Case law

Pelonzi v. Retirement Board

451 Mass. 475 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 21, 2008

Co. v. Sullivan, 425 Mass. 615, 620 (1997), quoting LaBranche v. A.J. … See also Collatos v.

Brown v. South Boston Savings Bank

148 Mass. 300 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 4, 1889

Sweet v. Brown, 12 Met. 175 . Hoxie v. Finney, 16 Gray, 332 . … Black River Savings Bank v. Edwards, 10 Gray, 387 , 397. Pike v. Goodnow, 12 Allen, 472 . Upon the facts as they appear, the rights of the plaintiff Annette E. Brown are not more than those of the plaintiff Benjamin F.

Russo v. Charles S. Brown Co.

198 Mass. 473 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 19, 1908

See Morey v. Gloucester Street Railway, 171 Mass. 164 ; Gleason v. Smith, 180 Mass. 6 ; Young v. Small, 188 Mass. 4 . The plaintiff here relies on Murphy v. Armstrong Transfer Co. 167 Mass. 199 . … Boston Beer Co. 164 Mass. 514 ; Morey v. Gloucester Street Railway, 171 Mass. 164 ; Young v. Small, 188 Mass. 4 ; Murphy v. Boston Elevated Railway, 188 Mass. 8 . On the other hand the plaintiff in McDermott v.

Brown v. Franklin Mutual Fire Insurance

165 Mass. 565 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 2, 1896

Baxter v. Massasoit Ins. Co. 13 Allen, 320 . Putnam v. Home Ins. Co. 123 Mass. 324 . Baker v. Commercial Union Assurance Co. 162 Mass. 358 . … Sanborn v. Fireman’s Ins. Co. and Commercial Ins. Co. v. Union Ins. Co., ubi sufra. The case at bar differs essentially from Brewer v. Chelsea Ins. Co. 14 Gray, 203 , and Baxter v. Chelsea Ins.

Brown v. Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation

242 Mass. 242 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 30, 1922

Tax Commissioner v. Putnam, 227 Mass. 522 . Plainly gain derived from the sale of stock comes within the meaning of the word “income.” Osgood v. Tax Commissioner, 235 Mass. 88 . Merchants’ Loan & Trust Co. v. … Goodrich v. Edwards, 255 U. S. 527 . Walsh v. Brewster, 255 U. S. 536 . It follows that the demurrer should be overruled. In accordance with the terms of G.

Brown v. C. A. Pierce & Co.

229 Mass. 44 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 2, 1918

Knowlton v. Keenan, 146 Mass. 86 . Dawe v. Morris, 149 Mass. 188 . It is plain the plaintiff was not entitled to recover on the counts in tort. … McCusker v. Geiger, 195 Mass. 46 . It follows that the motion to direct a verdict for the defendant should have been granted, and it is unnecessary to determine whether the demurrer was overruled rightly.

Brown v. Great American Indemnity Co.

298 Mass. 101 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 3, 1937

Ed.] c. 90, § 34A; O’Roak v. Lloyds Casualty Co. 285 Mass. 532, 535 ; MacBey v. … See Byron v. Brown, 53 R. I. 91.

Brown v. Palmer Clay Products Co.

290 Mass. 108 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 5, 1935

It appeared that on January 14, 1933, an involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed against the Metropolitan Builders Supply Co. and Matthew Brown was duly elected trustee in bankruptcy of the company on February 28, 1933 … Gehlen v. Patterson, 83 N. H. 328, 330. Noble v. Dibble, 119 Wash. 509, 511 . Burnham v. Fort Dodge Grocery Co. 144 Iowa, 577, 580 . Nebraska State Bank of Valparaiso v.

Beale v. Planning Board

423 Mass. 690 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 7, 1996

See Doliner v. … For cases upholding a planning board’s decision because the decision was supported by the board’s rules and regulations, see North Landers Corp. v. Planning Bd. of Falmouth, 382 Mass. 432, 438-445 (1981); Nahigian v.

