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  • Perkins v. Perkins

    181 Mass. 401 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 22, 1902

    Fitzgerald v. Fitzgerald, 168 Mass. 488 . Campbell v. Brown, 129 Mass. 23 . Whitten v. Whitten, 3 Cush. 191 . … Burns v. Daggett, 141 Mass. 368 . Indeed the plaintiff does not contend that it was and we only mention it to show that it has not been overlooked. Beeree affirmed.

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  • Corrigan v. General Electric Co.

    406 Mass. 478 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 18, 1990

    A member of the Industrial Accident Board, subsequently affirmed by the reviewing board, found that the husband had not sustained the claimed injury. … This principle applies when the earlier determination has been made in a workers’ compensation proceeding before the Industrial Accident Board. Martin v. Ring, 401 Mass. 59, 63-64 (1987).

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  • New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad v. Walworth Co.

    340 Mass. 1 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 7, 1959

    Co. v. Bloom, 325 Mass. 52, 56 , and cases cited. “[W]e must construe the contract with reference to the situation of the parties when they made it and to the objects sought to be accomplished.” Bryne v. … Boston & Maine R.R. *6 v. T. Stuart & Son Co. 236 Mass. 98, 104 . Farrell v. Eastern Bridge & Structural Co. 291 Mass. 323 . Laskowski v. Manning, 325 Mass. 393, 398-399 .

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  • Brouillard v. Stimpson

    201 Mass. 236 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 26, 1909

    Saunders v. Dunn, 175 Mass. 164 . Hampden Cotton Mills v. Payson, 130 Mass. 88 . … Parsons v. Welles, 17 Mass. 419 . New England Jewelry Co. v. Merriam, 2 Allen, 390 . Brown v. Smith, 116 Mass. 108 .

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  • Commonwealth v. Gavin

    148 Mass. 449 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 28, 1888

    Green v. Boston & Lowell Railroad, 128 Mass. 221, 227 . Commonwealth v. Este, 140 Mass. 279, 286 . Exceptions overruled. … Commonwealth v. Brown, 12 Gray, 135 . The record sufficiently shows that the defendant, Thomas H.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • M. A. Delph Brokerage Co., Inc. of New England v. State Tax Commission

    347 Mass. 64 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 26, 1964

    See Judson Freight Forwarding Co. v. Commonwealth, 242 Mass. 47 .” The tax board correctly ruled, in accordance with the taxpayer’s first and third requests, that Gr. … Atlantic Lumber Co. v. Commissioner of Corps. & Taxn. 292 Mass. 51, 53 , affd. 298 U. S. 553 . Commissioner of Corps. & Taxn. v. Ford Motor Co. 308 Mass. 558, 564 . State Tax Commn. v. John H.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • McDonald v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

    396 Mass. 468 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 6, 1986

    of review *469 (board). … The board denied his request for review, thus adopting the findings of the review examiner. G. L. c. 151A, § 41 (c) (1984 ed.). Schulte v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., 376 Mass. 107, 109 (1978).

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  • Meley's Case

    219 Mass. 136 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 24, 1914

    The board was not required to accept as decisive the testimony of the physician called by the insurer. … This is the reasoning of Garcelon v. Commercial Travelers’ Eastern Accident Association, 184 Mass. 8 , and Genest v. L’Union St. Joseph, 141 Mass. 417 .

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  • Baker v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.

    346 Mass. 774 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 29, 1963

    Wilcox v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. 304 Mass. 441 , and cases cited. Segal v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. 337 Mass. 185, 188-189 , and cases cited. See Walterman v. Mutual Benefit Health & Acc. Assn. 260 App. Div. (N. … Co. v. Brown, 203 Okla. 407 .

