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  • Byrne v. Town of Middleborough

    364 Mass. 331 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 30, 1973

    Inc. v. Board of Appeals of Westwood, 362 Mass. 239, 241-242 (1972). 2. In Stow v. Marinelli, 352 Mass. 738, 741-742 (1967), it was contended that a by-law adopted under G. … We are not required to determine the validity or possible effect of future acts of the board. Bob Ware’s Food Shops, Inc. v. Brookline, 349 Mass. 385, 389 (1965), and cases cited. 4.

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  • Emerson v. Wiley

    27 Mass. 317 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1830

    This is fully settled in the cases of Weston v. Hunt, 2 Mass. R. 500 ; Austin v. Thomas, 14 Mass. R. 333 ; Brown v. Porter, 10 Mass. R. 93 ; Brunswick v. Dunning, 7 Mass. R. 445 . … In Brown v.

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  • Ullman v. Barnard

    73 Mass. 554 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1856

    Coggill v. Hartford & New Haven Railroad, 3 Gray, 545 . And the defendant’s title, being derived solely from Bradford & Brown, is therefore invalid. 2. … Lyle v. Barker, 5 Binn. 457 . Wheeler v. Webb, 15 Conn. 502 .

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  • Sears v. Corr Manufacturing Co.

    242 Mass. 395 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 5, 1922

    Sawyer v. Pawners’ Bank, 6 Allen, 207 . Pew v. Gloucester National Bank, 130 Mass. 391 . Parker v. Nickerson, 137 Mass. 487, 496 . Von Arnim v. American Tube Works, 188 Mass. 515, 517 . Marcy v. … Combs v. Scott, 12 Allen, 493 . Beacon Trust Co. v. Souther, 183 Mass. 413 . Compare Dempsey v.

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  • Miller v. Gane

    288 Mass. 57 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 3, 1934

    Brown v. Cambridge, 3 Allen, 474 . Goldenberg v. Taglino, 218 Mass. 357 . Butler v. Prussian, 252 Mass. 265 . Radovsky v. Wexler, 273 Mass. 254 . Hirsch v. Fisher, 278 Mass. 492, 495 .

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  • O'Connor v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

    377 Mass. 632 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 27, 1979

    See Martinez v. Dunlop, 411 F. Supp. 5, 7 (N.D. Cal. 1976), aff'd sub nom. Martinez v. Marshall, 573 F.2d 555 (9th Cir. 1977); Eboch v. Unemployment Compensation Bd. of Review, 39 Pa. Commw. Ct. 268 (1978). … See Steinberg v. Unemployment Compensation Bd. of Review, 34 Pa. Commw. Ct. 294 (1978); Latimer v. Unemployment Compensation Bd. of Review, 27 Pa. Commw. Ct. 348 (1976); Phelosof v. Ross, 54 App.

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  • PMAG, Inc. v. Commissioner of Revenue

    429 Mass. 35 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 18, 1999

    We conclude that the decision of the board was correct. See *38 Tenneco Inc. v. Commissioner of Revenue, 401 Mass. 380, 383 (1987). … See generally Upjohn Co. v. State Tax Comm’n, 347 Mass. 281 (1964).

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  • Durand v. IDC Bellingham, LLC

    440 Mass. 45 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 15, 2003

    Board of Appeals of Hanover v. Housing Appeals Comm., 363 Mass. 339, 356-357 (1973). … Board of Appeals of Hanover v. Housing Appeals Comm., 363 Mass. 356, 358 (1973). McLean Hosp. Corp. v. Belmont, supra at 547 .

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  • Haslam's Case

    451 Mass. 101 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 8, 2008

    See Hed v. … Compare Hed. v.

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  • Citizens' Gas Light Company of Reading, South Reading, & Stoneham v. Inhabitants of Wakefield

    31 L.R.A. 457 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 18, 1894

    of directors. *439 See Bolton v. … D. 295 ; Andrews v. Ætna Ins. Co. 92 N. Y. 596 ; Nims v. Mount Hermon Boys’ School, 160 Mass. 177 ; Dempsey v. Chambers, 154 Mass. 330 . S. K. Hamilton, for the respondent. E. R. Champlin & C. R.

