Case law

Conley v. Town of Ipswich

352 Mass. 201 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 8, 1967

Hosp. v. Commr. of Pub. Welfare, 347 Mass. 24 . It is of course irrelevant that the assurance upon which the plaintiff acted was not expressed in so many words. … The plaintiff asserts that as a selectman he does not serve on the board of public welfare, which is an independently elected body..

Cotter v. Nathan & Hurst Co.

222 Mass. 433 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 10, 1916

See Cotter v. Nathan & Hurst Co. 218 Mass. 315 . The second trial * resulted in a verdict for the defendant; and the only exceptions before us relate to evidence. … Jennings v. Rooney, 183 Mass. 577 . Ginns v. C. T. Sherer Co. 219 Mass. 18 . C. II. Sprague, for the plaintiff. W. H. Brown, for the defendant. Exceptions overruled. The case was submitted on briefs. Before White, J.

O'Brien v. City of Worcester

172 Mass. 348 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 6, 1899

Child v. Boston, 4 Allen, 41 . Emery v. Lowell, 104 Mass. 13 . Merrifield v. Worcester, 110 Mass. 216, 221 . Bates v. Westborough, 151 Mass. 174 . Allen v. Boston, 159 Mass. 324 . … But no rule of the board of health required them, so far as appears, to enter the new sewer.

Commonwealth v. Gilfedder

321 Mass. 335 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 2, 1947

Steele v. Boston, 128 Mass. 583 . Lincoln v. Boston, 148 Mass. 578 . Commonwealth v. Davis, 162 Mass. 510 . Prince v. Crocker, 166 Mass. 347, 362 . Codman v. Crocker, 203 Mass. 146, 149 . Higginson v. … S. 88 , Carlson v. California, 310 U. S. 106 , Cantwell v. Connecticut, 310 U. S. 296 , Largent v. Texas, 318 U. S. 418 , Murdock v. Pennsylvania, 319 U. S. 105 , Martin v. Struthers, 319 U. S. 141 , and Thomas v.

Commonwealth v. Mangum

357 Mass. 76 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 27, 1970

Commonwealth v. Nassar, 354 Mass. 249, 257 . Commonwealth v. *80 Sullivan, 354 Mass. 598, 608 . Commonwealth v. Francis, 355 Mass. 108, 111 . Commonwealth v. Carita, 356 Mass. 132, 143-144 . Commonwealth v. … There was another door from the hall to that apartment, but it had been boarded up and could not be used.

Pearson v. Town of Winchester

353 Mass. 532 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 9, 1968

The plaintiff again appealed to the appeal board. The record shows that on November 23, 1965, when the plaintiff testified in the Superior Court, the case was pending before the appeal board. … The plaintiff relies on Votour v. Medford, 335 Mass. 403, 404-406 .

Hopkinton LNG Corp. v. State Tax Commission

372 Mass. 286 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 1, 1977

The Appellate Tax Board (board) held that the process constitutes a service and not a manufacturing activity, and we affirm. The taxpayer conceded in argument that its alternative claim of exemption under G. … First Data Corp. v. State Tax Comm’n, 371 Mass. 444, 446-447 (1976), quoting from Commissioner of Corps. & Taxation v. Assessors of Boston, 321 Mass. 90, 94 (1947).

Hartford v. Massachusetts Bowling Alleys, Inc.

229 Mass. 30 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 2, 1918

At the trial the defendant submitted extracts from its by-laws, dealing with the authority of the board of directors to appoint a manager and other employees; and also evidence that at no meeting of the board was Leavitt, … Bates v. Keith Iron Co. 7 Met. 224. Fay v. Noble, 12 Cush. 1 . Lester v. Webb, 1 Allen, 34 . McNeil v. Boston Chamber of Commerce, 154 Mass. 277, 285 . Parrot v. Mexican Central Railway, 207 Mass. 184 .

Columbia Chiropractic Group, Inc. v. Trust Insurance

430 Mass. 60 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 8, 1999

Columbia asserts that Trust’s claim alleges violations of regulations of the Board of Registration of Chiropractors (board) and that the board should, in the first instance, deal with such allegations. We disagree. … Columbia makes no attempt to explain how the board could grant Trust relief under G. L. c. 93A or otherwise. The board has no authority to award G. L. c. 93A damages, and the question of G.

