Case law

Commonwealth v. Ellis

356 Mass. 574 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 7, 1970

United States v. Ventresca, 380 U. S. 102, 108 . … Commonwealth v. Holiday, 349 Mass. 126, 128 .

Johnson v. Walker

155 Mass. 253 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 6, 1892

Yerrington v. Greene, 7 R. I. 589. Cuckson v. Stones, 1 El. & El. 248, 257. Spalding v. Rosa, 71 N. Y. 40 . Robinson v. Davison, L. R. 6 Ex. 269. Boast v. Firth, *255 L. R. 4 C. P. 1. Hubbard v. Belden, 27 Vt. 645 . … Fuller v. Brown, 11 Met. 440 . Harrington v. Fall River Iron Works, 119 Mass. 82 .

Building Inspector of Falmouth v. Haddad

369 Mass. 452 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 6, 1976

See Kelloway v. Board of Appeal of Melrose, 361 Mass. 249, 257-258 (1972). … Bettencourt v. Bettencourt, 362 Mass. 1, 10 (1972). Provident Cooperative Bank v. James Talcott, Inc., 358 Mass. 180, 193 (1970). Hannan v. Enterprise Publishing Co., 341 Mass. 363, 365 (1960).

Bryant v. City of Pittsfield

199 Mass. 530 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 19, 1908

Wells v. Battelle, 11 Mass. 477, 481 . Briggs v. Murdock, 13 Pick. 305 , 316. Wallace v. First Parish of Townsend, 109 Mass. 263 . The present case is very similar to McCormick v. … Appleton v. Newton, 178 Mass. 276 . The plaintiff testified that he agreed with the board of public works upon a sum to be paid him as damages.

Shaffer v. Commissioner of Revenue

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 10, 2020

In reviewing decisions of the board, "[w]e review conclusions of law, including questions of statutory construction, de novo." Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette Inc. v. … Co. v. Commissioner of Revenue, 454 Mass. 114, 119 (2009). See Boston Professional Hockey Ass'n v.

Porter v. Howe

173 Mass. 521 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 27, 1899

Andrews v. Bishop, 5 Allen, 490 , 493. Bradford v. Forbes, 9 Allen, 365 . Richardson v. Hall, 124 Mass. 228, 236 . Brown v. Baron, 162 Mass. 56 . … Blower v. Morret, 2 Ves. Sen. 420. Beeston v. Booth, 4 Madd. 161. Brown v. Allen, 1 Vern. 31. Thwaites v. Foreman, 1 Coll. 409. Everett v. Carr, 59 Maine, 325. Sumner v. American Some Missionary Society, 64 N. H. 321.

Marshall v. Berry

95 Mass. 43 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1866

Chase v. Redding, 13 Gray, 418 . We see no reason for guarding the rights of the husband more tenderly than those of the wife. In the case of Jones v. Brown, 34 N. … See Ward v. Turner, 2 Ves. Sen. 437, 438; Duffleld v. Elwes, 1 Bligh N. R. 533 ; Browm v. Brown, 18 Conn. 414 ; Brinckerhoff v. Lawrence, 2 Sandf. Ch. 406 ; Michener v. Dale, 23 Penn. State R. 59.

Russell v. Annable

109 Mass. 72 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1871

Cady v. Shepherd, 11 Pick. 400 . Van Deusen v. Blum, 18 Pick. 229 . Swan v. Stedman, 4 Met. 548 . Dillon v. Brown, 11 Gray, 179 . … See Sweetser v. Hay, 2 Gray, 49 , and casas there cited.

Goodrich v. Weston

102 Mass. 362 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1869

Stetson v. Gulliver, 2 Cush. 494 . Robertson v. Lynch, 18 Johns. 451 . Winn v. Patterson, 9 Pet. 663 . Brown v. Woodman, 6 C. & P. 206. Doe v. Ross, 7 M. & W. 102.

