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  • Mazeikis v. Sidlauskas

    346 Mass. 539 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 5, 1963

    See Watkins v. Simplex Time Recorder Co. 316 Mass. 217, 223-225 ; Tallman v. Marion, 340 Mass. 376, 379-380 . … See Peteros v. Peteros, 328 Mass. 416, 419 ; Fisher v. MacDonald, 335 Mass 429, 431.

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  • Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation v. Eaton

    304 Mass. 260 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 31, 1939

    The Appellate Tax Board will be hereinafter referred to as the board, and Clarissa M. Eaton as the taxpayer. Rosa C. … See Claflin v. Claflin, 149 Mass. 19, 21 ; Daly v. Gaskins, 240 Mass. 260, 261; Ball v. Hopkins, 254 Mass. 347, 350 .

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  • Charlesbank Apartments, Inc. v. Boston Rent Control Administration

    379 Mass. 635 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 25, 1980

    Woods v. Oak Park Chateau Corp., 179 F.2d 611, 614 [7th Cir. 1950]), which can be accomplished here by reading subsidy in the less rigorous sense. … Lasden, Inc. v. Decker Electrical Corp., 372 Mass. 179, 183 (1977); Young v. Duncan, 218 Mass. 346, 349 (1914). Judgment affirmed.

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  • McLane v. Curran

    133 Mass. 531 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 29, 1882

    Brown v. Howe, 9 Gray, 84 . Mason v. Mason, 19 Pick. 506 . … In Smith v. Philbrick, 2 N.

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  • Gladstone v. Treasurer & Receiver General

    337 Mass. 48 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 19, 1958

    Brownhill v. Kivlin, 317 Mass. 168 . Nass v. Duxbury, 327 Mass. 396 . Ralph’s Case, 331 Mass. 86, 90 . That conclusion is not in accord with Rose v. Fall River Five Cents Savings Bank, 165 Mass. 273 , and Brown v. … Brown v. Learmouth, 228 Mass. 417, 420 .

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  • Whitney v. Whitney

    325 Mass. 28 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 10, 1949

    Commonwealth v. Pouliot, 292 Mass. 229, 231, 232 . O’Reilly v. O’Reilly, 293 Mass. 332, 333, 334 . Commonwealth v. Whiston, 306 Mass. 65, 66 . Klar v. … Ziegler v. McKinlay, 318 Mass. 765, 767 . Compare Brown v. Brown, 222 Mass. 415, 417 . A Probate Court may by G. L. (Ter.

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  • Meagher v. Hoyle

    173 Mass. 577 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 30, 1899

    Manning v. Brown, 10 Maine, 49. Niles v. Phinney, 90 Maine, 122. Canfield v. Westcott, 5 Cowen, 270. Mancius v. Sergeant, 5 Cowen, 271, n. Church v. Ayers, 5 Cowen, 272, n. Folts v. Huntley, 7 Wend. 210 . Barbour v. … Mason v. Caldwell, 10 Ill. 196 . Wilcoxson v. Stitt, 65 Cal. 596 . See also Cartwright v. Gardner, 5 Cush. 273 . Judgment reversed.

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  • Adduci v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.

    215 Mass. 336 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 18, 1913

    It was not in a defective condition, and was in plain sight to every one that got on the running board. … Mullen v. Springfield Street Railway, 164 Mass. 450 . Gargan v. West End Street Railway, 176 Mass. 106 . Byron v. Lynn & Boston Railroad, 177 Mass. 303. Farley v. Philadelphia Traction Co. 132 Penn. St. 58. Howell v.

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  • Lawrence v. Selectmen of Saugus

    335 Mass. 400 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 4, 1957

    Indeed, McKenna v. White was a case seeking a writ of mandamus. See also Murphy v. … “The selectmen, by a majority vote of the full membership of the board, may remove the town manager.

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  • Patterson v. Barnes

    317 Mass. 721 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 28, 1945

    Brown v. Lent, 20 Vt. 529, 533 . … Brown v. Dean, 123 Mass. 254, 267 . Byrne v. Boston Elevated Railway, 198 Mass. 444, 451 . Flaherty v. Boston Elevated Railway, 235 Mass. 422, 424 . Traverse v. Wing, 256 Mass. 320, 323 . Newell v.

