Case law

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,.

Minkkinen v. Nyman

325 Mass. 92 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 5, 1949

As she opened that door she took one step down backwards, and as she did so “she felt the edge of the outside board or tread on the first step down wiggle under her foot and she fell.” … There was a loose board on the step that wiggled and that was what caused her to lose her balance and fall.

Chelsea Industries, Inc. v. Florence

358 Mass. 50 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 30, 1970

(Inc.) v. Abrams, 305 Mass. 238, 240 . See also Stern v. Stern, 330 Mass. 312, 316-317 ; Bono v. Kramer, 346 Mass. 355, 359-360 . To be sure, the parties to the two contracts were not the same. … See Berger v. Siegel, 329 Mass. 74, 77-78 .

Commonwealth v. Dara Poum

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 9, 2025

Commonwealth v. Brown, 462 Mass. 620, 629 (2012). … Commonwealth v. Brown, 451 Mass. 200, 205 (2008), citing Commonwealth v.

Cooper v. Cooper

147 Mass. 370 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 5, 1888

Blossom v. Barrett, 37 N. Y. 434 . … Jones v. Hoar, 5 Pick. 285 . Brown v. Holbrook, 4 Gray, 102 . Ferguson v. Carrington, 9 B. & C. 59. See also Met. Con. 9,10; 1 Chit. Con. (11th Am. ed.) 87; Earle v. Coburn, 130 Mass. 596 ; Milford v.

Attorney General v. Colleton

387 Mass. 790 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 28, 1982

See Board of Appeals of Hanover v. Housing Appeals Comm., 363 Mass. 339, 355 (1973). We are equally aware that the General Court designed G. … See Brown, Comment — 1980 N.Y.L.J., reprinted in M.G.L.A. c. 93A, at 74 (West Supp. 1982).

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.

Commonwealth v. Bellino

320 Mass. 635 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 8, 1947

Hardiman v. Brown, 162 Mass. 585 . … Commonwealth v. Phillips, 11 Pick. 28 , 31-32. Commonwealth v. McDonough, 13 Allen, 581 . Commonwealth v. Brown, 121 Mass. 69, 78-79 . Murphy v. Commonwealth, 172 Mass. 264, 269 . Commonwealth v.

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.

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 .

Preston v. City of Newton

213 Mass. 483 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 29, 1913

Metcalf v. Boston, 158 Mass. 284 . Como v. Worcester, 177 Mass. 543 . Hunt v. Mayor of Boston, 186 Mass. 209 . … See Simonds v. Walker, 100 Mass. 112 ; Doon v. Natick, ubi supra.

Goldthwait v. Haverhill & Groveland Street Railway Co.

160 Mass. 554 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 1, 1894

Sullivan v. India Manuf. Co. 113 Mass. 396, 399 . Yeaton v. Boston & Lowell Railroad, 135 Mass. 418 , and cases cited. Williams v. Churchill, 137 Mass. 243 . Anderson v. Clark, 155 Mass. 368 . … Anderson v. Clark, 155 Mass. 368 . Coombs v. Fitchburg Railroad, 156 Mass. 200 .

Obertoni v. Boston & Maine Railroad

67 L.R.A. 422 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 18, 1904

The case comes within the rule laid down in Howe v. Newmarch, 12 Allen, 49 , which was applied in Hankinson v. Lynn Gas & Electric Co. 175 Mass. 271 , and Brown v. Boston Ice Co. 178 Mass. 108 . See also McCarthy v. … The case comes within Cassady v. Old Colony Street Railway, 184 Mass. 156 , which goes on the same principle as Winship v.

Commonwealth v. Greineder

458 Mass. 207 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 4, 2010

He also observed a reddish-brown stain on the defendant’s sneakers, and a reddish-brown “swipe” on the left lens of his glasses. He observed that the victim’s pants were open at the waist and her shirt was pulled up. … These items had reddish-brown stains and tested positive for the presence of blood.

Rupp's Case

352 Mass. 658 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 7, 1967

The reviewing board affirmed and adopted the findings and decision of the single member and denied *659 the claim for compensation. … Levin v. Twin Tanners, Inc. 318 Mass. 13, 17-18 . Decree affirmed.

Ober v. National Casualty Co.

318 Mass. 27 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 5, 1945

, (2) a license permitting it to serve liquor, and (3) a license referred to by the board as an entertainment license. … People v. Keller, 96 Misc. (N. Y.) 92, 100. Bell v. Mahn, 121 Penn. St. 225. Gould v. State, 66 Tex. Cr. 122, 133. Asa G. Candler Inc. v. Georgia Theatre Co. 148 Ga. 188, 191 . State v. Penny, 42 Mont. 118, 123 .

McRobbie v. Registrars of Voters of Ipswich

322 Mass. 530 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 31, 1948

Buckingham v. Angell, 238 Ill. 564 . Stevenson v. Baker, 347 Ill. 304 . State v. Lockwood, 181 Iowa, 1233 . Powers v. Harten, 183 Iowa, 764 . Glenn v. Gnau, 251 Ky. 3 , 90 A. L. R. 1355, and note. Hogg v. … Little v. Alexander, 258 Ky. 419 . Gaiennie v. Druilhet, 143 La. 662 . Gardner v. Board of School District No. 6, Township of Leoni, 248 Mich. 134 . Hanson v. Adrian, 126 Minn. 298 . Trahan v. Simmons, 191 Miss. 353 .

Loring v. Inhabitants of Westwood

238 Mass. 9 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 3, 1921

Commonwealth v. Plaisted, 148 Mass. 375, 382, 383 . Blackburn v. Walpole, 9 Pick. 97 . Little v. Merrill, 10 Pick. 543 . Torrey v. Millbury, 21 Pick. 64 , 75. Rand v. Wilder, 11 Cush. 294 . … Freeland v. Hastings, 10 Allen, 570 , 590. Copeland v. Huntington, 99 Mass. 525, 529 . Mead v. Acton, 139 Mass. 341 . Prince v. Crocker, 166 Mass. 347, 358 . Exceptions overruled.

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

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 .