Case law

Murphy v. City of Boston

120 Mass. 419 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 23, 1876

Jennings v. Tisbury, 5 Gray, 73 . The street commissioners of Boston have all the powers formerly exercised by the board of aldermen in the “laying out, altering or discontinuing the streets and ways of said city.” … Hartshorn v. Worcester, 113 Mass. 111 . Ryan v. Boston, 118 Mass. 248 . Barker v. Taunton, 119 Mass. 392 . Geraghty v. Boston , ante, 416. Judgment for the respondent.

Wakeley v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.

217 Mass. 488 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 20, 1914

Thereupon, in attempting to step from the running board to the ground, the heel of one foot went into a depression in the ground between a plank or board and the curbing and she was injured. … Tompkins v. Boston Elevated Railway, 201 Mass. 114 . See Powers v. Old Colony Street Railway, 201 Mass. 66 .

Mailloux's Case

328 Mass. 592 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 7, 1952

See Roch-ford’s Case, 234 Mass. 93 ; Roberts’s Case, 284 Mass. 316 ; DiLauro v. Bassetti, 133 Conn. 642 ; Shedlock v. Cudahy Packing Co. 134 Conn. 672 ; Hill v. … Liberty Motor & Engineering Corp. 185 Md. 596 ; Rothfarb v. Camp Awanee, Inc. 116 Vt. 172 .

Costonis v. Medford Housing Authority

343 Mass. 108 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 30, 1961

This notice indicates that copies thereof were sent to the Medford Housing Authority and the State Housing Board. … R.R. 217 Mass. 203, 208 ; McKinney v. Boston & Maine R.R. 217 Mass. 274, 276 ; England Bros. Inc. v. Miller, 274 Mass. 239 ; cf. Desrochers v.

Lavigne v. des Patriotes

54 L.R.A. 814 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 27, 1901

He never contributed to her support except in the sense in which he did so by paying his board when able to her mother with whom he boarded. The mother kept other boarders and took in washing. … Brierly v. Equitable Aid Union, 170 Mass. 218 . American Legion of Honor v. Perry, 140 Mass. 580 .

Galluccio v. Election Commissioners

339 Mass. 587 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 14, 1959

See Mayor of Gloucester v. City Clerk of Gloucester, 327 Mass. 460, 462-463 . … More particularly, the respondent board’s contention is that c. 54, § 41, is inconsistent with the intent of the Cambridge charter to secure to each candidate the greatest possible equality on the ballot. See Moore v.

Commissioner of Revenue v. Kelly-Springfield Tire Co.

419 Mass. 262 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 23, 1994

See Kelly-Springfield Tire Co. v. Bajorski, 228 Conn. 137, 146-147 (1993); Scott & Williams v. Board of Taxation, 117 N.H. 189 (1977); Letter to Commerce Clearing House [1986-1990 Transfer Binder], St. Tax Rep. … The board’s decision is affirmed. So ordered.

Walker's Case

443 Mass. 157 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 28, 2004

Hanlon v. Rollins, 286 Mass. 444, 447 (1934). … See Hanlon v. Rollins, supra.

Anjou v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.

208 Mass. 273 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 3, 1911

MacLaren v. Boston Elevated Railway, 197 Mass. 490 . Foster v. Old Colony Street Railway, 182 Mass. 378 . Rosen v. Boston, 187 Mass. 245 . Kingston v. Boston Elevated Railway, 207 Mass. 457 . … The case was tried before Brown, J., who, at the close of the evidence, by agreement of the patties ordered a verdict for the defendant and reported the case to this court for determination, the agreement stating: “ If there

Wells v. Commissioner of Public Works

253 Mass. 416 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1925

city physician, an overseer of the poor, and a board of license commissioners. … Latime v. Hunt, 196 Mass. 261 . Smith v. Mayor of Haverhill, 187 Mass. 323 . Logan v. Mayor & Aldermen of Lawrence, 201 Mass. 506 . Attorney Generalv. Tillinghast, 203 Mass. 539, 541 . Gardner v. Lowell, 221 Mass. 150 .

