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  • Great Barrington Savings Bank v. Brown

    239 Mass. 546 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 11, 1921

    It was said in Hoffman v. … Hoffman v. Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank, supra, and Morse v. Stober, 233 Mass. 223 , cited by the defendant, are distinguishable in their facts from those in the present case. See Kendall v. Bolster, ante, 152.

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  • Crowell v. Massachusetts Parole Board

    477 Mass. 106 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 15, 2017

    See School Comm. of Hudson v. Board of Educ., 448 Mass. 565, 575-576 (2007), citing St. Botolph Citizens Comm., Inc. v. Boston Redev. … He reasons that in Commonwealth v. Brown, 431 Mass. 772, 774-777 (2000), we mentioned that a defendant convicted under the home invasion statute was subject to § 133.

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  • Plymouth Retirement Board v. Contributory Retirement Appeals Board

    Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 3, 2019

    See Joslyn v. … See Scione v. Commonwealth, 481 Mass. 225, 235 (2019), citing Ginther v.

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  • Poulos v. Planning Board

    413 Mass. 359 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 13, 1992

    Planning boards may properly withhold the type of endorsement sought here when the “access implied by the frontage is . . . illusory in fact.” Corcoran v. … In Fox v.

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  • Roland M. Baker Co. v. Brown

    214 Mass. 196 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 28, 1913

    Collateral Loan Co. v. Sallinger, 195 Mass. 135 . See to the same effect Brown v. Billington, 163 Penn. 76 ; Western National Bank v. York Silk Manuf. Co. 225 Penn. St. 422. Moors v. Kidder, 106 N. Y. 32 . Soltau v. … See Nathan v. Louisiana, 8 How. 73 ; Paul v. Virginia, 8 Wall. 168 ; Sherlock v. Alling, 93 U. S. 99, 102, 105 ; Plumley v. Massachusetts, 155 U. S. 461 ; Commonwealth v. Huntley, 156 Mass. 236 ; Commonwealth v.

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  • Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 7083 v. Sex Offender Registry Board

    472 Mass. 475 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 21, 2015

    Smith v. … No. 7083 v.

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  • Rent Board v. Druker

    370 Mass. 348 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 27, 1976

    On May 9,1975, the rent board of the city of Boston (board) filed an action for injunctive and declaratory relief in the Housing Court of the City of Boston seeking a determination that the provisions of the city’s rent control … Druker v. Boston (Civil No. 71-45-F) (D. Mass. March 19, 1976).

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  • Jones v. Board of Aldermen

    104 Mass. 461 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 15, 1870

    Whitman v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 7 Allen, 313 . Meacham v. Fitchburg Railroad Co. 4 Cush. 291 . Parks v. Boston, 15 ,Pick. 198. … Dorgan v. Boston, 12 Allen, 223 . The attempt to distinguish the case at bar from the case of Dorgan v. Boston is founded upon an erroneous construction of the fifth section of the act of 1866.

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  • Hayward v. Retirement Board

    317 Mass. 371 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 6, 1944

    This case is governed in its main aspects by Hinckley v. Retirement Board of Gloucester, 316 Mass. 496 . … Hinckley v. Retirement Board of Gloucester, supra, at page 499.

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  • Goldberg v. Board of Health

    444 Mass. 627 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 12, 2005

    TBI, Inc. v. Board of Health of N. Andover, 431 Mass. 9, 17 (2000), quoting Brookline v. Commissioner of the Dep’t of Envtl. Quality Eng’g, 398 Mass. 404, 414 (1986). Cf. Christensen v. … TBI, Inc. v. Board of Health of N. Andover, supra. (c) The board’s responsibilities.

    Cited 71 timesPublished
  • Prusik v. Board of Appeal

    262 Mass. 451 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 29, 1928

    Bradley v. Zoning Adjustment Board of Boston, 255 Mass. 160, 171 . Marcus v. Street Commissioners, 252 Mass. 331, 333, 334 . … Bradley v. Zoning Adjustment Board of Boston, 255 Mass. 160, 173, 174 . The governing statute has been before the court in Norcross v.

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  • Pendergast v. Board of Appeals

    331 Mass. 555 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 6, 1954

    There have been cases in which action of the board has been annulled as not in accordance with law. Smith v. Board of Appeals of Fall River, 319 Mass. 341 . Gaunt v. Board of Appeals of Methuen, 327 Mass. 380 . … Zoning Board of Appeal of Attleboro, 324 Mass. 57 . Tanzilli v. Casassa, 324 Mass. 113 . Everpure Ice Manuf. Co. Inc. v. Board of Appeals of Lawrence, 324 Mass. 433 . LaCharite v.

    Cited 102 timesPublished
  • Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 1211 v. Sex Offender Registry Board

    447 Mass. 750 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 5, 2006

    Roe v. Attorney Gen., 434 Mass. 418 (2001). … As noted in Roe v.

    Cited 47 timesPublished
  • Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 3839 v. Sex Offender Registry Board

    472 Mass. 492 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 21, 2015

    No. 8725 v. … Doe No. 68549, 470 Mass. at 110, quoting Goldberg v. Board of Health of Granby, 444 Mass. 627, 638 (2005).

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  • Planning Board of Barnstable v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable

    358 Mass. 824 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 3, 1971

    See Sullivan v. Board of Appeals of Belmont, 346 Mass. 81, 84 . Garfield v. Board of Appeals of Rockport, 356 Mass. 37, 41 . … Shacka v. Board of Appeals of Chelmsford, 341 Mass. 593, 594 . Garfield v. Board of Appeals of Rockport, supra, pp. 40-41.

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  • Amero v. Board of Appeal

    283 Mass. 45 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 22, 1933

    Something more than pecuniary advantage to the petitioner, which, standing alone, would not warrant a variance, Norcross v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 255 Mass. 177, 185 , Prusik v. … The case falls within- the decisions in Norcross v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 255 Mass. 177 ; Hammond v. Board of Appeal of Springfield, 257 Mass. 446 ; Marinelli v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 275 Mass. 169 .

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  • Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 10216 v. Sex Offender Registry Board

    447 Mass. 779 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 5, 2006

    See Kusy v. Millbury, 417 Mass. 765, 769 (1994). … Commonwealth v. Bruno, supra at 510-511 . See Commonwealth v. McLeod, 437 Mass. 286 , 294 n.11 (2002).

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  • Brown v. Frederick J. Quinby Co.

    204 Mass. 206 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 7, 1910

    Elastic Tip Co. v. Graham, 185 Mass. 597 . Hill v. Hall, 191 Mass. 253, *212 265 . Stevens v. Stevens, 150 Mass. 557 . Wilson v. Powers, 131 Mass. 539, 540 . And see Fleming v. Morrison, 187 Mass. 120 . … Anthony v. Butler, 13 Peters, 423, 433 . Kelner v. Baxter, L. R. 2 C. P. 174.

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  • Ham v. Board of Police

    142 Mass. 90 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 28, 1886

    board for cause.” … list by the said board; and the present rules and regulations of the board of aldermen for the government of the police shall continue in force until otherwise ordered by said board of police.”

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  • Luce v. Board of Examiners

    153 Mass. 108 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 12, 1891

    The duties of this board are defined in Clark v. Board of Examiners, 126 Mass. 282 , and in Luce v. May hew, 13 Gray, 83 . … Clark v. Board of Examiners, 126 Mass. 282 . Luce v. Mayhew, 13 Gray, 83 .

    Cited 11 timesPublished

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