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  • Commonwealth v. Bruneau

    472 Mass. 510 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 27, 2015

    There were red-brown stains on a cushioned chair in the living room, a pool of red-brown liquid in a corner of the chair, and spatter stains behind and around the chair. … Commonwealth v. Brown, 466 Mass. 676, 679 (2013), quoting Doe, Sex Offender Registry Bd. No. 10800 v. Sex Offender Registry Bd., 459 Mass. 603, 621 (2011). See, e.g., Commonwealth v.

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  • Marshall v. Merritt

    103 Mass. 45 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1869

    Gile v. Moore, 2 Pick. 386 , and 3 Pick. 194 , nom. Commonwealth v. Moore, is an example. Browning v. … Such a power is also affirmed in Ely v. Ball, 8 Pick. 352 . See also Capen v. Sloughton, 16 Gray, 364 . In Stickney v.

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  • Soe v. Chief of Police

    442 Mass. 1047 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 23, 2004

    John Soe, a level three sex offender, commenced an action in the Superior Court for declaratory and injunctive relief against the chief of police of Waltham (police chief), and the Sex Offender Registry Board (board) for … In addition, this court decided Coe v.

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  • Dullea v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.

    251 Mass. 56 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 28, 1925

    Ritchie v. Boston Elevated Railway, 238 Mass. 473 , and cases cited. Sack v. Director General of Railroads, 245 Mass. 114 . Rogers *59 v. Boston Elevated Railway, 246 Mass. 478 . In Kuhlen v. … Boston & Northern Street Railway, 193 Mass. 341 , Morse v. Newton Street Railway, 213 Mass. 595 , Franz v.

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  • Stacy's Case

    225 Mass. 174 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 27, 1916

    See also Olsen v. Andrews, 168 Mass. 261, 263, 264 . … Lowry v. Sheffield Coal Co. Ltd. 1 B. W. C. C. 1. M’Kee v. Great Northern Railway, 1 B. W. C. C. 165. Gane v. Norton Hill Colliery Co. 2 B. W. C. C. 42. Ewald v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway, 70 Wis. 420 .

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  • Gordon v. Richardson

    69 L.R.A. 867 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 17, 1904

    Peachy v. Duke of Somerset, 1 Stra. 447. Hill v. Barclay, 16 Ves. 402, and 18 Ves. 56. Reynolds v. Pitt, 19 Ves. 134. *493 Howard v. Fanshawe, [1895] 2 Ch. 581, 589. The Massachusetts cases are Atkins v. … Brown v. Brown, 174 Mass. 197 . Dickinson v. Todd, 172 Mass. 183 . Edwards Hall Co. v. Dresser, 168 Mass. 136 . Lundin v. Schoeffel, 167 Mass. 465 . See also Blossom v. Negus, 182 Mass. 515 .

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  • Wolcott v. Eagle Insurance

    21 Mass. 429 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 13, 1827

    Sc was it done 'in Lawrence v. Aberdein, 5 Barn. St Aid. 107. So in Coit v. Smith, 3 Johns. … al. v.

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  • Commonwealth v. Martin

    467 Mass. 291 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 26, 2014

    Police also spoke with Pizarro and her cousin, William Brown. … The jury heard that the defendant placed a call to Brown shortly before his first call to a taxicab dispatcher, telling Brown to wait by his telephone, and that the defendant and Robinson went to Cleveland Circle with knives

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  • Morrison v. City of Lawrence

    181 Mass. 127 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 1, 1902

    In Spear v. … In Bishop v.

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  • Brewer's Case

    335 Mass. 128 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 5, 1956

    Whether the claimant was a domestic servant was a question of fact for the determination of the board. She did the cleaning, cooking, and various activities associated with household duties. See Sjostedt v. … Webster, 306 Mass. 344 ; Bell v. Sawyer, 313 Mass. 250 ; Le Gere v. Lorenc, 282 App. Div. (N. Y.) 791.

    Cited 3 timesPublished

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