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Skawski v. Greenfield Investors Property Development LLC

    473 Mass. 580 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 11, 2016

    Commonwealth v. Palmer, 464 Mass. 773, 777 (2013), quoting Commonwealth v. Harris, 443 Mass. 714, 725 (2005). … Arno v. Commonwealth, 457 Mass. 434, 446 (2010), quoting Konstantopoulos v. Whately, 384 Mass. 123, 129 (1981). Thus, in ROPT Ltd. Partnership v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Framingham Clinic v. Bd. of Selectmen of Southborough

    373 Mass. 279 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 8, 1977

    In reporting to the town meeting its affirmative recom *282 mendation on the proposed amendment (four members favoring, one abstaining), the planning board on August 12, 1976, stated in part: “The Planning Board concluded … Wade . 11 In Doe v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Shapiro v. Segal

    316 Mass. 556 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 26, 1944

    Down to August, 1942, the plaintiff on numerous occasions showed the property and statements of income and expense to the defendant Segal and to her daughter, the defendant Brown, both of whom told him that they wanted to … Cohen v. Ames, 205 Mass. 186, 188 . Sherman v. Briggs Realty Co. 310 Mass. 408, 412 . Staula v. Carrol, 312 Mass. 693, 694 . Therefore, Gormley v. Dangel, 214 Mass. 5 , and Henry W. Savage, Inc. v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Bartlett v. Moore

    233 Mass. 481 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 10, 1919

    Wiggin v. Heywood, 118 Mass. 514 . Hill v. Hill, 196 Mass. 509, 518 . R. L. c. 148, § 9. … Mechanics’ Savings Bank v. Waite, 150 Mass. 234 . Brown v. Floersheim Mercantile Co. 206 Mass. 373, 376 .

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Rines v. Justices of the Superior Court

    330 Mass. 368 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 3, 1953

    Zoning Adjustment Board of Boston, 255 Mass. 160, 163 . Bushell v. Mayor of Malden, 260 Mass. 476 . Prusik v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 262 Mass. 451, 453 . Godfrey v. … Board of Health of Northampton, 314 Mass. 272, 273 . Parrotta v. Hederson, 315 Mass. 416, 420-421 . Tracht v. County Commissioners of Worcester,. 318 Mass. 681, 686 . Flynn v.

    Cited 36 timesPublished
  • Lockwood Manufacturing Co. v. Mason Regulator Co.

    183 Mass. 25 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 26, 1903

    Brown v. Foster, 113 Mass. 136 . White v. Randall, 153 Mass. 394 . Williams Manuf. Co. v. Standard Brass Co. 173 Mass. 356 . McCarren v. McNulty, 7 Gray, 139 . … We are of opinion that ,this case comes within the rule stated in Hawkins v. Graham, 149 Mass. 284 , and that the ruling of the Superior Court was correct. Exceptions overruled.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Cutter v. Hamlen

    1 L.R.A. 429 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 19, 1888

    In Norton v. … Tower with Norton v. Sewall. We do not understand the explanation of Cutting v. Tower , offered in Norton v.

    Cited 70 timesPublished
  • School Committee of Wellesley v. LABOR RELATIONS COMM.

    376 Mass. 112 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 28, 1978

    Consolidated Cigar Corp. v. Department of Pub. Health, 372 Mass. 844, 850 (1977), quoting from School Comm. of Springfield v. Board of Educ., 362 Mass. 417, 442 (1972). … Labor Relations Comm’n v. University Hosp., Inc., 359 Mass. 516, 521 (1971). *121 (d) Improper reliance on New York’s Public Employment Relations Board’s decisions.

    Cited 63 timesPublished
  • WorldWide TechServices, LLC v. Commissioner of Revenue

    Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 22, 2018

    Thus, we can only rule in Dedham Health's favor if the board erred as a matter of law. See id. We review the board's conclusions of law de novo. Regency Transp., Inc. v. … Commonwealth v.

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  • Votour v. City of Medford

    335 Mass. 403 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 4, 1957

    No physician was ever designated by the board or officer authorized to appoint police officers to determine that such incapacity no longer existed as provided in c. 41, § 111F. … McAuliffe v. Metcalfe, 289 Mass. 67, 69 . See Comeau v. Beck, 319 Mass. 17, 19-20 .

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Hay v. Commonwealth

    183 Mass. 294 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 21, 1903

    Parks v. Boston, 15 Pick. 198 . Whitman v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 7 Allen, 313 , 326. Reed v. Hanover Branch Railroad, 105 Mass. 303 . First Baptist Society v. Fall River, 119 Mass. 95 . Drury v. … Thd cases of Edmands v. Boston, 108 Mass. 535 , and Pegler v.

    Cited 13 timesPublished

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