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  • Commissioner of Revenue v. AMIWoodbroke, Inc.

    418 Mass. 92 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 9, 1994

    L. c. 63, §§ 33 and 39A (1992 ed.). 2 The Commissioner of Revenue (com *93 missioner), appeals from two decisions of the Appellate Tax Board (board) granting the taxpayers’ applications for tax abatement. … Tracy v. Waters, 162 Mass. 562, 563 (1895). See First Nat’l Bank v.

    Cited 26 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Robles

    423 Mass. 62 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 25, 1996

    or brown-like coat on the night of the murder. 6 No such coat was recovered by the police. … Commonwealth v.

    Cited 45 timesPublished
  • Gillette Co. v. Commissioner of Revenue

    425 Mass. 670 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 31, 1997

    Relying on Polaroid Corp. v. Commissioner of Revenue, 393 Mass. 490 (1984), the board ruled that there was no statutory authority for using the unitary method. … “An issue of law not presented to the board may not be raised here for the first time.” Shea v. Commissioner of Revenue, 390 Mass. 1001 , 1001 (1983), citing Roda Realty Trust v.

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • Sears v. Street Commissioners

    62 L.R.A. 144 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 3, 1902

    It is implied that it might be in Brown v. Providence, Warren & Bristol Railroad, 5 Gray, 35 , 39. … Boston & Maine Railroad, 7 Allen, 313 , 327; Parks v. Hampden, 120 Mass. 395 ; Roberts v. Commissioners of Brown County, 21 Kans. 247, 252 .

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Fifty Associates v. City of Boston

    201 Mass. 585 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 18, 1909

    The decision was made without discussion, on the authority of Brown v. Providence, Warren & Bristol Railroad, 5 Gray, 35 . The decision in Brown v. … It is apparent that the court in *593 Brown v.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Dudley v. Keith

    153 Mass. 104 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 12, 1891

    Kidder v. Browne, 9 Cush. 400 . … In the opinion in Kidder v. Browne , Shaw, C.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Frenckiewich v. Dowd

    291 Mass. 95 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 14, 1935

    Brown v. New Jersey, 175 U. S. 172, 174 . Commonwealth v. Wilkins, 243 Mass. 356, 361 . Commonwealth v. Gedzium, 259 Mass. 453, 457 . Gaines v. Washington, 277 U. S. 81, 85 . Exceptions overruled.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Ursuline Academy, Inc. v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

    383 Mass. 882 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 4, 1981

    This case differs from that of the thirty-nine schools involved in Director of the Div. of Employment Security v. … For these reasons, and in light of our decision today in Director of the Div. of Employment Security v.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Wilson v. Caswell

    272 Mass. 297 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 3, 1930

    In Oakes v. Oakes, 266 Mass. 150 , Southworth v. Treadwell, 168 Mass. 511 , and Brown v. … Brown, 222 Mass. 415 , the agreements involved were invalid, and the question here presented was, consequently, not before the court. Here we have a valid agreement, Fox v. Davis, 113 Mass. 255 , Grime v.

    Cited 38 timesPublished
  • Nickols v. Commissioners of Middlesex County

    341 Mass. 13 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 3, 1960

    See also Dickson v. United States, 125 Mass. 311, 313 ; MacDonald v. Board of St. Commrs. of Boston, 268 Mass. 288, 295-296 (no words indicative of a trust found); Wakefield v. … See Jewett v. Brown, 319 Mass. 243, 248 . See also Suburban Land Co. Inc. v. Billerica, 314 Mass. 184, 189 ; Knowlton v. Forbush, 322 Mass. 703, 704 ; Morris v.

    Cited 21 timesPublished
  • Putnam v. Handy

    251 Mass. 196 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 30, 1925

    Gray v. Bennett, 3 Met. 522, 526 . Morris v. Windsor Trust Co. 213 N. Y. 27 . … Libby v. Hopkins, 104 U. S. 303 . Carr v. Hamilton, 129 U. S. 252 . Western Tie & Timber Co. v. Brown, 196 U. S. 502 . See G. L. c. 232, § 1. Ordered accordingly.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Corbett v. Related Companies Northeast, Inc.

    424 Mass. 714 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 14, 1997

    Binker v. … See also Ferriter v.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Zirelli v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

    394 Mass. 229 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 11, 1985

    The claimant appeals from a judgment of a District Court affirming a decision of the board of review of the Division of Employment Security (board), denying her unemployment compensation benefits. … O’Brien v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., 393 Mass. 482, 486 (1984). Abramowitz v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., 390 Mass. 168, 173 (1983).

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Rogers v. American Halibut Co.

    216 Mass. 227 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 13, 1913

    Hewitt v. Boston Straw Board Co. 214 Mass. 260 , and eases cited. Wilson v. Mitchell-Woodbury Co. 214 Mass. 514 . … Hewitt v. Boston Straw Board Co. 214 Mass. 260 . Quinn v. Burton, 195 Mass. 277 .

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Psikarakis; Commonwealth v. Smith

    Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 20, 2026

    Commonwealth v. Brown, 431 Mass. 772, 774 (2000). See Commonwealth v. Rossetti, 489 Mass. 589, 595-596 (2022). … See Commonwealth v. Sharma, 488 Mass. 85, 87 (2021); Brown, supra. See also G. L. c. 127, § 133.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Rioni v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

    392 Mass. 436 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 9, 1984

    The division’s board of review (board) denied Rioni’s application for further review, thus making the review examiner’s decision the final decision of the board. G. L. c. 151A, § 41 (c). … Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations Bd., 340 U.S. 474, 488 [1951].” Labor Relations Comm’ n v. University Hosp., Inc., 359 Mass. 516, 521 (1971).

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Clabburn v. Phillips

    245 Mass. 47 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 23, 1923

    Brown v. Leavitt, 26 N. H. 493. Turner v. Child, 12 N. C. 331 . Kinard v. Young, 2 Rich. Eq. (S. C.) 247, 251. Partee v. Caughran, 9 Yerg. 460 . … Vaughan v. Browne, Stra. 1106; S. C. Andrews, 328. This rule is supported by sound reason.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Leavitt v. Leavitt

    135 Mass. 191 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 20, 1883

    Brown v. Brown, 15 Mass. 389 . … Taylor v. Clarke, 121 Mass. 319 .

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Warcewicz v. Department of Environmental Protection

    410 Mass. 548 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 3, 1991

    See Hellman, supra; Finkelstein v. Board of Registration in Optometry, 370 Mass. 476, 478 (1976); Crawford v. Cambridge, 25 Mass. App. Ct. 47, 49 (1987); Morin v. Commissioner of Pub. Welfare, 16 Mass. *551 App. … Ct. 20 (1983); Cliff House Nursing Home, Inc. v. Rate Setting Comm’n, 16 Mass. App. Ct. 300, 306 (1983); Board of Educ. v. School Comm. of Amesbury, 16 Mass. App. Ct. 508, 513-514 (1983); Amherst Nursing Home, Inc. v.

    Cited 50 timesPublished
  • England v. Dearborn

    141 Mass. 590 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 8, 1886

    with the board of directors except William H. … Smith v. Smith, 117 Mass. 72 . E. Carver Co. v. Manufacturers' Ins. Co. 6 Gray, 214 . See Titus v. Cairo & Fulton Railroad, 8 Vroom, 98 ; Walworth County Bank v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. 14 Wis. 325 ; Stokes v.

    Cited 45 timesPublished

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