Brown v. George Foster & Trustees

43 Mass. 152 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1840

Rex v. Bigg, 1 Stra. 18. S. C. 3 P. W. 419. … This case is quite distinguishable from that of Montague v Smith, 13 Mass. 396 .

Yaeger Milling Co. v. Brown

128 Mass. 171 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 19, 1880

The defendant Brown was permitted to testify that he elected to receive it as purchaser, and this evidence was objected to; and the competency of that evidence is the only question raised on this bill of exceptions.

Brown v. People's Mutual Insurance

65 Mass. 280 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1853

For this reason, and upon the ground of misrepresentation, and the effect of it, as stated in the case of Davenport v.

Dullea v. Retirement Board

317 Mass. 525 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 8, 1945

Hinckley v. Retirement Board of Gloucester, 316 Mass. 496 . Hayward v. Retirement Board of Brockton, ante, 371. … Decatur v. Auditor of Peabody, 251 Mass. 82, 90 . Saugus v. B. Perini & Sons, Inc. 305 Mass. 403, 410 . Davis v. Retirement Board of the County of Middlesex, 312 Mass. 115, 120 . Hinckley v.

Brown v. Addison Gilbert Hospital

155 Mass. 323 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 7, 1892

Briggs v. Shaw, 9 Allen, 516 . Goodwin v. McDonald, 153 Mass. 481 . … Ide v. Ide, 5 Mass. 500, 501 . Parker v. Parker, 5 Met. 134 . Hayward v. Howe, 12 Gray, 49 , 51. Allen v. Trustees of Ashley School Fund, 102 Mass. 262, 264 .

Brown v. City Council of Cambridge

289 Mass. 333 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 29, 1935

Sullivan v. Secretary of the Commonwealth, 233 Mass. 543, 546 . Blume v. William Shenkel & Sons Co. 266 Mass. 15 . Greenwood v. Registrars of Voters of Fitchburg, 282 Mass. 74, 80 . Brownlow v. Schwartz, 261 U. S. 216 .

McElderry v. Planning Board

431 Mass. 722 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 15, 2000

See Sturges v. Chilmark, 380 Mass. 246, 253 (1980) (zoning act); Costanza & Bertolino, Inc. v. Planning Bd. of N. Reading, 360 Mass. 677, 679 (1971) (subdivision control law). … See Mullin v. Planning Bd. of Brewster, 17 Mass. App. Ct. 139, 142-143 (1983). Cf. Milligan v. Board of Registration in Pharmacy, 348 Mass. 491, 494 (1965).

Brown v. City of Worcester

79 Mass. 31 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 15, 1859

The order of the county commissioners in making the location, containing the following provision, “As a corner of said Willard Brown’s house comes within the location of Orange Street as herein described, the location is … made with the understanding that the said Brown is to have the privilege to have his house remain as it is, and not to be required to remove it until he, his heirs or assigns have occasion to rebuild or remove it, and no

McKinnon v. Pitman & Brown Co.

213 Mass. 284 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 27, 1913

He stood upon a ladder while he removed the shingles and some of the roof, and then was directed by Lockwood to get upon the canopy while removing the remaining boards. … The warning of a fellow workman was understood by him as referring to the throwing down of the boards where they were likely to injure others, and not as relating to any danger involved in his standing upon the plate.

Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 68549 v. Sex Offender Registry Board

470 Mass. 102 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 5, 2014

See Moe v. … Goldberg v. Board of Health of Granby, 444 Mass. 627, 638 (2005), quoting Commissioner of Revenue v. Houghton Mifflin Co., 423 Mass. 42, 43 (1996).

Planning Board of Springfield v. Board of Appeals of Springfield

355 Mass. 460 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 10, 1969

Atherton v. Board of Appeals of Bourne, 334 Mass. 451, 454 . Shacka v. Board of Appeals of Chelmsford, 341 Mass. 593, 595 . … Blackman v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 334 Mass. 446, 449 . The judge, like the board of appeals, may uphold the variance only if he finds that the prerequisites of § 15 have been met. Blackman v.