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  • Post v. Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Quality Engineering

    403 Mass. 29 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 18, 1988

    Corp. v. Seaman-Andwall Corp., 364 Mass. 683, 693-694 (1984). Mansfield Associates prevailed on its complaint on jurisdictional grounds and not on any substantive point. … The disposal systems approved by the Mansfield board of health did not include any secondary water treatment.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • County Commissioners of Hampshire v. County Commissioners of Hampden

    397 Mass. 131 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 18, 1986

    In County Comm’rs of Franklin v. County Comm’rs of Worcester, 383 Mass. 323 (1981), 2 we held that, pursuant to G. … Hampden County advisory board minutes (Feb. 1, 1982).

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  • Police Commissioner of Boston v. Boston

    343 Mass. 480 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 23, 1962

    See Deary v. Dudley, ante, 192, 193-194. The purpose of the competitive bidding requirement of § 30 was well stated in Morse v. … Library of Boston v. Rector of Trinity Church of Boston, 263 Mass. 173, 179 ; Commonwealth v. Dowe, 315 Mass. 217, 222-223 .

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  • Metcalf v. Weld

    80 Mass. 210 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1859

    A principle nearly analogous was applied in the case of Bowen v. Stoddard, 10 Met. 381 . 3. But whatever the nature of the custom, the evidence in the cases before us did not show that it had been complied with. … It does not appear that the plaintiffs had any relations to a boarding-house keeper, or that the advance wages have ever been paid to any one for their use.

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  • Bean v. Hubbard

    58 Mass. 85 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 15, 1849

    Buckingham v. Billings, 13 Mass 82; Gibson v. Jenney, 15 Mass. 205 ; Howard v. Williams, 2 Pick. 80 ; Brown v. Wait, 19 Pick. 240 .

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  • Gordon v. Sanderson

    165 Mass. 375 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 29, 1896

    See Stetson v. Kempton, 13 Mass. 272, 283 . … Hubbard v. Garfield, 102 Mass. 72 .

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  • Tremont Trust Co. v. Burack

    235 Mass. 398 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 1, 1920

    Florence Mining Co. v. Brown, 124 U. S. 385 . See cases collected in Morse on Banks & Banking, §§ 397-399, and in 7 C. J., Banks & Banking, § 429. Pease & Dwyer v. State National Bank, 114 Term. 693. … Carr v. National Security Bank, 107 Mass. 45 . Bullard v.

    Cited 37 timesPublished
  • Lincoln Stores, Inc. v. Grant

    309 Mass. 417 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 25, 1941

    Beaudette v. Graham, 267 Mass. 7, 12 . Brown v. Little, Brown & Co. (Inc.) 269 Mass. 102, 117 . … Colorado & Utah Coal Co. v. Harris, 97 Colo. 309 . Guth v. Loft, Inc. 5 Atl. [2d] 503, 510, 511. See Trice v. Comstock, 121 Fed. 620, 626-627 .

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  • Lee's Case

    240 Mass. 473 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 2, 1922

    Hulley v. Moosbrugger, 88 N. J. L. 161. Federal Rubber Manuf. Co. v. Havolic, 162 Wis. 341 . Chicago v. Industrial Commission, 292 Ill. 406 . Tarpper v. Weston-Mott Co. 200 Mich. 275 . Coronado Beach Co. v. … C. 220, cited in the majority decision of the Industrial Accident Board, are not at variance with the conclusion which we have reached. Willis v.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Barnes v. Boardman

    149 Mass. 106 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 9, 1889

    Sturtevant v. Jaques, 14 Allen, 523 . Morris v. Bacon, 123 Mass. 58 . Batesville Institute v. Kauffman, 18 Wall. 151 . Carpenter v. Longan, 16 Wall. 271 . … Wolcott v. Winchester, 15 Gray, 461 , 464. Young v. Miller, 6 Gray, 152 .

