Case law

In re London

427 Mass. 477 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 19, 1998

Bar counsel’s brief notes that the board has maintained this policy, but that “for this very reason [time standards] were never promulgated as amendments to the Rules of the Board of Bar Overseers.” … See generally Commonwealth v. Ramos, 402 Mass. 209 (1988); Bonan v. Boston, 398 Mass. 315 (1986); Commonwealth v. McLeod, 367 Mass. 500 (1975); Houghton v.

Old Colony Trust Co. v. Sargent

235 Mass. 298 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 24, 1920

Minot v. Taylor, 129 Mass. 160 . Bullard v. Chandler, 149 Mass. 532 . The trustee accordingly is instructed: 1. That Mildred P. … Brown, equally, and to the survivor of them, wholly. 3. Mildred P.

O'Brien v. O'Brien

325 Mass. 573 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 3, 1950

v. … In Bursler v.

Building Inspector of Malden v. Werlin Realty, Inc.

349 Mass. 623 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 5, 1965

Dobbs v. Board of Appeals of Northampton, 339 Mass. 684, 688 . … Bldg. & Loan Assn. v. Board of Adjustment of New Brunswick, 117 N. J. L. 63; Schaible v. Board of Adjustment of Millburn, 15 N. J. Misc. 707; President & Trustees of Ossining v. Meredith, 190 Misc. (N. Y.) 142.

Shemeth v. Selectmen of Holden

317 Mass. 278 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 30, 1944

On October 14, the petitioner appealed to the board of appeals from the action of the selectmen in revoking the permit. The board of appeals sustained the selectmen. … See Wilde, J., in Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge, 7 Pick. 344 , 467; Tracy v. Ginzberg, 189 Mass. 260 ; Jubinville v. Jubinville, 313 Mass. 103, 108 .

Russell v. First National Stores, Inc.

335 Mass. 768 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 27, 1957

Liberatore v. Framingham, 315 Mass. 538, 541-542 . Here the specific finding that the defendant was not negligent rendered the requested rulings immaterial. The case falls within the authority of such cases as Strong v. … Haverhill Electric Co. 299 Mass. 455 , Himelfarb v. Novadel Agene Corp. 305 Mass. 446, 448 , Connell v. Maynard, 322 Mass. 245 , and Horton v. Tilton, 325 Mass. 79 .

Armstrong v. E. D. Stair

217 Mass. 534 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 21, 1914

A record of all such appointments shall be kept in the office of said board, and any appointment so made may be revoked by said board at any time.” … Pelton v. Nichols, 180 Mass. 245 . Horgan v. Boston Elevated Railway, 208 Mass. 287 . The case of Healey v.

Broadway National Bank v. Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation

321 Mass. 25 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 11, 1947

Considerable havoc in our tax laws was wrought by the decision in Macallen Co. v. Massachusetts, 279 U. S. 620 , which reversed Macallen Co. v. Commonwealth, 264 Mass. 396 . Central Trust Co. v. … In DeBlois v.

Sebastian v. Quarter Century Club of United Shoe Machinery Corp.

327 Mass. 178 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 7, 1951

The board of trustees did not actually pass upon the case of the plaintiff. The judge found that a formal application would have been denied by the board of trustees. … First Parish in Sudbury v. Stearns, 21 Pick. 148 , 153. Taylor v. Edson, 4 Cush. 522 , 527. Maguire v. Buckley, 301 Mass. 355, 359-360 . Walter v. McCarvel, 309 Mass. 260, 265-266 . Cassel v.

Crawford v. Building Inspector of Barnstable

352 Mass. 504 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 2, 1967

Gallagher v. Board of Appeals of Falmouth, 351 Mass. 410 . … See Colabufalo v. Public Bldgs. Commr. of Newton, 332 Mass. 748, 751 (fn. 1). We think it has no other purpose.

