Case law

Farmer v. Golds Clothes Shop, Inc.

225 Mass. 260 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 28, 1916

McCarren v. McNulty, 7 Gray, 139 . Brown v. Foster, 113 Mass. 136 . Hawkins v. Graham, 149 Mass. 284 . Lockwood Manuf. Co. v. Mason Regulator Co. 183 Mass. 25, 26 . Frary v. American Rubber Co. 52 Minn. 264 . Tyler v. … Spring v. Ansonia Clock Co. 24 Hun, 175 . Applying this rule the defendant had the right to discharge the plaintiff if it was genuinely and honestly, though unreasonably, dissatisfied with the service of the plaintiff.

Lawrence v. Houghton

296 Mass. 407 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 25, 1937

See Leonard v. Leonard, 7 Allen, 277 ; Dubinsky v. Cama, 261 *408 Mass. 47, 56 . … Pollard v. Barnes, 2 Cush. 191 . Bodfish v. Bodfish, 105 Mass. 317 . Compare Curtis v. Brown, 219 Mass. 157 , McDonough v. Everett, 237 Mass. 378 , and Dow v. Dow, 243 Mass. 587 , cases of adverse possession.

Attorney General v. City of Boston

142 Mass. 200 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 1, 1886

Commonwealth v. Stodder, 2 Cush. 562 , 571. Union Railway v. Mayor & Aldermen of Cambridge, 11 Allen, 287 , 294. … The board of aldermen may not be able to control executive action of the mayor by prescribing the time within which the removal shall take place; but this portion of the order may fairly be interpreted as imposing upon the

Commonwealth v. Roy

464 Mass. 818 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 11, 2013

The skull fracture could have been caused by “some force applied” to the head by a flat solid object such as “a floor,” “a board,” “a tree,” “a rock,” or “the ground.” … See Commonwealth v. Brown, 449 Mass. 747, 770 (2007), quoting Commonwealth v. Carroll, 439 Mass. 547, 553 (2003) (“judge may exclude evidence that is ‘cumulative, repetitive, or confusing’ ”).

Willett v. Smith

214 Mass. 494 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 22, 1913

Knight v. New England, Worsted Co. 2 Cush. 271, 283. Mead v. Parker, 115 Mass. 413 . Adams v. Morgan, 150 Mass. 143, 146 . Whittier Machine Co. v. Graffam, 156 Mass. 415, 417 . Baker v. Hall, 158 Mass. 361 . Bassett v. … The language of this court in Brown v. Bellows, 4 Pick. 178 ,189, is to the same effect. And see the cases collected in 35 Cyc. 48, and in 24 Am. & Eng. Encyc. of Law, (2d ed.) 1036.

Roslindale Motor Sales, Inc. v. Police Commr. of Boston

405 Mass. 79 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 22, 1989

Board of Registration in Dentistry, 404 Mass. 211 , 219 n.3 (1989); Eastern Scrap Servs., Inc. v. Harty, 115 R.I. 260, 263 (1975). … Bronstein v.

Cueroni v. Coburnville Garage, Inc.

315 Mass. 135 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 1, 1943

Andre v. Maguire, 305 Mass. 515 . Russo v. Charles I. Hosmer, Inc. 312 Mass. 231 . LeBel v. McCoy, 314 Mass. 206 . … Reid v. Doherty, 273 Mass. 388 . Segal v. Allied Mutuals Liability Ins. Co. 285 Mass. 106 . Aluminum Products Co. v. Regal Apparel Co. 296 Mass. 84 . Baker v. Davis, 299 Mass. 345 . Korb v.

Brogna v. Pioneer Petroleum Co.

344 Mass. 382 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 11, 1962

The vote provided that the plaintiff’s compensation would be fixed by the defendant’s board of directors. … The evaluation of all of his services by the board of directors of the defendant at $10,000 was doubtless low.

Commonwealth v. Hayes

149 Mass. 32 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 2, 1889

By the St. of 1883, c. 93, the licensing board of any city or town may receive applications for licenses during the months of March and April, and may during the month of April grant licenses to take effect on the first day … North Bridgewater Bank v. Copeland, 7 Allen, 139 . Shallow v. Salem, 136 Mass. 136 .

