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  • Jacquot v. Wm. Filene's Sons Co.

    337 Mass. 312 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 9, 1958

    Jacquot’s fingernails became cracked and inflamed, with the nails turning brown. She had never used the product before. … See Flynn v. Growers Outlet, Inc. 307 Mass. 373, 376 ; Brown v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. 336 Mass. 609, 613-614 . Compare Mazukna v. Powers, 333 Mass. 331, 334 . 4.

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • City of Fall River v. Public Service Commissioners

    228 Mass. 575 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 8, 1917

    Mayor & Aldermen of Worcester v. Worcester Consolidated Street Railway, 192 Mass. 106, 113, 115 . But, as pointed out in Springfield v. … , Arlington Board of Survey v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Johnson Wholesale Perfume Co.

    304 Mass. 452 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 29, 1939

    When a subject has been fully regulated by statute an administrative board cannot further regulate it by the adoption of a regulation which is repugnant to the statute. Commonwealth v. McFarlane, 257 Mass. 530, 531 . … Commonwealth v. Baronas, 285 Mass. 321, 322 . Borggaard v. Department of Public Works, 298 Mass. 417, 419-420 .

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  • Cunningham v. Hogan

    136 Mass. 407 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 8, 1884

    It is clear, as was held in Porter v. Giles, 129 Mass. 589 , that this sum can only be ascertained in the suit to which he is a party. … Miller v. Carrier, 11 Gray, 19 . Brown v. Tweed, 2 Allen, 566 . Jarvis v. Mitchell, 99 Mass. 530 .

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Williams v. Holbrook

    216 Mass. 239 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 13, 1913

    Brown v. Thayer, 212 Mass. 392 , and cases cited. … Jennings v. Rooney, 183 Mass. 577 . Yore v. Newton, 194 Mass. 250 . Williams v. Winthrop, 213 Mass. 581 .

    Cited 38 timesPublished
  • Cavanagh v. City of Boston

    139 Mass. 426 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 19, 1885

    The difficulty with the plaintiffs’ case is, that neither the board of health nor the city government had any authority to abate the nuisance in the manner which was adopted. … Munroe, 126 Mass. 496 , Bancroft v. Cambridge, 126 Mass. 438 , and Read v.

    Cited 26 timesPublished
  • Bechtold v. Rae

    231 Mass. 151 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 10, 1918

    Hayes v. Pitts-Kimball Co. 183 Mass. 262 . Munsey v. Webb, 231 U. S. 150 . … Under St. 1913, c. 806, a board described as the “Board of Elevator Regulations” was created by the Legislature, with authority to frame regulations relating to the construction, installation and operation of all elevators

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Roberts

    16 L.R.A. 400 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 6, 1892

    Fickett v. Durham, 119 Mass. 159 . Commonwealth v. Homer, 153 Mass. 343 , and cases cited. … Salem v. Hasten Railroad, 98 Mass. 431, 443 . Watertown v. Mayo, 109 Mass. 315 . Train v. Boston Disinfecting Co. 144 Mass. 523, 530 . Rideout v. Knox, 148 Mass. 368, 374 . A. H. Pillshury, Attorney General, (<7. JV".

    Cited 41 timesPublished
  • Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary v. Commissioner of Division of Medical Assistance

    428 Mass. 805 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 5, 1999

    Co. v. Commissioner of Ins., 388 Mass. 468, 477 (1983), *817 quoting Consolidated Cigar Corp. v. Department of Pub. … However, in Hultzman v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Spear v. Boston Police Relief Ass'n

    195 Mass. 351 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 14, 1907

    Elsey v. Odd Fellows’ Relief Association, 142 Mass. 224 . Marsh v. American Legion of Honor, 149 Mass. 512 . Dodge v. Boston & Providence Railroad, 154 Mass. 299, 301 . Phelps v. Phelps, 143 Mass. 570, 574 . Smith v. … In Tyler v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Hughson v. Winthrop Steamboat Co.

