Case law

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.

Riley v. Hale

158 Mass. 240 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 2, 1893

Talbot v. Whipple, 14 Allen, 177 . Daniels v. Newton, 114 Mass. 530 . Amory v. Kannoffsky, 117 Mass. 351 . Deane v. Caldwell, 127 Mass. 242 . … Hunt v. Brown, 146 Mass. 258 , 255, 256. Fiske v. Steele, 152 Mass. 260 .

Butrick v. Tilton

141 Mass. 93 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 17, 1886

Ward v. Lewis, 4 Pick. 518 . Valentine v. Wheeler, 116 Mass. 478 . … Dewey v. Brown, 2 Pick. 387 . Chandler v. Simmons, 97 Mass. 508 . Swan v. Stephens, 99 Mass. 7 . Backus v. Chapman, 111 Mass. 386 . It is not material that the tenant does not claim under Jacob Ayer.

Lafayette Place Associates v. Boston Redevelopment Authority

427 Mass. 509 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 20, 1998

But both a city planning board and the State housing board would certainly be within the § 1 definition of public employers for the purposes of G. … General Laws c. 121A, § 4, permits the housing board to make rules and regulations regarding the approval of redevelopment projects. The housing board must approve most redevelopment projects, G.

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 .

DaGraca v. Feist

361 Mass. 85 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 7, 1972

board on July 21, 1966, with a copy to the insurer. … It is no longer accurate to say, as we said in Furlong v.

Fallovallita v. Johnsyn

317 Mass. 153 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 24, 1944

No contention has been made by the defendant that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence (see Keyes v. Checker Taxi Co. 275 Mass. 461, 468 ; Elfman v. … Brown v. Robinson, 275 Mass. 55, 56 . Bresnick v. Heath, 292 Mass. 293, 297 . Gaines v. Ratnowsky, 311 Mass. 254, 258 . Brule v. Union Street Railway, 315 Mass. 268, 272 .

Kergald v. Armstrong Transfer Express Co.

330 Mass. 254 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 28, 1953

Donlan v. Provident Institution for Savings, 127 Mass. 183 (savings bank book). Smith v. Burgess, 133 Mass. 511 (mortgage). Fonseca v. Cunard Steamship Co. 153 Mass. 553 (steamship ticket). Cox v. … Brown v. Eastern Railroad, 11 Cush. 97 , 100-101 (limitation on back of railroad ticket). Malone v. Boston & Worcester Railroad, 12 Gray, 388 (same). Fonseca v.

Souza v. City of New Bedford

320 Mass. 541 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 3, 1947

They contend that there may be recovery without an appropriation .and rely upon such cases as Hayes v. Brockton, 313 Mass. 641 , O’Brien v. Pittsfield, 316 Mass. 283 , Rock v. Pittsfield, 316 Mass. 348 , and James v. … The case of James v.

Goodwin v. Walton

298 Mass. 451 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 29, 1937

Ashley v. Root, 4 Allen, 504 , 505. Commonwealth v. Suffolk Trust Co. 161 Mass. 550, 551 . Robinson v. Brown, 182 Mass. 266, 267 . Tighe v. Maryland Casualty Co. 216 Mass. 459 . … Channon v. Lynch, 292 Mass. 316 . Dean v. Bolduc, 296 Mass. 15 . Compare Kohutynski v. Kohutynski, 296 Mass. 74 . Exceptions overruled.

Simpionbato v. Royal Insurance

253 Mass. 606 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 24, 1925

Dakin v. Liverpool, London & Globe Ins. Co. 77 N. Y. 600 . See Allen v. Charlestown Mutual Fire Ins. Co. 5 Gray, 384, 389; Hagan v. Scottish Ins. Co. 186 U. S. 423 ; Cross v. National Fire Ins. Co. 132 N. Y. 133 . … Brown v. Greenfield Life Association, 172 Mass. 498, 502 . Everson v. General Accident, Fire & Life Assurance Corp., Ltd. 202 Mass. 169, 177 . See Harvey v. Pawtucket Mutual Fire Ins. Co. 250 Mass. 164, 166 .

