Case law

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

Hathaway v. Hatchard

160 Mass. 296 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 3, 1894

Levi v. Brooks, 121 Mass. 501 . Cooper v. McKenna, 124 Mass. 284 . … The fallacy in the defendant’s argument, that a wrongful intent must be shown, that the evidence showed that the assault was accidental, and that the case falls within Brown v.

Mayor v. Judge of First District Court

249 Mass. 465 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 12, 1924

Driscoll v. Mayor of Somerville, 213 Mass. 493 . Swan v. Justices of the Superior Court, 222 Mass. 542, 544 . Commissioner of Public Works of Boston v. … Swan v. Justices of the Superior Court, 222 Mass. 542, 548 . Peopl v. Board of Police Commissioners, 93 N. Y. 97, 102 . We should hesitate to order the writ to issue on this ground.

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).

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.

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.

Hamel v. Sweatt

256 Mass. 581 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 30, 1926

McKechnie v. Boston Elevated Railway, 224 Mass. 36 . Salisbury v. Boston Elevated Railway, 239 Mass. 430 . Dillon v. Plimpton, 239 Mass. 588 . Daris v. Middlesex & Boston Street Railway, 241 Mass. 580, 582 . Barnett v. … Pitman & Brown Co. v. Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway, 255 Mass. 292 . The facts in Pigeon v. Massachusetts Northeastern Street Railway, 230 Mass. 392 , and Fitzpatrick v.

Commonwealth v. Smith

162 Mass. 508 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 1, 1895

Commonwealth v. Slate, 11 Gray, 60 . Commonwealth v. Bennett, 118 Mass. 443 . Commonwealth v. Pratt, 137 Mass. 98 . … Commonwealth v. Blair, 126 Mass. 40 . Commonwealth v. Brown, 130 Mass. 279 . Exceptions overruled.

Woodward v. City of Boston

115 Mass. 81 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 9, 1874

But in the maintenance and care of the public streets the board of aldermen act in a public capacity, in the discharge of duties imposed by the legislature for the public benefit. This distinction is well established. … Oliver v. Worcester, 102 Mass. 489 .

Reynolds v. Sweetser

81 Mass. 78 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 15, 1860

In Houlisber v. … Reed v. Moore, 5 Car. & P. 200. Emmett v. Norton, 8 Car. & P. 506. Mayhew v. Thayer, 8 Gray, 172 .

Haggard's Case

234 Mass. 330 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 6, 1920

Even if, as the board found, he was an employee, as to which see Centrello’s Case, 232 Mass. 456 , Winslow’s Case, 232 Mass. 458, Eckert’s Case, 233 Mass. 577, and Robichaud’s Case, ante, 60, the board was justified in finding … Brice v. Edward Lloyd, Ltd. [1909] 2 K. B. 804, 810. The decree for the insurer was properly entered, and must be affirmed. So ordered.

In re Kerlinsky

428 Mass. 656 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 14, 1999

The respondent makes numerous challenges to the two-year suspension recommended by the Board of Bar Overseers (board) and imposed by the single justice. … Kourouvacilis v. General Motors Corp., 410 Mass. 706 (1991). The respondent also advanced misstatements about Kourou-vacilis’s employment and alleged wages lost as a result of the fire.

Bly v. City of Haverhill

110 Mass. 520 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1872

Brown v. Kendall, 6 Cush. 292 .

Graves v. Town of Fairhaven

338 Mass. 290 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 9, 1959

Ry. v. Mayor of Fall River, 308 Mass. 232 . Ring v. Woburn, 311 Mass. 679, 685, 688-689 . See Quinn v. School Comm. of Plymouth, 332 Mass. 410, 412 . … The cases relied upon, Ring v. Woburn, 311 Mass. 679 , and Watt v. Chelmsford, 323 Mass. 697 , are among many authorities to the contrary. See, for example, Morse v. Ashley, 193 Mass. 294 ; Decatur v.

Loud v. Pendergast

206 Mass. 122 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 19, 1910

Reardon v. Murphy, 163 Mass. 501 . Bagnall v. Davies, 140 Mass. 76 . Linzee v. Mixer, 101 Mass. 512 . Sanborn v. Rice, 129 Mass. 387 . Payson v. Burnham, 141 Mass. 547 . … She also erected a wooden sign board measuring four feet by nine feet, one end of which is within a foot of the street line. See Nussey v. Provincial Bill Posting Co. [1909] 1 Ch. 734.

Surrey v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.

384 Mass. 171 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 28, 1981

Brown v. Progressive Mut. Ins. Co., 249 So. 2d 429, 430 (Fla. 1971). See generally A. Widiss, supra at 156-157. … Co. v. Novak, 83 Wash. 2d 576 (1974). Category (b) includes: State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Lambert, 291 Ala. 645 (1973); Farmers Ins. Exch. v. McDermott, 34 Colo. App. 305 (1974); Brown v. Progressive Mut. Ins.

Russell v. Leland

94 Mass. 349 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 15, 1866

Taft v. Buffum, 14 Pick. 322 . The letter of the defendant Stockman to Brown, dated October 7, substantially admits that he was still a partner. We must, then, regard him as a partner when the draft *352 was made. … Crocker v. Whitney, 10 Mass. 316 . Mowry v. Todd, 12 Mass. 281 .

Copeland v. Russell

290 Mass. 542 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 30, 1935

If these were found to be the facts, a finding of gross negligence within the meaning of that term as stated in Altman v. … Kirby v. Keating, 271 Mass. 390 . Meeney v. Doyle, 276 Mass. 218 . Dow v. Lipsitz, 283 Mass. 132 . Crowley v. Fisher, 284 Mass. 205 . Horneman v. Brown, 286 Mass. 65 . Stowe v. Mason, 289 Mass. 577, 581 .

The DOVER POOL & RACQUET CLUB, INC. v. Brooking

366 Mass. 629 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 13, 1975

A few days earlier, unknown to them, the planning board of Medfield had published a notice of a public hearing on a proposed amendment to the zoning bylaw. … Doliner v. Planning Bd. of Millis, 343 Mass. 1, 6-7 (1961). Cf. Alexander v. Building Inspector of Provincetown, 350 Mass. 370, 375-376 (1966); Nyquist v. Board of Appeals of Acton, 359 Mass. 462, 465-466 (1971).

Weaver v. Commonwealth

387 Mass. 43 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 3, 1982

See Whitney v. Worcester, 373 Mass. 208 (1977); Morash & Sons v. Commonwealth, 363 Mass. 612 (1973). … Gaudette v. Webb, 362 Mass. 60, 63-64 (1972).