Case law

Adams's Case

339 Mass. 772 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 30, 1959

A decree of the Superior Court enforced the order of the board. The insurer appealed. No evidence of an autopsy appears. … On these opinions and the basic facts, despite conflicting medical testimony, the board reasonably could find that the most likely cause of death was a pulmonary embolus. Geagan’s Case, 301 Mass. 319, 320 . O’Connor v.

Butler's Case

278 Mass. 218 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 26, 1932

L. c. 152, § 10, so as to require the reviewing board to assess costs including a reasonable counsel fee against the insurer in cases where it has claimed a review and where the reviewing board by its decision orders the … Perotti, 224 Mass. 152, 156 , Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway v. Ellis, 165 U. S. 150 , and St.. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway v. Wynne, 224 U. S. 354 .

Thayer Co. v. Binnall

326 Mass. 467 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 16, 1950

F. of L., Local 232 v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board, 336 U. S. 245, 253 . See also Simon v. Schwachman, 301 Mass. 573, 577 ; Fashioncraft, Inc. v. Halpern, 313 Mass. 385, 390-391 . … Deutschmann v. Board of Appeals of Canton, 325 Mass. 297, 299 . There was no error in the final decrees prohibiting all picketing.

Hennessey v. Town of Bridgewater

388 Mass. 219 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 22, 1983

On April 24, 1978, the board of selectmen notified the plaintiff that he was terminated; the reasons enumerated by the board for the discharge are set forth below. 4 The plaintiff’s compen *222 sation under G. … See Broderick v. Police Comm’r of Boston, 368 Mass. 33, 38 (1975), cert. denied, 423 U.S. 1048 (1976), quoting Gardner v.

DiNatale v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

393 Mass. 655 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 16, 1985

DiNatale appealed to the board of review (board). The board, after consideration of written argument and of the record, affirmed the review examiner’s decision. DiNatale then appealed to the Cambridge District Court. … The board adopted the findings of the review examiner.

Green

475 Mass. 624 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 4, 2016

See Commonwealth v. … Tomich, a representative of the community access board.

Hawkins v. Graham

149 Mass. 284 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 11, 1889

Brown v. Foster, 113 Mass. 136 . Gibson v. Cranage, 39 Mich. 49 . Wood Reaping & Mowing Machine Co. v. Smith, 50 Mich. 565 . Zaleski v. Clark, 44 Conn. 218 . McClure Bros. v. Briggs, 58 Vt. 82 . … Sloan v. Hayden, 110 Mass. 141, 143 . Braunstein v. Accidental Death Ins. Co. 1 B. & S. 782, 799. Dallman v. King, 4 Bing. N. C. 105.

Commonwealth v. Braune

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

See United States v. … States v.

Lovequist v. Conservation Commission of Dennis

379 Mass. 7 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 21, 1979

Observing that this court has approved other towns’ wetland by-laws as exercises of the zoning power, e.g., MacGibbon v. Board of Appeals of Duxbury, 369 Mass. 512 (1976); Turnpike Realty Co. v. … See MacGibbon v. Board of Appeals of Duxbury, 369 Mass. 512, 516 (1976) (MacGibbon III); MacGibbon v. Board of Appeals of Duxbury, 356 Mass. 635 (1970) (MacGibbon II); MacGibbon v.

Hill v. Grat

247 Mass. 25 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 28, 1923

Curtis v. Brown, 5 Cush. 488 . Ames v. Foster, 106 Mass. 400 . But in reliance upon the promise the debt of Rubenstein had been relinquished and cancelled by the plaintiff, and he no longer could be held as principal. … Chapin v. Lapham, 20 Pick. 467 . Walker v. Penniman, 8 Gray, 233 ; Wood v. Corcoran, 1 Allen, 405 . Langdon v. Hughes, 107 Mass. 272, 274 . Trudeau v. Poutre, 165 Mass. 81, 86 . Pope & Cottle Co. v.

Greenfield Savings Bank v. Abercrombie

211 Mass. 252 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 29, 1912

It is alleged also that the rules (which are specified in the bill) adopted by the board of trustees were not complied with in the respects specified in the bill. … It is not without significance that in this statute, as in former and subsequent ones, the governing board of officers is given the name of trustees.

