … Brown v. Tyler, 8 Gray, 135 . Stevens v. Dedham Institution for Savings, 129 Mass. 547 . Holmes v. Turner’s Falls Co. 150 Mass. 535 . MacFarlane v. Thompson, 241 Mass. 486 . Lamson & Co. (Inc.) v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Massachusetts Port Authority

    371 Mass. 395 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 26, 1976

    McNeely v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 358 Mass. 94, 110 (1970). The defendant upset the status quo, but only after the decree binding him was vacated by entry of appeal. … Brown, the true party in interest, for Robert S. Wolfe as the plaintiff.” Id. at 423 . The contempt action before us has been litigated in the name of Jesse K. Brown.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Baldassari v. Public Finance Trust

    369 Mass. 33 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 6, 1975

    Co. v. Utah, 414 U.S. 538, 550 (1974). Cf. Bowe v. Colgate-Palmolive Co., 416 F.2d 711, 719-720 (7th Cir. 1969); Oatis v. Crown Zellerbach Corp., 398 F.2d 496, 498-499 (5th Cir. 1968); DeFigueiredo v. TWA, 322 F. … Page v. Melvin, 10 Gray 208 , 210-211 (1857). Wright v. Oakley, 5 Met. 400 , 407 (1843). Contrast Lindberg v.

    Cited 115 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Boston Casualty Co.

    295 Mass. 298 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 9, 1936

    Perry v. Provident Life Ins. & Investment Co. 99 Mass. 162 . Perry v. Provident Life Ins. & Investment Co. 103 Mass. 242 . Brown v. United States Casualty Co. 95 Fed. 935 . Buford v. North American Accident Ins. … Barnett v. Travelers’ Ins. Co. 32 Fed. (2d) 479. Drinan v. Clover Leaf Casualty Co. 207 Mich. 677 . Orenstein v. Preferred Accident Ins. Co. 138 Minn. 10 .

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Wakefield Contributory Retirement Board v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

    352 Mass. 499 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 2, 1967

    It is “in the nature of evidence before the local retirement board.” Mathew *503 son v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd. 335 Mass. 610, 615 . Cassier v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd. 332 Mass. 237 , 240n. … Kelley v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd. 341 Mass. 611, 614 .

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Bianchi v. Retirement Board

    359 Mass. 642 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 14, 1971

    LeBlanc v. Molloy, 335 Mass. 636, 637 . Hanrihan v. Hanrihan, 342 Mass. 559, 564 . Sulmonetti v. Hayes, 347 Mass. 390, 391-392 . … Boston Retirement Bd. v. McCormick, 345 Mass. 692, 695-698 . The error in the present case was that of the board, and that error can readily and fairly be corrected now without prejudice to the board, Dr.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Traders & Mechanics' Insurance v. Brown

    142 Mass. 403 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 10, 1886

    Practically the company considered that, under a common board of directors, there were two separate and distinct organizations, one governed by the laws relating to stock companies, and the other by those relating to mutual … In Commonwealth v. Berkshire Ins.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Commissioner of Revenue v. Brown

    424 Mass. 42 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 6, 1997

    As we have indicated, the board ruled that Brown did not have a duty to pay Hilco’s taxes and, therefore, he was not a responsible person. The board accordingly granted the abatement that Brown had sought. … See United States v. Rem, 38 F.3d 634, 642 (2d Cir. 1994); Purcell v. United States, 1 F.3d 932, 937 (9th Cir. 1993); Barnett v. IRS, 988 F.2d 1449, 1454-1455 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 510 U.S. 990 (1993); O’Connor v.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Gifford v. Planning Board

    376 Mass. 801 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 12, 1978

    See Costanza & Bertolino, Inc. v. Planning Bd. of N. Reading, 360 Mass. 677, 679-680 (1971); Stoneham v. Savelo, 341 Mass. 456, 458 (1960); Daley Constr. Co. v. … See Kuklinska v. Planning Bd. of Wakefield, 357 Mass. 123, 130 (1970); Sansoucy v. Planning Bd. of Worcester, 355 Mass. 647, 649 (1969); Trottier v. Lebanon, 117 N.H. 148, 150 (1977); Noble v.

    Cited 45 timesPublished

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