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  • Commonwealth v. Alvarado

    423 Mass. 266 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 23, 1996

    See Commonwealth v. … Commonwealth v. Alvarado, 38 Mass. App. Ct. 650, 654 (Brown, J., dissenting). He is correct.

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  • Fitch v. Randall

    163 Mass. 381 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 2, 1895

    Brooks v. Lynde, 7 Allen, 64 . Rotch v. *382 Emerson, 105 Mass. 431 . Kent v. Dunham, 106 Mass. 586 . … Cushing v. Field, 9 Met. 180 . Fuller v. Connelly, 142 Mass. 227 . Browne v. Doolittle, 151 Mass. 595, 597 . In the present case, the amended answer was informal, and contained no defence.

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  • Commonwealth v. Retkovitz

    222 Mass. 245 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 23, 1915

    Griffin v. Boston, 188 Mass. 475 . Brown v. Brown, 208 Mass. 290 . See for a full discussion of all the principles, Commonwealth v. Tucker, 189 Mass. 457 , 479 to 485. … Commonwealth v. Cody, 165 Mass. 133, 138 . It was said in Anthony v.

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  • Cram v. Town of Northbridge

    410 Mass. 800 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 6, 1991

    See Purchase v. Seelye, 231 Mass. 434, 436 (1918); Brown v. Cambridge, 3 Allen 474 , 476 (1862). … See Selby v. Kuhns, 345 Mass. 600, 605 (1963); Brown v. Cambridge, supra. Not surprisingly, the common law rule has been strongly criticized. See Selby v. Kuhns, supra at 604 , and authorities cited.

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  • Nussenbaum v. Chambers & Chambers Inc.

    322 Mass. 419 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 26, 1948

    Thomas, 237 Mass. 103 ; Nowell v. Equitable Trust Co. 249 Mass. 585, 595-596 ; Morello v. Levakis, 293 Mass. 450, 451-452 ; Barsky v. Hansen, 311 Mass. 14, 15 ; Gleason v. … -National War Labor Board, General Orders; § 803.40, August 20, 1945, 10 Fed. Reg. 10424 .

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  • Del Gallo v. Secretary of the Commonwealth

    442 Mass. 1032 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 2004

    Del Gallo argues that the Metros decision is not good law because the Supreme Court case on which it relied, Storer v. Brown, 415 U.S. 724 (1974), was undermined by Anderson v. … See Metros v. Secretary of the Commonwealth, supra at 162, citing Storer v. Brown, supra at 736 .

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  • Apsey v. Chattel Loan Co.

    216 Mass. 364 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 9, 1914

    Bartlett v. Mystic River Corp. 151 Mass. 433, 435 . A formal vote of the board of directors or of the corporation was not necessary. North Anson Lumber Co. v. Smith, 209 Mass. 333, 338 . … This principle is recognized in Sawyer v. Pawners’ Bank, 6 Allen, 207 , and Pew v.

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  • Imbeschied v. Lerner

    241 Mass. 199 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 12, 1922

    Davis v. Alden, 2 Gray, 309 . Roberts v. Lynn Ice Co. 187 Mass. 402 . … Taylor v. Finnigan, 189 Mass. 568 . Gaston v. Gordon, supra. Robbins v. McCabe, 239 Mass. 275 . Goodrum Tobacco Co. v. Potts-Thompson Liquor Co. 133 Ga. 776 . Houston lee & Brewing Co. v. Keenan, 99 Texas, 79 .

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  • O'Connor v. Benson Coal Co.

    301 Mass. 145 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 13, 1938

    Hazel v. Hoopeston-Danville Motor Bus Co. 310 Ill. 38, 42 , et seq. Brown McClain Transfer Co. v. Major’s Administrator, 251 Ky. 741, 745 . … Compare Brown v. Thayer, 212 Mass. 392, 399 .

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  • Richards v. Farnham

    30 Mass. 451 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 15, 1833

    The count sets out the conspiracy, the fraudulent intent to conceal the tobacco on board the plaintiffs’ vessel and smuggle the same and avoid the payment of duties, the actual delivery of it on board, the actual concealment … Smith v. Elder, 3 Johns. R. 105. In regard to the averment of injury to feelings and reputation, as an aggravation of damages, we think it affords no ground for arresting the judgment.

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