MacInnis v. Morrissey

298 Mass. 505 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 30, 1937

The word “mistake” so used was defined in Brown v. Robinson, 275 Mass. 55, 58 , as including only “complete honesty of purpose accompanied by blameless oversight or ignorance of facts.” See also Emeneau v. … See Brown v. Robinson, 275 Mass. 55, 58 .

Flesner v. Technical Communications Corp.

410 Mass. 805 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 8, 1991

The Supreme Court remanded the case to the District Court to determine whether the school board in fact would have fired the plaintiff even absent the impermissible reason. … Brown, 752 P.2d 685 (Kan. 1988); Brown v. Physicians Mut. Ins. Co., 679 S.W.2d 836 (Ky. App. 1984); McQuary v. Bel Air Convalescent Home, Inc., 69 Or. App. 107 (1984); Harless v.

Town of Milton v. Personnel Administrator of the Department of Personnel Administration

406 Mass. 818 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 7, 1990

L. c. 32, § 8 (1988 ed.), and have been ordered back to work by their respective local retirement boards. … See Urban Transp., Inc. v. Mayor of Boston, 373 Mass. 693, 697 (1977). See also Massachusetts Trustees of Eastern Gas & Fuel Assocs. v.

Charles River Breeding Laboratories, Inc. v. State Tax Commission

374 Mass. 333 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 6, 1978

The Appellate Tax Board (board) considered the appellants’ appeals from the commission’s failure so to classify them under G. … See First Data Corp. v. State Tax Comm’n, supra at 448. The decision of the Appellate Tax Board is affirmed. So ordered.

Conlon v. DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT SEC.

382 Mass. 19 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 1, 1980

Inc. v. Board of Review, 35 N.J. Super. 397 , 401-402 (1955); In re Watson, 273 N.C. 629, 635 (1968); Huntley v. Department of Employment Security, R.I. , - (1979) ( 397 A.2d 902, 905-906 [R.I. 1979]). … See Farrar v.

Young v. Duncan

218 Mass. 346 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 17, 1914

O’Loughlin v. Bird, 128 Mass. 600 . Oliver Ditson Co. v. Testa, 216 Mass. 123 . … Burt v. Brigham, 117 Mass. 307 . A claim for review by the Industrial Accident Board was filed by the employee, but later withdrawn before any hearing.

Town of Milton v. Attorney General

372 Mass. 694 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 6, 1977

See Reading v. … John Donnelly & Sons v. Outdoor Advertising Bd., 369 Mass. 206, 209-215 (1975). New England LNG Co. v. Fall River, 368 Mass. 259, 267 (1975).

Perry v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.

322 Mass. 206 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 2, 1948

Duggan v. Bay State Street Railway, 230 Mass. 370, 378 . Brown v. Henderson, 285 Mass. 192, 195 . By G. L. (Ter. … The concurring opinion in Brown v. Henderson, 285 Mass. 192 , at page 196, seems to us to state the true effect of the statute. The judge, in our opinion, dealt with the statute not only correctly, but also wisely.

Atamian's Case

265 Mass. 12 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 9, 1928

The board affirmed the finding of the single member. … See Gray v. Boston Elevated Railway, 215 Mass. 143, 147 ; Vatalaro v. Thomas, 262 Mass. 383, 386, 387 . In this case no malpractice or faulty surgery was found.

Morse v. Hutchins

102 Mass. 439 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1869

Stiles v. White, 11 Met. 356 . Tuttle v. Brown, 4 Gray, 457 . Whitmore v. South Boston Iron Co. 2 Allen, 52. Fisk v. Hicks, 11 Foster, 535 . Woodward v. Thacher, 21 Verm. 580 . Muller v Eno, 4 Kernan, 597. Sherwood v. … Loder v. Kekulé, 3 C. B. (N. S.) 128. Dingle v. Hare, 7 C. B. (N. S.) 145. Jones v. Just, Law Rep. 3 Q. B. 197.