Case law

Assessors of Quincy v. Cunningham Foundation

305 Mass. 411 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 25, 1940

This is an appeal by the board of assessors of the city of Quincy from a decision of the Board of Tax Appeals — now succeeded by the Appellate Tax Board, St. ■ 1937, c. 400 — abating a local property tax assessed for the … Collector of Taxes of Milton v. Boston, 278 Mass. 274, 277 . See also Wayland v. County Commissioners, 4 Gray, 500 ; Somerville v. Waltham, 170 Mass. 160 ; Miller v. Fitchburg, 180 Mass. 32 ; County of Middlesex v.

Commonwealth v. Marrero

427 Mass. 65 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 12, 1998

He also had been beaten about his head, neck, shoulders, and back with a wooden board broken from a dresser drawer. … Commonwealth v. Dostie, 425 Mass. 372, 377 (1997), quoting Commonwealth v. Azar, 32 Mass. App. Ct. 290, 309 (1992). “It is enough that [the inferences] be reasonable and possible.” Brown v.

Brolley v. Lapham

79 Mass. 294 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 15, 1859

Brown v. Bellows, 4 Pick. 194 . But the ruling of the court on this point, although erroneous, was immaterial to the issue on trial, and does not entitle the defendant to a new trial.

Commonwealth v. Braune

481 Mass. 304 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 29, 2019

See United States v. … States v.

Hughes v. New England Newspaper Publishing Co.

312 Mass. 178 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 9, 1942

Robinson v. Coulter, 215 Mass. 566 . Brown v. Journal Newspaper Co. 219 Mass. 486 . Northrop v. Tibbies, 215 Fed. 99 . Watson v. Detroit Journal Co. 143 Mich. 430 . Gross v. Cantor, 270 N. Y. 93 . Burkhart v. … Skrocki v. Stahl, 14 Cal. App. 1 . Sorensen v. Balaban, 11 App. Div. (N. Y.) 164. Brown v. Tribune Association, *182 74 App. Div. (N. Y.) 359. Goldwasser v. Jewish Press Publishing Co. 157 App. Div. (N. Y.) 908.

Commonwealth v. Parker

86 Mass. 313 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 15, 1862

Commonwealth v. Pray, 13 Pick. 359 . Stratton v. Commonwealth, 10 Met. 217 . A. R. Brown, for the defendant. Foster, A. G., for the Commonwealth. … Commonwealth v. Boon, 2 Gray, 74 . Exceptions overruled.

Walsh v. District Court of Springfield

297 Mass. 472 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 28, 1937

Commissioner of Public Works of Quincy v. Judge of the District Court of East Norfolk, 258 Mass. 444 . Bradley v. Board of Zoning Adjustment of Boston, 255 Mass. 160, 163 . Blankenburg v. … Prusik v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 262 Mass. 451, 453 . New-comb v. Aldermen of Holyoke, 271 Mass. 565, 567 .

Chartrand v. Registrar of Motor Vehicles

347 Mass. 470 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 8, 1964

Coyne v. City Manager of Cambridge, 331 Mass. 270, 273 . See Branche v. … See Beaumont v. Director of Hosps. & Superintendent of Boston City Hosp. 338 Mass. 25, 26 . 5. It is undisputed that the registrar never sent a notice of discharge to the State retirement board in conformance with Gr.

Commissioner of Natural Resources v. S. Volpe & Co.

349 Mass. 104 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 26, 1965

Barney & Carey Co. v. Milton, 324 Mass. 440, 445 . Gem Properties, Inc. v. Board of Appeals of Milton, 341 Mass. 99, 105-106 . Jenckes v. Building Commr. of Brookline, 341 Mass. 162, 166 . See 122 Main St. Corp. v. … To substantially the same effect are Forde v. Miami Beach, 146 Fla. 676, 685 , Grosso v. Board of Adjustment of the Township of Millburn, 137 N. J. L. 630, 632-634, Arverne Bay Constr. Co. v. Thatcher, 278 N.

