Case law

Wilbur v. City of Newton

302 Mass. 38 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 29, 1938

Board of Appeal of Boston, 262 Mass. 451, 457 ; Phillips v. Board of Appeals of Springfield, 286 Mass. 469 . The “sand hopper” could properly be found to be a “building.” Jenney v. Hynes, 282 Mass. 182, 187, 190 . … See as to boards of appeal and “variance” G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 40, § 30, as inserted by St. 1933, c. 269, § 1, and as amended by St. 1935, c. 388; LaMontagne v. Kenney, 288 Mass. 363 .

Peterson v. Cadogan

313 Mass. 133 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 27, 1943

McLaughlin v. West End Street Railway, 186 Mass. 150 . Genga v. Director General of Railroads, 243 Mass. 101, 104 . Gallagher v. Wheeler, 292 Mass. 547, 552 . Henshaw v. Brown, 299 Mass. 136 . … Lang v. Bunker, 6 Allen, 61 . Aronson v. Nurenberg, 218 Mass. 376 . Genga v. Director General of Railroads, 243 Mass. 101, 104 . Stoneham Trust Co. v. Aronson, 296 Mass. 154, 156 .

Opinion of the Justices to the Governor & Council

211 Mass. 632 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 21, 1912

Duties of the first class to be performed by the executive board are conferredin the Constitution often by the words “Governor and Council,” or “the governor with five of the council,” or other equivalent language. … The words “ Governor and Council ” when used respecting many matters, indicate the single executive board composed of the Governor and the councillors. Sparhawk v. Sparhawk, 116 Mass. 315, 317 .

Pereira v. New England LNG Co., Inc.

364 Mass. 109 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 17, 1973

See Board of Appeals of Hanover v. Housing Appeals Comm. in the Dept. of Community Affairs. 363 Mass. 339, 355-360 . … See Board of Appeals of Hanover v. Housing Appeals Comm. in the Dept. of Community Affairs, 363 Mass. 339, 355-360 .

Walsh v. Secretary of the Commonwealth

430 Mass. 103 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 16, 1999

Id. at 640, quoting Storer *109 v. Brown, 415 U.S. 724, 730 (1974). See Burdick v. Takushi, 504 U.S. 428, 433 (1992). There is no “litmus-paper test” which separates valid from invalid ballot access provisions. … Hurst v. State Ballot Law Comm’n, 427 Mass. 825, 828 (1998).

L'Huilier v. City of Fitchburg

246 Mass. 349 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 8, 1923

General or ordinary repairs are those made or ordered either by an officer or board not authorized to establish the legal grade, or by an officer or board authorized to establish the legal grade but without specifically determining … Sullivan v. Fall River, 144 Mass. 579, 585 . Sisson v. New Bedford, 137 Mass. 255, 257, 258 . Albro v. Fall River, 175 Mass. 590, 593 . Bigelow v. Worcester, 169 Mass. 390, 392 . Draper v.

Commonwealth v. Flynn

285 Mass. 136 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 6, 1934

The word “chattels” in such a statute has been held to include *138 a dog, Hamby v. Samson, 105 Iowa, 112 , Commonwealth v. Hazelwood, 84 Ky. 681 , Mullaly v. People, 86 N. Y. 365 , State v. Brown, 9 Baxt. … Brown v. Robinson, 275 Mass. 55, 57 .

Director of the Division of Water Pollution Control v. Town of Uxbridge

361 Mass. 589 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 12, 1972

Waltham, 144 Mass. 184, 185-186 (notice to city clerk through board of aldermen); Garvey v. Revere, 187 Mass. 545, 546 (filing with selectmen when not in session) ; Bauer v. … Welfare v. Billerica, 350 Mass. 56, 57 . Commissioner of Pub. Health v. Board of Health of Tewksbury, 350 Mass. 507, 508 .

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.

Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. v. Commissioner of Revenue

406 Mass. 195 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 6, 1989

The bank then filed a timely appeal with the board. The board rejected the bank’s claim. The bank filed a notice of appeal to the Appeals Court. We transferred the appeal to this court. We affirm the board’s decision. … Co. v. State Tax Comm’n, 342 Mass. 505 (1961).

The Woodward School for Girls, Inc. v. City of Quincy

469 Mass. 151 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 23, 2014

See St. 1888, c. 347. 4 For the purposes of this opinion, the city of Quincy, along with the board of supervisors and the board of managers (together, joint boards) of the Funds at issue (the Adams Temple and … It appears that whereas the board of supervisors and the board of managers shared responsibility for overseeing the Adams Fund, only the board of supervisors oversaw the Charles Francis Adams Fund. 7 The Woodward

Howell v. THE ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING COMPANY, LLC.

455 Mass. 641 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 7, 2010

Board hearings. The board held a hearing on August 23, 2005. The hearing was held in open session at Howell’s request, and was televised. The board heard testimony from Warren, Cathcart, O’Sullivan, and Jamieson. … Thus, there was nothing for the board to uphold. This was not akin to the mistake in the case of Jones v.

Wilbur v. Maxam

133 Mass. 541 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 25, 1882

Putnam v. Collamore, 109 Mass. 509 . Bradford v. Forbes, 9 Allen, 365 . … Brown & J. M. Wood, for the other defendants. We are therefore of opinion that this bill cannot be maintained. Bill dismissed.

Fears v. Story

131 Mass. 47 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 5, 1881

The decisions of this court, as well as some English cases to this effect, are collated in the opinion in Wills v. Brown, 118 Mass. 137 .

In re Curry

450 Mass. 503 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 6, 2008

Curry contests an information filed in the county court by the Board of Bar Overseers (board) that unanimously recommends his disbarment for violating S.J.C. … Graham v.

Commonwealth v. Petrillo

399 Mass. 487 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 19, 1987

Officer Molloy noticed a brown car parked in the rear of the school in an area beyond Davis Court. … United States v. Robinson, 414 U.S. 218, 235 (1973). Gustafson v. Florida, 414 U.S. 260, 263-264 (1973). See Chimel v. California, 395 U.S. 752, 762-763 (1969).

Commonwealth v. Reading Savings Bank

137 Mass. 431 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 10, 1884

The board of trustees is by statute to meet at least once in three months, and, at each meeting, a record is to be made of the transactions of the board. St. 1876, e. 203, § 7. Pub. Sts. c. 116, § 18. … Of this board, Pratt, as secretary, was the recording officer, and the by-laws of the corporation prescribe that the secretary “ shall keep a full, complete, and just record of all meetings of the corporation or of the board

Cameron v. Gunstock Acres, Inc.

370 Mass. 378 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 3, 1976

In Brown v. Teel, 108 N.H. 365, 367 (1967), overruling prior cases, the court reversed a ruling that an exclusive real estate listing agreement was invalid and unenforceable under the statute. … We think that under New Hampshire law the case is governed by Brown v. Teel . 2. Massachusetts Sunday law. The Common Day of Rest Law, G.

Warren v. Mayor of Charlestown

68 Mass. 84 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1854

Fisher v. Mc Girr, 1 Gray, 45 , 46. … It was so decided in the case of Fisher v.

In re Goldstone

445 Mass. 551 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 16, 2005

Bar Counsel v. … Jarosz v. Palmer, 436 Mass. 526, 533-534 (2002), quoting Tausevich v. Board of Appeals of Stoughton, 402 Mass. 146, 148-149 (1988).