Case law

Messina v. LaRosa

337 Mass. 438 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 2, 1958

The by-laws of the association require applications for disinterments and removal of monuments to be approved in advance by the board of directors. … See Magrath v. Sheehan, 296 Mass. 263, 264-265 ; Green v. Horton, 326 Mass. 503, 505 ; Beatty v. Kurtz, 2 Pet. 566, 584-585; McGann v. McGann, 28 R. I. 130, 134, 136.

Carll v. Emery

148 Mass. 32 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 28, 1888

Knapp v. Lee, 3 Pick. 452 . Dyer v. Homer, 22 Pick. 253 . Oriental Bank v. Haskins, 3 Met. 332 . Crowninshield v. Kittridge, 7 Met. 520 . Brown v. Thayer, 12 Gray, 1 . Harvey v. Varney, 98 Mass. 118 . … Thomas v. Goodwin, 12 Mass. 140 . Oriental Bank v. Haskins, 3 Met. 332 .

Sprague v. McDougall

172 Mass. 553 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 1, 1899

The last two items charged were for floor boards and white wood. * It is natural enough that a builder should by an error of calculation order too little of any particular kind of lumber, and when the deficiency is ascertained … See Wilson v. Sleeper, 181 Mass. 177 ; Batchelder v. Hutchinson, 161 Mass. 462 ; Dodge v. Hall, 168 Mass. 435 ; Buck v. Hall, 170 Mass. 419 . Simpson’s case in Batchelder v.

Commonwealth v. Cook

419 Mass. 192 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 20, 1994

When asked how he had arrived at the station the defendant stated that he had come with his friends in a brown van. … Because Edwards did not see a brown van parked outside the police station, he got into his unmarked cruiser and went in search of the van.

Bruno's Case

340 Mass. 420 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 2, 1960

Both the single member and the reviewing board decided against his contention. … Vandenburg v. Center Township, 124 Neb. 790, 792 . Toomey v. New York State Legislature, 2 N. Y. 2d 446, 448-449. Robinson v. Board of County Commrs. 289 P. 2d 668, 670-671 (Okla.). Werner v.

Holt & Bugbee Co. v. City of Melrose

311 Mass. 424 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 29, 1942

Bennett v. Browne, 290 Mass. 84 . The city, citing Claycraft Co. v. … Friedman v. County of Hampden, 204 Mass. 494, 503, 506 . People v.

Bell v. Whiting

238 Mass. 12 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 3, 1921

That board was a board with only one side of zinc with a piece of board above the zinc to put soap on. … Fitzgerald v. Connecticut River Paper Co. 155 Mass. 155, 161 , and cases cited. The jury also could find rightly that the plaintiff was in the exercise of due care.

Astra USA, Inc. v. Bildman

455 Mass. 116 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 5, 2009

Co. v. … Dist. v.

Stone v. Smith

159 Mass. 413 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 22, 1893

This is a petition for a writ of mandamus against the respondents, who are the board of registrars of voters for the city of Lynn. … United States v. Cruikshank, 92 U. S. 542 . United States v. Reese, 92 U. S. 214 . Ex parte Yarbrough, 110 U. S. 651 . Minor v. Happersett, 21 Wall. 162 . C. A. Stone, pro se. No counsel appeared for the respondents.

Bradstreet v. Wallace

254 Mass. 509 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 2, 1926

Winsmore v. Greenbank, Willes, 577. Walker v. Cronin, 107 Mass. 555, 567 . Tasker v. Stanley, 153 Mass. 148 . Philp v. Squire, 1 Peake, 114. Berthon v. Cartwright, 2 Esp. 480. Smith v. Kaye, 20 T. L. R. 261. Sheperd v. … Jones v. Brown, 1 Esp. 217. Berringer v. Great Eastern Railway, 4 C. P. D. 163. Evans v. Walton, L. R. 2 C. P. 615. An action was allowed for temporary loss of services in Woodward v. Washburn, 3 Denio, 369 .

Commonwealth v. Rutkowski

459 Mass. 794 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 24, 2011

See Commonwealth v. Brown, 449 Mass. 747, 768 (2007). … Lennon, 399 Mass. 443, 449-450 (1987); Commonwealth v. Brown, 392 Mass. 632, 646 (1984). See also Commonwealth v. Dillon, 79 Mass. App. Ct. 290, 299 (2011); Commonwealth v. Kastner, 76 Mass. App. Ct. 131, 141 (2010). 4.

Commonwealth v. Keefner

461 Mass. 507 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 13, 2012

Commonwealth v. Cruz, supra at 471 n.22. When a statute’s language is plain and unambiguous, we afford it “its ordinary meaning.” Commonwealth v. Brown, 431 Mass. 772, 775 (2000). … Board of Educ., 392 Mass. 788 , 792 (1984), quoting Commonwealth v. Graham, 388 Mass. 115, *514 125 (1983).

Boyd v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad

332 Mass. 607 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 2, 1955

If he had known that the plaintiff was on board, he would have taken every precaution to see that he got off. … For example, in Lucas v.

Swan v. Hammond

138 Mass. 45 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 23, 1884

Warner v. Beach, 4 Gray, 162 . … This was the view taken in Brown v. Clark, 77 N. Y. 369 , upon a similar question, under a statute of New York. We are therefore of opinion that the will of Susan E. Hammond was not properly admitted to probate.

Edmands v. Mutual Safety Fire Insurance

83 Mass. 311 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 15, 1861

Davenport v. New England Ins. Co. 6 Cush. 340 . Packard v. Agawam Ins. Co. 2 Gray, 334 . … V. Lynde, for the plaintiff. W. L. Brown, for the defendants. Exceptions sustained,

Van Heusen v. Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation

257 Mass. 488 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 24, 1926

In Osgood v. … Brown v. Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation, 242 Mass. 242, 244 .

Hayeck v. Metropolitan District Commission

335 Mass. 372 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 31, 1957

“‘Agency’ includes any department, board, commission, division or authority of the state government, or subdivision of any of the foregoing, or official of the state government, authorized by law to make regulations or to … Jones v. Dow, 137 Mass. 119, 121 . Laughlin Filter Corp. v. Bird Machine Co. 319 Mass. 287, 290 . Sher v. Perlman, 324 Mass. 390, 392 . Donovan v. Eastern Racing Association, Inc. 324 Mass. 393, 397 .

Laporta v. New York Central Railroad

224 Mass. 100 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 16, 1916

See Wheelwright v. Boston & Albany Railroad, 135 Mass. 225 ; Plummer v. Dill, 156 Mass. 426 ; Shea v. Gurney, 163 Mass. 184 ; Hillman v. Boston Elevated Railway, 207 Mass. 478 ; O’Brien v. … By Brown, J., before whom the case was tried and who, at the close of the plaintiff’s evidence, ordered a verdict for the defendant.

J. P. O'Connell Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co.

302 Mass. 232 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 31, 1939

Banionis v. Lake, 289 Mass. 146 . Sherman v. Sidman, 300 Mass. 102, 105 . Zlotnick v. McNamara, 301 Mass. 224 . … Brown v. Grow, 249 Mass. 495 .

Commonwealth v. Epshod Jeune

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 18, 2024

Before the defendant was tried, we decided Commonwealth v. Brown, 477 Mass. 805, 807 (2017), cert. denied, 139 S. … Brown, supra at 825 (Gants, C.J., concurring).