Martin v. Aldermen of Newton

335 Mass. 362 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 31, 1957

He was heard by the board of aldermen sitting as a committee of the whole in private session and finally, after one of these sessions, the board went into open or pub- *363 lie session and voted by a majority vote to discharge … Everett-Morgan Co. v. Boyajian Pharmacy, 244 Mass. 460, 462 . Burnham v. Dollard, 269 Mass. 530 . Watts v. Watts, 312 Mass. 442 . Klier v. Building Inspector of Lawrence, 333 Mass. 111, 112-113 . Appeals dismissed.

Bailey v. Bailey

97 Mass. 373 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1867

By St. 1785, c. 69, § 3, extreme cruelty was the only cause for which a divorce from bed and board could be granted. In Hill v. … Justice Dewey had said, in Pidge v.

Child v. City of Boston

86 Mass. 41 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 15, 1862

Mower v. Leicester, 9 Mass. 247 . Bigelow v. Randolph, 14 Gray, 541 . … Mayor, &c. of New York v. Furze, 3 Hill, (N. Y.) 616. Wilson v. Mayor, &c. of New York, 1 Denio, 395 . Eastman v. Meredith, 36 N. H. 284, and cases there cited.

Simeon v. Cramm

121 Mass. 492 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 8, 1877

Brown v. Neale, 3 Allen, 74 . Denny v. Ward, 3 Pick. 199 . Brigham v. Este, 2 Pick. 420 . *494 The alteration in this case was equivalent to the commencement of a new action.

Trustees of Amherst College v. Allen

165 Mass. 178 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 4, 1896

James v. Townsend, 104 Mass. 367 . Matthewson v. Moulton, 135 Mass. 122 . Smith v. Brown, 136 Mass. 416 . Manning v. Nettleton, 140 Mass. 421 . Riley v. Hale, 146 Mass. 465 . … In Sylvester v.

Riley v. Riley

434 Mass. 1021 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 17, 2001

Fleet Nat’l Bank v. Mackey, 433 Mass. 1009 (2001). BankBoston v. Marlow, 428 Mass. 283 (1998). First Agric. Bank v. Coxe, 406 *1022 Mass. 879 (1990). … Smith v. Brown, 430 Mass. 1005, 1005-1006 (1999). We decide this case despite its procedural impropriety because the plaintiffs represent that only a decision from this court will suffice. See Walker v.

Colantuoni v. Selectmen of Belmont

326 Mass. 778 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 6, 1951

Miami Grove Inc. v. Licensing Board for Boston, 312 Mass. 318, 324 . Worcester Gas Light Co. v. Water Commissioners of the Woodland Water District of Auburn, 314 Mass. 60, 62-63 . Building Commissioner of Medford v. … . *780 Circle Lounge & Grille, Inc. v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 324 Mass. 427, 429 . The land of the petitioner is adjacent to the land of Gibson on which his proposed gasoline station is to be located.

Paris v. Hamburg-Bremen Fire Insurance

204 Mass. 90 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 6, 1910

Union Institution for Savings v. Phoenix Ins. Co. 196 Mass. 230, 234 . The question in the case is whether the *92 plaintiff has shown conduct on the part of the defendant from which a waiver may be inferred. … He did not obtain the appointment of a full board of referees in the only way in which he had a right to do it.

Olsen v. Andrews

168 Mass. 261 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 18, 1897

Hatt v. Nay, 144 Mass. 186 . Kennedy v. Spring, 160 Mass. 203, 205 . Connors v. Morton, 160 Mass. 333 . Driscoll v. Fall River, 163 Mass. 105 . … See Baulec v. New York & Harlem Railroad, 59 N. Y. 356 ; Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne, & Chicago Railway v. Ruby, 38 Ind. 294 ; Frazier v. Pennsylvania Railroad, 38 Penn. St. 104.

Lynn Redevelopment Authority v. City of Lynn

360 Mass. 503 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1971

appropriated for the purpose of the department under the control of said board.’ . . . … See relative to similar problems Salisbury Water Supply Co. v. Salisbury, 341 Mass. 42, 47 .

Inhabitants of Brookfield v. Inhabitants of Warren

128 Mass. 287 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 25, 1880

Wright v. Boston, 126 Mass. 161 . Weld v. Boston, 126 Mass. 166 . … Brown, 4 Mass. 675 . Worcester v. Mar chant, 14 Pick. 510 . Gen. Sts. c. 70, § 4. The fact, therefore, that his stepchildren, upon his application, received aid from the town, would not operate to make him a pauper.