Nunes v. Medeiros

285 Mass. 223 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 13, 1934

Messer v. Ancient Order of United, Workmen, 180 Mass. 321, 324 . Delaney v. Ancient Order of United Workmen, 244 Mass. 556, 564 . … when it refused to receive it and send it to the board of arbitration for trial under c.

Loomis v. City of Boston

331 Mass. 129 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 18, 1954

MacDonald v. Street Commissioners of Boston, 268 Mass. 288, 294-297 . … Bliss, 151 Mass. 364 , Adams v. Plunkett, 274 Mass. 453 , and Milton v. Attorney General, 314 Mass. 234, 240 , upon which the petitioners rely. In so far as G. L. (Ter.

Commonwealth v. George

406 Mass. 635 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 14, 1990

Commonwealth v. Endicott, 17 Mass. App. Ct. 1025, 1026 (1984) (Brown, J., concurring) (G. L. c. 90, § 24 [G], “reaches incidents occasioned by motor vehicles on this particular beach property” [emphasis supplied]). … See, e.g., Commonwealth v. Callahan, 405 Mass. 200, 202 (1989); Commonwealth v. Paccia, 338 Mass. 4, 5 (1958). See also Commonwealth v. Hart, 26 Mass. App. Ct. 235 (1988); Commonwealth v. Hazelton, 11 Mass. App.

School Committee v. Boston Teachers Union, Local 66

372 Mass. 605 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 25, 1977

After a reasonable period, the mediator reports to the board. … Ass’n v. DeCourcy, 162 Conn. 566, 576-577 (1972); Susquehanna Valley Cent. School Dish at Conklin v. Susquehanna Valley Teachers’ Ass’n, 37 N.Y.2d 614 (1975); Board of Educ. of Union Free School Dist. No. 3 v.

Hart v. Jamaica Pond Aqueduct Corp.

133 Mass. 488 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 23, 1882

It was decided in Attorney General v. … Cadigan v. Brown, 120 Mass. 493 . Fall River Iron Works v. Old Colony & Fall River Railroad, 5 Allen, 221 . Winslow v. Nayson, 113 Mass. 411 . Creely v. Bay State Brick Co. 103 Mass. 514 . Dickenson v.

Forbes v. Kane

316 Mass. 207 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 5, 1944

board of public works are hereby transferred to the city council . . . except that the powers, duties and liabilities of the said board of public works in respect to . . . … Rappaport v. Lawrence, 308 Mass. 545, 548 . See Connell v. Board of Public Works of Everett, 234 Mass. 491, 492 ; McMahon v. Des Moines, 232 Iowa, 240 ; Storrs v. Manchester, 88 N. H. 139, 143; State v.

Holbrook v. Clapp

165 Mass. 563 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 2, 1896

Winsor v. Savage, 9 Met. 346 . Mansfield v. Edwards, 136 Mass. 15 . Brown v. Fales, 139 Mass. 21 . … Williams v. Bemis, 108 Mass. 91 . White v. Wieland, 109 Mass. 291 . Dix v. Marcy, 116 Mass. 416 . Root v. Burt, 118 Mass. 521 . Riley v. Williams, 123 Mass. 506, 509 . Parker v. Tainter, 123 Mass. 185 . Dowling v.

Beal v. Nichols

68 Mass. 262 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1854

Brown v. Bellows, 4 Pick. 194 . Whitaker v. Salisbury, 15 Pick. 544 . Nor can he put leading questions to him, unless permitted so to do by the court in the exercise of a sound discretion. Moody v.

Dana v. City of Boston

170 Mass. 593 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 6, 1898

These cases grow out of acts done by the city of Boston in the year 1884 or 1885 upon a highway, under orders adopted in 1884 by the board of aldermen, and approved by the mayor. … They were in fact specific repairs, and they were ordered by the board of aldermen in proceedings which specifically determined the nature and extent of the changes to be made. Sisson v. New Bedford, and Sullivan v.