Case law

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.

Commonwealth v. Hilaire

437 Mass. 809 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 18, 2002

See Webster v. Board of Appeals of Reading, 349 Mass. 17, 19 (1965); Police Dep’t of Boston v. Fedorchuk, 48 Mass. App. Ct. 543, 549 (2000); Commonwealth v. Perry, 6 Mass. App. Ct. 531, 535 (1978). … See Commonwealth v. Hilaire, 51 Mass. App. Ct. 818, 825-827 (2001) (Brown, J., concurring).

Siira v. Shields

360 Mass. 874 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 6, 1972

See Boylan v. Everett, 172 Mass. 453, 457-458 ; Maillet v. Mininno, 266 Mass. 86, 89 . See asp Baker v. Raikiewicz, 275 Mass. 174, 179 ; Leone v. Falco, 292 Mass. 299, 300-305 . … See Marra v. Botta Corp. 356 Mass. 569, 572-573 . See also Brown v. Metropolitan Transit Authy. 345 Mass. 636, 638-640 . Compare Sullivan v. Boston Elev. Ry. 224 Mass. 405, 406-407 ; Krasnow v.

Sciaba Construction Corp. v. Massachusetts Turnpike Authority

412 Mass. 606 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 8, 1992

Group, Inc. v. Cheney, 380 Mass. 609, 617 (1980). The judge determined that the plaintiff demonstrated little likelihood of success. … Co. v. Lowell, 391 Mass. 829 , 840 (1984), “prequalification ... is a cornerstone of the competitive bidding statute.”

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.

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.

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.

Browne v. Turner

174 Mass. 150 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 3, 1899

Section 1 provided that the mayor of Boston should appoint a board of three subway commissioners. … It must be conceded that the sentence under discussion is loosely constructed, but, disregarding punctuation, as may properly be done, (Cushing v. Worrick, 9 Gray, 382 , 385; Martin v.

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.

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.

Ledoux v. Lariviere

261 Mass. 242 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 22, 1927

Giuliani v. Cordone, 246 Mass. 426, 427 . Church v. Brown, 247 Mass. 282, 287 . Kronberg v. Bulle, 247 Mass. 325 . The findings of the master were not inconsistent with the allegations of the bill. … Noyes v. Noyes, 224 Mass. 125, 132 .

Pead v. Trull

173 Mass. 450 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 19, 1899

Goodisson v. Nunn, 4 T. R. 461. In actions upon such covenants the plaintiff must show performance on his side, or readiness to perform, and a refusal by the other party. Brown v. Davis, 138 Mass. 458 . Hapgood v. … Platt v. Justices of the Superior Court, 124 Mass. 353, 355 . Kenerson v. Colgan, 164 Mass. 166 . Judgment on the finding.

Commonwealth v. Galatta

228 Mass. 308 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 23, 1917

Penhallow v. Dwight, 7 Mass. 34 . See 8 R. C. L. 356. … Rising v. Stannard, 17 Mass. 282 . Brown v. Thurston, 56 Maine, 126. Bittinger v. Baker, 29 Penn. St. 66, 70. 41 L. R. A. (N. S.) 404, note. There was no error in the portion of the charge excepted to.

Sawyer v. Pratt

50 Mass. 170 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 15, 1845

[After this action was tried in the court of common pleas, it was decided, in Browning 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.

Bruce v. Johnson

277 Mass. 273 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 1, 1931

The case at bar falls within the class illustrated by Manning v. Simpson, 261 Mass. 494 , Blood v. Adams, 269 Mass. 480 , Kirby v. Keating, 271 Mass. 390 , Logan v. *275 Reardon, 274 Mass. 83 , and Smiddy v. … Ayers v. Ratshesky, 213 Mass. 589, 593 . Claffey v. Fenelon, 263 Mass. 427, 432 . Browning-Drake Corp. v. AmerTran Sales Co. 274 Mass. 545, 550 .

Goodwin v. Agassiz

283 Mass. 358 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 27, 1933

Steinfeld v. Nielsen, 15 Ariz. 424 . Bawden v. Taylor, 254 Ill. 464 . Tippecanoe County Commissioners v. Reynolds, 44 Ind. 509 . Waller v. Hodge, 214 Ky. 705 . Buckley v. Buckley, 230 Mich. 504 . Dutton v. … Brown v. Little, Brown & Co. (Inc.) 269 Mass. 102, 117 . The facts found afford no ground for inferring fraud or conspiracy.

Flye v. Hall

224 Mass. 528 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 21, 1916

Devlin v. Houghton, 202 Mass. 75 . Brown v. Sallinger, 214 Mass. 245, 248 . … Spear v. Coggan, 223 Mass. 156 . The same facts may be the basis for an action for money had and received. Farrelly v. Ladd, 10 Allen, 127 .