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  • Diebold Safe & Lock Co. v. Morse

    226 Mass. 342 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 13, 1917

    It is unnecessary to consider the case of Browning v. Haskell, 22 Pick. 310 , which was discussed in O’Malley v. … See Wilson v. Powers, 131 Mass. 539 ; Robertson v. Rowell, 158 Mass. 94 ; Nichols v. Rosenfeld, 181 Mass. 525, 527 . A decree is to be entered dismissing the plaintiff’s bill, with costs. So ordered.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Baran's Case

    336 Mass. 342 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 6, 1957

    The reviewing board adopted the decision of the single member. From a decree of the Superior Court dismissing his claim for compensation, the employee appealed. … White v. E. T. Slattery Co. 236 Mass. 28, 34 . Mannering’s Case, 290 Mass. 517, 519 . Adiletto v. Brockton Cut Sole Corp. 322 Mass. 110, 112 .

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • Davidson v. Slocomb

    35 Mass. 464 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 21, 1837

    Jones v. Randall, Cowp. 17; Bac. Abr. Evidence, F. … Baldwin v. Prouty, 13 Johns. R. 430; Posson v. Brown 11 Johns. R. 166. New trial granted,.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Goldberg v. Commissioner of Civil Service

    274 Mass. 300 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 28, 1931

    On September 16, 1930, a hearing was had before the “ board,” and on September 24, 1930, Goldberg was notified by the executive secretary of the “ board ” that the “ board ” had voted “ to sustain the action of Commissioner … Fernandez v. Mayor of New Bedford, 269 Mass. 445 .

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Boutelle v. Carpenter

    182 Mass. 417 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 7, 1903

    See also Stone v. White, 8 Gray, 589 . We see no ground on which the claim of the defendants to be allowed the extra interest paid by Thompson can be sustained. 2. … Hodges v. Holland, 19 Pick. 43 . Sigourney v. Severy, 4 Cush. 176 . Drury v. Vannevar, 5 Cush. 442 . Rockwood v. Brown, 1 Gray, 261 . Troeder v. Hyams, 153 Mass. 536, 540 .

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Luyen Huu Nguyen v. William Joiner Center for the Study of War & Social Consequences

    450 Mass. 291 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 21, 2007

    See Brown v. … See also Brown v.

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Billings

    167 Mass. 283 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 7, 1897

    Commonwealth v. Leonard, 140 Mass. 473 . … Commonwealth v. Brown, 12 Gray, 135 . Commonwealth v. Cook, 12 Allen, 542 . Commonwealth v. Miller, 150 Mass. 69 .

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Rolfe v. Atkinson

    259 Mass. 76 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 4, 1927

    Lawrence v. Wright, 23 Pick. 128 . Greene v. Brown, *78 180 Mass. 308 . Fletcher v. Fletcher, 191 Mass. 211 . Welch v. Boston, 211 Mass. 178 . S. S. Pierce Co. v. Fiske, 237 Mass. 39 . … Green v. Gaskill, 175 Mass. 265, 269 . The facts in the case at bar distinguish it from those in Carleton v. Ashburnham, 102 Mass. 348 , and Williams v. Acton, 219 Mass. 520 .

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Jackman v. Mills

    137 Mass. 277 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 28, 1884

    Sherman v. Fall River Iron Works, 5 Allen, 213 . Clarke v. French, 122 Mass. 419 . Brown v. Dean, 123 Mass. 254 . Crossley v. Lightowler, L. R. 2 Ch. 478. … White v. Chapin, 12 Allen, 516 . Curtis v. *284 Eastern Railroad, 98 Mass. 428 . Carter v. Thurston, 58 N. H. 104. Noonan v. Albany, 79 N. Y. 470 . McCormick v. Horan, 81 N. Y. 86 . Barkley v. Wilcox, 86 N. Y. 140 .

    Cited 30 timesPublished
  • Babize v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

    394 Mass. 806 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 13, 1985

    Babize *807 appealed to the board of review (board), which denied her application for review, thereby making the decision of the director the final decision of the board. See. G. L. c. 151 A, § 41 (c). … See Starks v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., 391 Mass. 640, 643 (1984).