    Cited 45 timesPublished
  • Labrie v. Donham

    243 Mass. 584 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 22, 1923

    Hotenbrink v. Boston Elevated Railway, 211 Mass. 77 . See Lyons v. Boston Elevated Railway, 204 Mass. 227, 229 . Foster v. Old Colony Street Railway, 182 Mass. 378 , is to be distinguished. … Kingston v.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Previte v. Director of Division of Employment Security

    353 Mass. 773 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 6, 1968

    The Board of Review denied the application of the petitioner for a rehearing after a review examiner had found that the petitioner had failed to meet the eligibility requirements of G. … See Conley v. Director of the Div. of Employment Security, 340 Mass. 315 . There was no error. Decision affirmed.

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  • Warren's Case

    272 Mass. 127 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 1, 1930

    These findings were affirmed and adopted by the reviewing board. These findings of fact must stand if there is any evidence *129 to support them. It seems plain to us that they cannot be pronounced unwarranted. … Commonwealth v. McNary, 246 Mass. 46, 48 . ■ The final decree is to be modified so as to* include interest from its date to the date of the 'decree after rescript on the amounts due the employee.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Hudson

    446 Mass. 709 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 16, 2006

    Commonwealth v. Martin, 427 Mass. 816, 822 (1998), citing Commonwealth v. Roberts, 423 Mass. 17, 20 (1996). Commonwealth v. … The prosecutor stipulated that this was not the case and, on cross-examination, Brown admitted he had not identified Hudson at the first trial.

    Cited 41 timesPublished
  • Spencer Savings Bank v. Cooley

    177 Mass. 49 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 18, 1900

    Skilton v. Roberts, 129 Mass. 306 . Brown v. Holyoke Water Power Co. 157 Mass. 280 . The transaction would also have operated as a payment of the mortgage. Hood v. Adams, 124 Mass. 481 .

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  • Libbey v. Tidden

    192 Mass. 175 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 19, 1906

    Sprague v. Brown, 178 Mass. 220. The evidence as before stated consisted of the auditor’s report and nine exhibits. The respondent argues that the finding is wrong. … Courtemanche v. Blackstone Valley Street Railway, ubi supra. See also Sprague v. Brown, 178 Mass. 220 ; Osborne v. Barnes, 179 Mass. 597 .

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Callow v. Thomas

    322 Mass. 550 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 1, 1948

    Clerke v. Menzies, [1922] 2 Ch. 298. Dodworth v. Dale, [1936] 2 K. B. 503, 511. Mason v. Mason, [1944] N. I. 134. Millar v. Millar, 175 Cal. 797, 804-805 . McDonald v. McDonald, 6 Cal. (2d) 457, 461. Griffin v. … Johnson v. Johnson, 201 Ala. 41 . Brown v. Brown, 88 Conn. 42 . Gilman v. Gilman, 78 N. H. 4. See note in 38 Harv. L. Rev. 383 .

    Cited 28 timesPublished
  • Orszulak v. Bujnevicie

    355 Mass. 157 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 6, 1969

    The instant case is indistinguishable from the case of Nelson v. Nason, 343 Mass. 220 . “Direct testimony of an agreement to race was not required.” Nelson v. Nason, supra, at 222 . … Brown v. Thayer, 212 Mass. 392, 397 . Nelson v. Nason, supra. The exceptions are sustained and judgments are to be entered on the verdicts returned by the jury. So ordered.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • MASS. ASSOC. OF IND. INS. AGENTS v. Commr. of Ins.

    373 Mass. 290 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 9, 1977

    South Shore Nat'l Bank v. Board of Bank Incorporation, supra . Bay State Harness Horse Racing & Breeding Ass'n v. State Racing Comm'n, 342 Mass. 694, 702 (1961). … Bank v. Board of Bank Incorporation, 347 Mass. 744, 752 (1964).

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Blanchard v. Inhabitants of Ayer

    148 Mass. 174 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 2, 1889

    Bean v. Hyde Park, 143 Mass. 245 . … White v. Phillipston, 10 Met. 108 . Walcott v. Swampscott, 1 Allen, 101 . Barney v. Lowell, 98 Mass. 570 .

    Cited 8 timesPublished

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