Sears v. Inhabitants of Nahant

215 Mass. 234 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 17, 1913

In Brown v. Corey, 134 Mass. 249 , decided in 1883, it was adjudged that the court had no power to allow counsel fees or other expenses as costs in addition to the taxable costs. … Wheeler v. Hanson, 161 Mass. 370 , and cases cited. Courts of equity, in certain cases under its general powers, allow counsel fees. Frost v. Belmont, 6 Allen, 152 . Brown v. Corey, 134 Mass. 249, 251 .

Stone v. Commonwealth

181 Mass. 438 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 22, 1902

Boston Blower Co. v. Brown, 149 Mass. 421, 424 . Barney v. Tourtellotte, 138 Mass. 106, 107 . Davis v. Wood, 1 Wheat. 6 . 2 Taylor, Ev. (9th ed.) § 1682. … Wilkins v. Stidger, 22 Cal. 231, 238 . Elting v. Scott, 2 Johns. 157 , 162. See Langdell, Eq. Pl. (2d ed.) §§ 33, 34; Wood v. Graves, 144 Mass. 365 . 5.

Commonwealth v. Toomey

350 Mass. 345 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 4, 1966

See Johnson-Foster Co. v. D’Amore Constr. … Commonwealth v.

MacLaren v. Windram Manufacturing Co.

287 Mass. 221 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 27, 1934

Carnig v. Carr, 167 Mass. 544, 548 . Hanson & Parker, Ltd. v. Wittenberg, 205 Mass. 319, 326, 327 . Noyes v. Noyes, 224 *227 Mass. 125, 132 . Kirkley v. F. H. Roberts Co. 268 Mass. 246, 253, 254 . … Harris v. Rickett, 4 H. & N. 1. Corey v. Woodin, 195 Mass. 464, 470 . Am. Law Inst. Restatement: Contracts, §§ 237, 240. The case of Rosenfeld v.

Harness Tracks Security, Inc. v. Bay State Raceway, Inc.

374 Mass. 362 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 14, 1978

Clark v. Gulesian, 197 Mass. 492, 494 (1908) (failure to give payment bond). The prospect that the defendant might be liable for the torts of unlicensed personnel sufficiently demonstrates materiality. Cf. Cowan v. … Compare Buccella v. Schuster, 340 Mass. 323, 325-327 (1960), with Hawes Elec. Co. v. Angell, 332 Mass. 190, 191-192 (1955). See Hayeck Bldg, & Realty Co. v. Turcotte, 361 Mass. 785, 789 (1972); Hathaway v.

Stop & Shop Companies, Inc. v. Fisher

387 Mass. 889 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 11, 1983

See Robinson v. Brown, 182 Mass. 266, 267-268 (1902); Wesson v. Washburn Iron Co., 13 Allen 95 , 101, 102 (1866); Harvard College v. Stearns, 15 Gray 1 , 6-7 (1860); Blood v. … See, e.g., Eaton v. Locke, supra at 325 ; Robinson v. Brown, supra at 267 ; Nichols v. Richmond, 162 Mass. 170, 172-173 (1894); Shaw v. Boston & Albany R.R., 159 Mass. 597, 598-599 (1893); Willard v.

Town of Petersham v. Commissioner of Revenue

391 Mass. 136 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 13, 1984

Sudbury v. Commissioner of Corps. & Taxation, supra at 569. … Newton v. Commissioner of Revenue, supra at 122.

Commonwealth v. Richenburg

401 Mass. 663 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 28, 1988

The body was found with two other trash bags containing various bloodstained debris including rope, insulation board, and cleaning rags in a dumpster located at an apartment complex in Westborough. … She saw the man lift two dark plastic bags out of a “shiny brown” truck and drop them in the dumpster.

Chief of Police of Dracut v. Town of Dracut

357 Mass. 492 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 11, 1970

Stuart v. Sargent, 283 Mass. 536, 541 . Murphy v. Boston, 337 Mass. 560, 561 . … Brucato v. Lawrence, 338 Mass. 612, 615-616 . See Donnelly v. Dover-Sherborn Regional Sch. Dist. 341 Mass. 497, 500 , fn.; Oleksak v. Westfield, 342 Mass. 50, 52-53 ; McDonough v. Lowell, 350 Mass. 214, 216 .