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • College v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination

    376 Mass. 221 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 25, 1978

    Cohen v. Board of Registration in Pharmacy, 350 Mass. 246, 251-252 (1966). The facts that each complainant had been hired and had had her contract renewed supported but did not prove her qualification for tenure. … Women had served as head of the board of trustees for more than thirty years, and ten of the seventeen board members were women. 6 The single commissioner found that Smith pursued a "word-of-mouth recruitment policy,” but

    Cited 93 timesPublished
  • Manchester v. DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENG'G

    381 Mass. 208 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 24, 1980

    The plaintiff board of health of the town of Manchester (board) filed a complaint in the Superior Court *209 in Essex County pursuant to G.L.c. 30A, § 14, seeking relief from an order of the defendant, Commissioner of the … Health v.

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Rochford v. Rochford

    188 Mass. 108 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 18, 1905

    French v. Hussey, 159 Mass. 206 . … Webster v. Campbell, 1 Allen, 318 . Ettridge v. Bassett, 136 Mass. 314 . Saunders v. Bennett, 160 Mass. 48 . Sprague v. Brown, 178 Mass. 220, 224 .

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Fillebrown v. Hayward

    190 Mass. 472 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 28, 1906

    If so, it follows that during a period of nearly two and one half years in which the defendant was treasurer of the corporation her salary was increased annually by vote of the board of directors, until it reached an amount … If thereafter there was any failure on the part of the board of directors properly to discharge the functions of their office this delinquency is not shown to have been brought to the knowledge of the defendant.

    Cited 57 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Sherman

    234 Mass. 7 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 10, 1919

    J., in Commonwealth v. … Commonwealth v. Piper, 120 Mass. 185, 189 . Commonwealth v. Trefethen, 157 Mass. 180, 197,198 . Commonwealth v. Spiropoulos, 208 Mass. 71 . Commonwealth v. Myers, 160 Mass. 530 . 5.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Goode v. Riley

    153 Mass. 585 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 19, 1891

    Canedy v. Marcy, 13 Gray, 373 , 377. Glass v. Hulbert, 102 Mass. 24, 34 . Stockbridge Iron Co. v. Hudson Iron Co. 107 Mass. 290, 319 . Wilcox v. Lucas, 121 Mass. 21 . Johnson v. Taber, 10 N. Y. 319 . Bush v. … Andrews v. Andrews, 81 Maine, 337. May v. Adams, 58 Vt. 74, 78 . Fuchs v. Treat, 41 Wis. 404 .

    Cited 51 timesPublished
  • Connolly v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.

    309 Mass. 177 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 27, 1941

    Lyford v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 227 Mass. 10 . Milano v. Wasserman, 255 Mass. 1 . Withington v. Rome, 258 Mass. 188 . Gillis v. Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad, 266 Mass. 481 . Moore v. Amesbury, 268 Mass. 462 . … Wainwright v. Jackson, 291 Mass. 100, 102 . Garland v. Stetson, 292 Mass. 95, 104 . Tariff v. S. S. Kresge Co. 299 Mass. 129. Moors v. Boston Elevated Railway, 305 Mass. 81 . Brown v. Bangs, 306 Mass. 551 .

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Davenport v. Haskell

    293 Mass. 454 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 24, 1936

    New England Glass Co. v. Lovell, 7 Cush. 319 , 321. Commonwealth v. Spiropoulos, 208 Mass. 71, 72 , and cases cited. Miller v. Smith, 112 Mass. 470 . Ross v. Schrieves, 199 Mass. 401 . Shaw v. … National Bank of Commerce v. New Bedford, 175 Mass. 257, 261 . Shaw v. Keown & McEvoy, Inc. 243 Mass. 221 .

    Cited 20 timesPublished
  • Schaefer v. Schaefer

    255 Mass. 175 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 27, 1926

    Seaver v. Phelps, 11 Pick. 304 . Gibson v. Soper, 6 Gray, 279 . Tupper v. Cadwell, 12 Met. 559 . Reed v. Mattapan Deposit & Trust Co. 198 Mass. 306 . Brewster v. Weston, 235 Mass. 14 . … Hallett v. Oakes, 1 Cush. 296 , 299. Belucci v. Foss, 244 Mass. 401 . Williams v. Wentworth, 5 Beav. 325. In re Rhodes, 44 Ch.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Labor Relations Commission v. Town of Natick

    369 Mass. 431 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 5, 1976

    L. c. 149, § 178G; that the board of selectmen had the sole right and duty to bargain as the chief executive officer of the town; and that the complaining union had refused to bargain with the board of selectmen. … School Comm. of Hanover v. Curry, 3 Mass. App.

    Cited 18 timesPublished

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