Santom v. Ballard

133 Mass. 464 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 23, 1882

Brown v. Webber, 6 Cush. 560 . Ashuelot Bank v. Pearson, 14 Gray, 521 . McQuade v. O’Neil, 15 Gray, 52 . Riley v. Lowell, 117 Mass. 76 .

Durand v. Superintendent of Public Buildings

354 Mass. 74 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 28, 1968

Sinclair v. Mayor of Fall River, 198 Mass. 248, 256 . Byfield v. Newton, 247 Mass. 46, 55 . See Coleman v. Louison, 296 Mass. 210, 213 ; Young v. Westport, 302 Mass. 597 . The case of Kitty v. … The rationale supporting the action of the city council is adequately and amply expressed in Lanner v. Board of Appeal of Tewksbury, 348 Mass. 220 , at pages 228 and 229.

Whitinsville Retirement Society, Inc. v. Town of Northbridge

394 Mass. 757 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 8, 1985

See Kurz v. Board of Appeals of N. Reading, 341 Mass. 110, 113 (1960). … Auth. v. Board of Zoning Appeals of Fitchburg, 380 Mass. 869, 874-875 (1980), and Harbor Schools, Inc. v. Board of Appeals of Haverhill, 5 Mass. App. Ct. 600, 604-605 (1977).

Commonwealth v. Gomes

483 Mass. 123 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 13, 2019

"Our primary duty in interpreting a statute is 'to effectuate the intent of the Legislature in enacting it.' " Commonwealth v. Brown , 479 Mass. 600 , 606, 97 N.E.3d 349 (2018), quoting Sheehan v. … Supply Co ., 481 Mass. at 790 , 119 N.E.3d 735 , quoting *1240 Volin v. Board of Pub.

Vaz's Case

342 Mass. 495 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 1, 1961

The award was based upon findings of a single member as supplemented and modified by the reviewing board. … See Rollins v. Boston & Maine R.R. 321 Mass. 586, 589 . It is manifest that Yaz’s conduct was not of the quasi criminal nature required to make him guilty of serious and wilful misconduct.

Boucher v. Salem Rebuilding Commission

225 Mass. 18 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 13, 1916

Commonwealth v. National Contracting *20 Co. 201 Mass. 248, 249 . Electric Welding Co. Ltd. v. Prince, 200 Mass. 386 , and cases cited. Wyeth v. … Moreover a wide discretion *22 may be vested in public boards as to the location of stables. Newton v. Joyce, 166 Mass. 83 . Reinman v. Little Rock, 237 U. S. 171 . W. A. Pew, for the petitioner. W. D.

Wyman v. Adams

66 Mass. 210 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1853

The learned counsel for the plaintiffs have cited the case of Tindal v. Brown, 1 T. … The cases cited by him to this point, Reed v. Batchelder, 1 Met. 559 , and Earle v.

Commonwealth v. O'Neil

233 Mass. 535 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 9, 1919

Crutcher v, Kentucky, 141 U. S. 47, 58 ; Robbins v. Shelby County Taxing District, 120 U. S. 489, 496 ; Leloup v. Mobile, 127 U. S. 640, 645 ; Stoutenburgh v. Hennick, 129 U. S. 141, 148 ; Rearick v. … The decisions in Commonwealth v. Slocum, 230 Mass. 180 , and Commonwealth v.

Banevicius v. Barnstable

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 20, 2026

town, to its board of assessors, to its planning board and conservation commission, if any, and to the [S]tate forester." … Corp. v.

Palmer v. Duncanson

254 Mass. 494 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 26, 1926

Smith v. Brown, 151 Mass. 338 . Whitney v. Lynch, 222 Mass. 112, 116 . The case is distinguishable from Post v. Leland, 184 Mass. 601 . Judgments to be entered on the verdicts.