Whitney v. Joslin

108 Mass. 103 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1871

Parker v. Bell, 7 Gray, 429 . As the contract was entire for labor and materials, there being no lien for the labor, there is none for the whole or any part of the contract price. Graves v. Bemis, 8 Allen, 573 . … Hubbard v. Brown, 8 Allen, 590 .

Hogan's Case

236 Mass. 241 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 24, 1920

The question we have to decide is whether the finding of the Industrial Accident Board, that Hogan when injured was in the employ of M. J. … Quinby Co. v. Estey, 221 Mass. 56 ; Poulson v. John Jarvis & Co. Ltd. 122 L. T. Rep. 471. Decree affirmed.

Pinkerton v. Sargent

102 Mass. 568 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1869

The case cited of Brown v. … Allis v. Billings, 6 Met. 415 . Decree reversed.

Commissioner of Public Health v. Bessie M. Burke Memorial Hospital

366 Mass. 734 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 5, 1975

As the new legislation established a health facilities appeals board as a board of review (see c. 776, § 1), Burke Hospital’s appeal was forwarded to that board. … Comm. v. Erickson, 353 Mass. 77, 79-80 (1967), citing School Comm. of Boston v. Board of Educ. 352 Mass. 693, 696-697 (1967).

Murphy v. Casey

300 Mass. 232 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 24, 1938

Ham v. Boston Board of Police, 142 Mass. 90, 95 . Tucker v. Boston, 223 Mass. 478 . Bailen v. Assessors of Chelsea, 241 Mass. 411, 414 . Corrigan v. School Committee of New Bedford, 250 Mass. 334, 338 . … Ham v. Boston Board of Police, 142 Mass. 90, 95 . The statute places the power to remove a public officer in the Governor.

Lane v. City of Boston

125 Mass. 519 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 29, 1878

May 1, 1874.” , In pursuance of the vote of the board, the street was finished upon the proposed grade in September, 1874, and the petitioner presented his claim for damages in the course of that month. … The case falls exactly within the rule laid down in Snow v. Provincetown, 109 Mass. 123 , and is entirely consistent with the decisions in Ryan v. Boston, 118 Mass. 248 , and Geraghty v.

Sheehan v. Goriansky

317 Mass. 10 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 13, 1944

The jury could have found that the deceased was on the right running board. … Commonwealth v. Devaney, 182 Mass. 33, 35-36 . Commonwealth v. Spezzaro, 250 Mass. 454, 457 . Commonwealth v. Gentile, 255 Mass. 116, 118 . Commonwealth v. Sacco, 255 Mass. 369, 421 . D’Arcangelo v.

Felt Process Co. v. State Tax Commission

339 Mass. 651 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 3, 1959

Lawrence Leather Co. v. … The decision of the board is reversed and the case is remanded to the board in order that the amount of the abatement be determined as provided in the stipulation made by the parties.

Commonwealth v. Diaz

383 Mass. 73 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 4, 1981

See Commonwealth v. Chase, 372 Mass. 736, 749 (1977). The two matters are linked; both relate to the “fundamentals of a fair trial” guaranteed by art. 12, see Brown v. … See Brown v. United States, 356 U.S. 148, 154-155 (1958) (waiver of analogous Federal constitutional privilege).

McIsaac's Case

266 Mass. 67 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 24, 1929

The board member accepted the opinion of Dr. Lane and upon it and all the evidence found that the injury arose out of and in the course of the employment. … The case at bar is distinguishable from Daniels v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, 183 Mass. 393 , Sponatski’s Case, 220 Mass. 526 , Upham’s Case, 245 Mass. 31 , and other cases cited by the insurer.

Lord v. Baldwin

23 Mass. 348 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 28, 1828

We could not determine that point in favor of the plaintiff, without notice to Aaron Brown. … See Collyer on Partn. 393; Mitchell v. Vail, 2 Harr. & Gill, 159; Clark son v. Carter, 3 Cowen, 84; Barstow v. Gray, 3 Greenl. 409; Robson v Drummond, 2 Barn. & Adol. 303; Clark v. Miller, 4 Wendell, 628 .