Case law

Keenan

310 Mass. 166 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 31, 1941

Ed.) c. 250, §§ 13, 15, 22; Clarke v. Bacall, 171 Mass. 292 ; Perkins v. Bangs, 206 Mass. 408, 412 ; Lee v. Fowler, 263 Mass. 440, 443 ; Lynch v. Springfield Safe Deposit & Trust Co. 300 Mass. 14, 16 . … Russell v. Howe, 12 Gray, 147 , 153. Commonwealth v. Leach, 246 Mass. 464, 470 .

Jones v. McLeod

103 Mass. 58 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1869

J., in Hatch v. … Brown, (Q. A. Reed with him,) for the defendants.

Medford & Charlestown Railroad v. Inhabitants of Somerville

111 Mass. 232 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1872

And this control is given to these officers, as- is said in Union Railway Co. v. … The expense of such alteration shall be borne by such party as the board of aldermen or selectmen may determine. “ Section 15.

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.

Safford v. Knight

117 Mass. 281 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 3, 1875

Good v. Lehan, 8 Cush. 299 . Anderson v. Brown, 10 Gray, 92 . … Foster v. Plummer, 3 Cush. 381 . Gifford v. Whalon, 8 Cush. 428 . Brown v. Brigham, 5 Allen, 582 . Fuller v. Storer, 111 Mass. 281 .

Lienow v. Ritchie

25 Mass. 235 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 27, 1829

See Hall v. Snowhill, 2 Green, 8; Ran dell v. Cleaveland, 7 Connect. R. 328. See Hinghani v. Sprague, 15 Pick. 102 . In New York, case only will lie even where the land is in possession of tenant at will. Campbell v. … R. 511; Tobey v. Webster, 3 Johns. R. 468. See also Revett v. Brown, 5 Bingh. 7; Harper v. Charleicorth, 4 Barn. & Cressw. 574, and cases cited in Starr v Jackson, 11 Mass. R. (Rand’s edit.) 527, note (a).

Rogers's Case

318 Mass. 308 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 1, 1945

And in the very recent case of Murphy v. … The board relied upon Savage’s Case, 257 Mass. 30 .

Boruszweski v. Middlesex Mutual Assurance Co.

186 Mass. 589 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 21, 1904

See Harrison v. German-American Ins. Co. 67 Fed. Rep. 577; Tillis v. Liverpool & London & Globe Ins. Co. 33 Ins. L. J. 289; Graves v. Merchants & Bankers Ins. Co. 82 Iowa, 637 ; Brown v. State Ins. … Brown, for the defendant. Some confusion seems to have arisen from calling the sworn statement called for by the Massachusetts standard form a “proof of loss.”

Stiles v. Western Rail Road

49 Mass. 44 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 15, 1844

Fairlie v. Hastings, 10 Ves. 126. Haven v. Brown, 7 Greenl. 424. New trial granted,.

Commonwealth v. Mayfield

398 Mass. 615 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 25, 1986

See Chapman v. California, 386 U.S. 18, 24 (1967); Commonwealth v. … On cross-examination, Aheam stated that he did not see or find a brown lighter with a silver top in the vicinity of where the body was located.

Sylvia's Case

298 Mass. 27 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 29, 1937

In Watkins v. … Compare Vitas v. Grace Hospital Society, 107 Conn. 512 , and Daly v. Bates & Roberts, 224 N. Y. 126 . This is not a case for the imposition of costs under G. L. (Ter.

Hill v. Trustees of Glenwood Cemetery

323 Mass. 388 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 4, 1948

Peckham v. Mayor of Fall River, 253 Mass. 590 . Harrison v. Fall River, 257 Mass. 545 . Lowry v. Commissioner of Agriculture, 302 Mass. 111, 116 . Murphy v. … Nevins v. Board of Public Welfare of Everett, 301 Mass. 502, 504 , and cases cited.

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.

Mendes v. Costa

326 Mass. 608 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 29, 1950

When the plaintiff stepped on the running board of the defendant’s automobile the defendant’s duty of care toward her ceased to be measured by his duty toward travellers in general., Theriault v. … See Baines v. Collins, 310 Mass. 523, 524 .

Limoli v. Accettullo

358 Mass. 381 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 14, 1970

Perry v. Oliver, 317 Mass. 538 . Tucker v. Poch, 321 Mass. 321, 322 . … Thomas v. Beals, 154 Mass. 51, 54-55 . Parker v. Simpson, 180 Mass. 334, 343 .

Commonwealth v. Bellamy

391 Mass. 511 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 20, 1984

McCarty testified that on the day Vasquez was murdered, Bellamy complained of heroin withdrawal symptoms and set out in search of drugs wearing, among other items, a brown leather jacket and cap. … See Commonwealth v. Walden, 380 Mass. 724, 729 (1980); Commonwealth v. Harrington, supra; Commonwealth v. Kendrick, 351 Mass. 203, 211 (1966). Additionally, as in Commonwealth v.

Alves v. Hayes

381 Mass. 57 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 1, 1980

The town was not liable for the acts of its officers under the doctrine of respondeat superior, the immunity of the town implied immunity of its board of selectmen, and the members of the board were not personally liable … See Gildea v. Ellershaw, 363 Mass. 800, 820-825 (1973); Whitney v. Worcester, 373 Mass. 208, 220-221 (1977).

Gordon v. State Tax Commission

335 Mass. 431 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 11, 1957

Modern Finance Co, v. Holz, 307 Mass. 281, 284-286 . Bernhardt v. Atlantic Finance Corp. 311 Mass. 183, 187 . Compare Skinner v. Kapples, 320 Mass. 269, 270 . … It provides, among other matters, that the “court shall not consider any issue of law which does not appear to have been raised in the proceedings before the board.” See Assessors of Worcester v.

Bigelow v. Union Freight Railroad

137 Mass. 478 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 5, 1884

Stevens v. Middle-sex Canal, 12 Mass. 466 . Dodge v. County Commissioners, 3 Met. 380 . Tower v. Boston, 10 Cush. 235 . Boston & Lowell Railroad v. Salem & Lowell Railroad, 2 Gray, 1 . Connecticut River Railroad v. … The board of aldermen cannot now entertain an application for an assessment, and there is no authority to order a hearing by a jury. Charles River Railroad v. County Commissioners, 7 Gray, 389 . Gusty v.

Town of Freetown v. New Bedford Wholesale Tire, Inc.

384 Mass. 60 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 16, 1981

The second count added an allegation that the defendants “falsely and maliciously with intent to defraud, mis-stated to the Board of Health . . . and the Board of Selectmen the proposed use and scope of operations at the … site,” and that as a result the town boards could not take proper precautions.