Case law

Bushway-Whiting Ice Cream Co. v. Mayor of Somerville

308 Mass. 148 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 27, 1941

Ill, § 151, in connection with an unsound contention that action by a board of health in a city is necessary to action under that section. Revere v. Riceman, 280 Mass. 76, 80 . Since the license was granted under G. L. … In Jaffarian v.

American Mutual Liability Insurance v. Commonwealth

379 Mass. 398 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 26, 1979

Ry. v. Trustees E. Mass. St. Ry., 254 Mass. 28, 33 (1925). The judgment of the Superior Court is reversed and a new judgment should be entered in accordance with the decision of the board. So ordered. … Vinciullo, 364 Mass. 624, 627 (1974); School Comm. of Springfield v. Board of Educ., 366 Mass. 315, 337 (Quirico, J., concurring), cert. denied, 421 U.S. 947 (1975). See also Porter v.

Labor Relations Comm. v. Bd. of Selectmen of Dracut

374 Mass. 619 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 14, 1978

This action involves a petition by the Labor Relations Commission (the commission) to enforce an order of the commission against the town of Dracut (the town) and its board of selectmen (the selectmen or the board). … Ogden v. Selectmen of Freetown, 258 Mass. 139, 142 (1927). Adams v. Townsend Schoolhouse Bldg. Comm., 245 Mass. 543, 546-547 (1923). Revere Water Co. v.

Sherman v. Fitch

98 Mass. 59 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1867

Thayer v. Smith, 9 Met. 469 . Woodman v. Saltonstall, 7 Cush. 181 . Pratt v. Pond, 5 Allen, 59 . … That was the full number of the board required by the by-laws, which also provided that “ the board of directors shall manage and control the business, property and affairs of the corporation.”

Commonwealth v. Wadlington

467 Mass. 192 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 14, 2014

Trooper Serpa confirmed that the defendant was in custody there, and confirmed his address on County Street from records of the board of probation and the New Bedford police department. … Commonwealth v.

City of Somerville v. Dickerman

127 Mass. 272 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 29, 1879

The city or town cannot by any agreement abridge or limit the rights of the board, or exonerate an owner of benefited land from the liability to be assessed. Boylston Market Association v. Boston, 113 Mass. 528 . … Harvard College v. Boston, 104 Mass. 470 . Brimmer v. Boston, 102 Mass. 19 .

Ryder v. Town of Lexington

303 Mass. 281 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 29, 1939

, park commissioners, and board of health. … , an attempt on the part of the board to designate in what capacity the board was sitting or acting.”

Barron v. Kolenda

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 7, 2023

No. 8 v. … Rowe v.

Bryson v. Mayor of Waltham

329 Mass. 524 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 1, 1952

Kaplan v. Sullivan, 290 Mass. 67 . See also Perkins v. Selectmen of Framingham, 313 Mass. 322 . … Statute 1951, c. 364, did not have the effect of continuing the petitioner in the office of chairman of the board of assessors, for that statute provided for the choice of a chairman by the board. Judgment affirmed.

Revere Housing Authority v. Commonwealth

351 Mass. 180 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 16, 1966

See Demetropo-los v. Commonwealth, 342 Mass. 658, 661 . … See Franklin Foundation v. Attorney Gen. 340 Mass. 197, 203 .

Whelan v. Sullivan

102 Mass. 204 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 15, 1869

Atwood v. Cobb, 16 Pick. 227 . Morton v. Dean, 13 Met. 385 . Hurley v. … Brown, 98 Mass. 545 Parol testimony of a previous oral agreement, which is the only means of identification referred to in the memorandum, cannot be taken into consideration in order to complete it. Waterman v.

Stevens v. Thissell

240 Mass. 541 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 3, 1922

Anthony & Cowell Co. v. Brown, 214 Mass. 439 . Raynes v. Sharp, 238 Mass. 20 . … Harris v. Carmody, 131 Mass. 51, 55 . Morse v. Woodworth, 155 Mass. 233, 250, 251 . Silsbee v. Webber, 171 Mass. 378, 380 . Anthony & Cowell Co. v. Brown, 214 Mass. 439, 442 . Adams v.

Commonwealth v. Nickerson

386 Mass. 54 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 30, 1982

Commonwealth v. Brown, 11 Mass. App. Ct. 288, 296 (1981). … Commonwealth v. Brown, supra at 296-297 . We do not regard the examples stated by the Appeals Court as exhaustive. A witness may have a particular reason for not wanting to deal with the police. See People v.

Rosary v. Commissioner of Public Welfare

370 Mass. 862 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 7, 1976

Dandridge v. … See Jefferson v. Hackney, 406 U.S. 535, 546-547 (1972).

Lexington Print Works v. Inhabitants of Canton

167 Mass. 341 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 8, 1897

In Glover v. … Ham v. Salem, 100 Mass. 350 . Wilson v. Lynn, 119 Mass. 174 . Wamesit Power Co. v. Allen, 120 Mass. 352 . Warren v. Spencer Water Co. 143 Mass. 9 . Kenison v. Arlington, 144 Mass. 456 . Woodbury v.

In re Coliss

424 Mass. 1005 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 7, 1997

Murphy v. Commissioner of the Dep’t of Indus. … See Novak v. Board of Bar Examiners, 397 Mass. 270, 273-274 (1986), and cases cited. The reasoning in those cases precludes this aspect of Corliss’s equal protection claim. 4.

Bartlett v. Tucker

104 Mass. 336 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 15, 1870

Walker v. Bank of New York, 5 Selden, 582. White v. Madison, 26 N. Y. 117 . In Brown v. … Williams v. Robbins, 16 Gray, 77 . Brown v. Parker, 7 Allen, 337 . The remark of Mr. Justice Hoar, in Draper v.

Hill v. Levine

252 Mass. 513 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 22, 1925

First African Methodist Episcopal Society v. Brown, 147 Mass. 296 . … Hayes v. Harmony Grove Cemetery, 108 Mass. 400 . Dow v. Whitney, supra. First African Methodist Episcopal Society v. Brown, supra. Cushing v. Spaulding, 164 Mass. 287 .

Boston Young Men's Christian Ass'n v. Royal Indemnity Co.

289 Mass. 391 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 5, 1935

Peoples National Bank v. New England Home, 209 Mass. 48, 50 . New Hampshire National Bank v. Garage & Factory Equipment Co. 267 Mass. 483, 486, 487 . … A contract of bailment cannot be imposed on a corporation unless an authorization or contract approved by the board of directors is shown. First National Bank of Lyons v. Ocean National Bank, 60 N. Y. 278, 293 .

Putnam v. Bolster

216 Mass. 367 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 9, 1914

Sargent v. Adams, 3 Gray, 72 , 81, 82. Homer v. Shaw, 212 Mass. 113 . … Thomas v. Beals, 154 Mass. 51, 55 . Parker v. Simpson, 180 Mass. 334, 343 . Long v. Athol, 196 Mass. 497 .. Warren v. Para Rubber Shoe Co. 166 Mass. 97 . Hayward v. Leeson, 176 Mass. 310 . Hayes v.