Leary v. Duff

137 Mass. 147 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 19, 1884

Tompkins v. Wyman, 116 Mass. 558 . India Wharf v. Central Wharf, ubi supra. … Thus, in Brown v.

Rizzo v. Cunningham

303 Mass. 16 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 12, 1939

If the word “benefit,” as the defendants now contend, was intended to mean the board, spending money, and the home which the plaintiff had, we do not think the judge was required to give the request. … Compare Brown v. Woodbury, 183 Mass. 279, 282 .

Ferrigno v. O'Connell

315 Mass. 536 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 28, 1944

Rising v. Stannard, 17 Mass. 282 . Howard v. Merriam, 5 Cush. 563 . Cooper v. Adams, 6 Cush. 87 . King v. Lawson, 98 Mass. 309 . Holbrook v. Young, 108 Mass. 83 . Coughlin v. Gray, 131 Mass. 56 . Hart v. … Haynes v. Jones, 5 Met. 292 . Burns v. Thayer, 101 Mass. 426 . Woodward v. Sartwell, 129 Mass. 210 . Saunders v. Bennett, 160 Mass. 48 . Sprague v. Brown, 178 Mass. 220 . In Borden v.

Lynde v. McGregor

95 Mass. 182 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1866

Hills v. Bearse, 9 Allen, 403 . Staples v. Brown, ante, 64.

Nash v. New England Mutual Life Insurance

127 Mass. 91 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 27, 1879

The case does not fall within the rule laid down in Johnson v. Kinnicutt, 2 Cush. 153 ; but more nearly resembles Tucker v. … Creely v. Bay State Brick Co. 103 Mass. 514 . Hartshorn v. South Reading, 3 Allen, 501 . Cadigan v. Brown, 120 Mass. 493, 494 .

Farnum v. Whitman

187 Mass. 381 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 28, 1905

See Marks v. Metropolitan Stock Exchange, 181 Mass. 251 ; Allen v. Fuller, 182 Mass. 202 ; Harvey v. Merrill, 150 Mass. 1 ; Brogden v. Metropolitan Railway, 2 App. Cas. 666, 691, per Lord Blackburn; White v. … Salter v. Woollams, 2 M. & G. 650. Benjamin, Sales, § 679.

O'Brien v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

393 Mass. 482 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 11, 1984

We disagree. *486 The Legislature has directed that in our review of decisions adopted by the division’s board of review, we are to “give due weight to the [board’s] experience, technical competence, and specialized knowledge … Smith v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., supra. Stadig v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., 379 Mass. 172 , 174 n.2 (1979). Sohler v.

City Council of Boston v. Mayor of Boston

383 Mass. 716 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 5, 1981

See also Milton v. Attorney Gen., 372 Mass. 694 (1977); Bloom v. Worcester, 363 Mass. 136 (1973). … Attorney Gen. v. Varnum, 167 Mass. 477, 480 (1897). Murphy v. Webster, 131 Mass. 482, 488 (1881).

Tripp v. Taft

219 Mass. 81 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 23, 1914

The case falls within the class of which Beale v. Old Colony Street Railway, 196 Mass. 119 , Angelary v. Springfield Street Railway, 213 Mass. 110 , Ayers v. Ratshesky, 213 Mass. 589 , and Clark v. … Blair, 217 Mass. 179 , are examples; and is distinguishable from Stackpole v. Boston Elevated Railway, 193 Mass. 562 , Hayes *84 v. Norcross, 162 Mass. 546 , Russo v. Charles S. Brown Co. 198 Mass. 473 , Kyle v.

Burnham v. Boston Marine Insurance

139 Mass. 399 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 20, 1885

Heebner v. Eagle Ins. Co. 10 Gray, 131 . Greene v. Pacific Ins. Co. 9 Allen, 217 . … Macy v. Whaling Ins. Co. 9 Met. 354 .

Commonwealth v. Lora

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 24, 2024

Eric Brown, a clinical and forensic psychologist, testified for the defense. … According to Brown, the defendant exhibited symptoms of paranoia, hypervigilance, and depression.