In re McIntyre

426 Mass. 1012 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 6, 1998

The board found that Mrs. … The respondent cannot “convert the ‘consequences of unsuccessful trial tactics and strategy into alleged errors by the judge.’ ” Commonwealth v. Lazarovich, 410 Mass. 466, 476 (1991), quoting Commonwealth v.

Rinaldo v. School Committee of Revere

294 Mass. 167 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 31, 1936

Ayers v. Hatch, 175 Mass. 489 . Gaw v. Ashley, 195 Mass. 173, 177 . Dunn v. Mayor of Taunton, 200 Mass. 252, 258 . McKenna v. White, 287 Mass. 495, 497 . Ham v. Boston Board of Police, 142 Mass. 90, 95 . … See also Toothaker v. School Committee of Rockland, 256 Mass. 584 ; Short v. Poole Cory. [1926] Ch. 66.

Quintal v. Commissioner of the Department of Employment & Training

418 Mass. 855 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 16, 1994

The board is the sole finder of the facts. Guarino v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., 393 Mass. 89, 92 (1984). … Since the board adopted the findings of the review examiner, we consider the review examiner’s findings to be the findings of the board. Moore v.

Rowley v. Bigelow

29 Mass. 307 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 19, 1832

The bill of lading acknowledges the goods to be on board, and regularly the goods ought to be on board before the bill of lading is signed. … See Clay v. Harrison, 10 Bam. & Cressw. 99; James v. Griffin, 2 Mees. *319 & Welsby, 632; Edwards v. Brewer , ibid. 379; People v. Haynes, 14 Wend. 566 . See Bolin v. Huffnagle, 1 Rawle, 9 ; Allen v.

Berry v. Dunham

202 Mass. 133 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 21, 1909

Sawyer v. Cook, 188 Mass. 163, 166 . … Sells v. Delgado, 186 Mass. 25 .

Commonwealth v. Freelove

150 Mass. 66 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 11, 1889

Commonwealth v. Harrington, 130 Mass. 35 . State v. Learned, 47 Maine, 426, 433. McLaughlin v. State, 45 Ind. 338 . Hewitt v. State, 25 Texas, 722 . … Commonwealth v. Bennett, 118 Mass. 443 . State v. Corson, 59 Maine, 137. State v. Comstock, 27 Vt. 553 . Brown v. People, 29 Mich. 232, 237 .

Paterno's Case

266 Mass. 323 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 27, 1929

Johnson v. Iverson, 175 Minn. 319 , and Cambria Coal Mining Co. v. … Morse v. Boston, 253 Mass. 247, 252 . We think the questions argued by the insurer are open.

Bonar v. City of Boston

369 Mass. 579 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 23, 1976

Baugh, 240 Ala. 391, 395 (1941), on later appeal, Baugh v. Board of Educ. of Marshall County, 244 Ala. 522 (1943); Board of Pub. Educ. in Wilmington v. Delaney, 52 Del. 213, 219-220 (1959); Bessler v. … Farley v. Board of Educ. of Euclid City School Dist., 169 Ohio St. 388 (1959), is apparently confirming of this analysis.

Murray v. Justices of the Municipal Court

233 Mass. 186 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 19, 1919

It there is enacted that a person removed from such employment may file a petition praying that the action of the officer or board in making such removal may be reviewed by the court, and that after appropriate notice the … Swan v. Justices of the Superior Court, 222 Mass. 542 . He ruled correctly that the burden of proof of establishing the essential statutory facts rested upon the petitioner.

Cohen v. Wintman

236 Mass. 471 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 24, 1920

Brown v. Harris, 2 Gray, 359 . Minturn v. Warren Ins. Co. 2 Allen, 86, 89. Ballou v. Billings, 136 Mass. 307 . R. H. White Co. v. Remick & Co. 198 Mass. 41, 47 . Runkle v. Burrage, 202 Mass. 89, 99 . Martin v.

Murphy v. Third District Court

316 Mass. 663 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 11, 1944

Zoning Adjustment Board of Boston, 255 Mass. 160, 163 ; Blankenburg v. Commonwealth, 260 Mass. 369, 377 . But see Great Barrington v. … County Commissioners, 112 Mass. 218, 224 , decided at the same term as the case first above cited; Hogan v. Collins, 183 Mass. 43, 46 ; and Marinelli v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 275 Mass. 169, 174 .