    181 Mass. 325 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 20, 1902

    The boat did not have a license to run on Sunday, and the government inspector, before the time of sailing, had refused to allow any more passengers on board. … In Sears v.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Carville v. Commonwealth

    189 Mass. 273 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 18, 1905

    Sawyer v. Commonwealth, 182 Mass. 245 . Fairbanks v. Commonwealth, 183 Mass. 373 . W. A. Gile, for the petitioner. A. W. DeGoosh, Assistant Attorney General, for the Commonwealth. … See Wyman v. Eastern Railroad, 128 Mass. 346 . Exceptions sustained.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Merchants National Bank v. Church

    285 Mass. 217 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 13, 1934

    Crocker v. Crocker, 230 Mass. 478, 480 . … Brown v. Tuckerman, 255 Mass. 347 . Brown v. Tuckerman, 260 Mass. 584 . Sherburne v. Howland, 239 Mass. 439 .

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Ayash v. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    443 Mass. 367 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 9, 2005

    Ass’n v. Board of Registration in Med., 401 Mass. 172, 182-183 (1996). The statute is designed to protect the confidentiality of physicians who participate in peer review. See Miller v. Milton Hosp. & Med. … Ass’n v. Board of Registration in Med., 401 Mass. 172, 182-183 (1987) (statutory privilege of confidentiality “designed to foster aggressive critiquing of medical care”).

    Cited 240 timesPublished
  • Whipple v. Blackington

    97 Mass. 476 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1867

    Penniman v. Rotch, 3 Met. 216 . … In Brown v.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Graham v. Pocasset Manufacturing Co.

    220 Mass. 195 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 23, 1915

    Morong *197 v. Spofford, 218 Mass. 50 . McCafferty v. Lewando’s French Dyeing & Cleansing Co. 194 Mass. 412 . Hunnewell v. Haskell, 174 Mass. 557 . Pinney v. Hall, 156 Mass. 225 . Gaffney v. Brown, 150 Mass. 479 . … See Marston v. Reynolds, 211 Mass. 590; Faxon v. Butler, 206 Mass. 500 ; Wright v. Perry, 188 Mass. 268 ; Marwedel v. Cook, 154 Mass. 235 ; Currier v. Boston Music Hall Association, 135 Mass. 414 .

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Harrison v. Marcus

    396 Mass. 424 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 18, 1985

    See Brown v. Independent Baptist Church, 325 Mass. 645, 646 (1950); Institutions for Sav. v. Roxbury Home for Aged Women, 244 Mass. 583, 586 (1923); First Universalist Soc’y v. Boland, 155 Mass. 171, 174 (1892). … See Brown v. Independent Baptist Church, 325 Mass. 645, 646-649 (1950).

    Cited 29 timesPublished
  • Major v. State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    346 Mass. 441 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 6, 1963

    Of the new board of twenty-five directors, thirteen immediately previously had been directors of State Street Bank and six came from the Rockland-Atlas Bank board. … Inc. v. Speedwriting Publishing Co. Inc. 249 F. 2d 609, 611 (1st Cir.), 53 Harv. L. Rev. 877 .

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Buss v. Dyer

    125 Mass. 287 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 30, 1878

    Carbrey v. Willis, 7 Allen, 364 , and cases cited. Randall v. McLaughlin, 10 Allen, 366 . The case of Pyer v. Carter was denied by Lord Chancellor Westbury in Suffield v. … Brown, 4 De G., J. & S. 185, which has been since recognized as containing the correct doctrine. Grossley v. Lightrwler, L. R. 2 Ch. 478. Watts v. Kelson, L. R. 6 Ch. 166.

    Cited 40 timesPublished
  • Tifft v. Ireland

    273 Mass. 56 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 6, 1930

    In the case of Springfield Safe Deposit & Trust Co. v. … Going v. Emery, 16 Pick. 107 , 113. Bremer v. Columbian National Life Ins. Co. 199 Mass. 344, 350 .

    Cited 5 timesPublished

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