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  • 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).

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  • ACE Property & Casualty Insurance v. Commissioner of Revenue

    437 Mass. 241 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 28, 2002

    ACE filed an application for abatement and, after the commissioner denied such application, ACE appealed to the Appellate Tax Board (board). … By agreement, all *243 proceedings before the board have been stayed pending resolution of this action.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Phillips v. County Commissioners

    122 Mass. 258 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 5, 1877

    Fitchburg Railroad v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 3 Cush. 58 . Worcester v. County Commissioners, 100 Mass. 103, 106 . Call v. County Commissioners, 2 Gray, 232 , 235. 1. … Waitt, who was a resident of Malden, was interested in the subject matter, and acted as a member of the board of county commissioners when they were commenced.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Underwood v. City of Worcester

    177 Mass. 173 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 28, 1900

    In December, 1897, the board of aldermen of the respondent city, acting under Pub. Sts. c. 113, § 7, granted to the Worcester Consolidated Street Railway Company a location in said street. … Ca llender v. Marsh, 1 Pick. 418 . Vigeant v. Marlborough, 175 Mass. 459 . Exceptions sustained.

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  • Town of Mattapoisett v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

    392 Mass. 546 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 18, 1984

    The board of review denied the application for review and therefore the decision of the director became the final decision of the board of review. Id. … A judge of the Wareham District Court upheld the board’s decision and the employer appealed the case to this court. G. L. c. 151 A, § 42.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Simpson v. City of Marlborough

    236 Mass. 210 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 23, 1920

    Boston Electric Co. v. Cambridge, 163 Mass. 64 . Higginson v. Fall River, 226 Mass. 423 . … Vinal v. Nahant, 232 Mass. 412 .

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  • Cogliano v. Ferguson

    245 Mass. 364 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 25, 1923

    Converse v. Ayer, 197 Mass. 443, 455 . See Folger v. Columbian Ins. Co. 99 Mass. 267 . … Buswell v. Order of the Iron Hall, 161 Mass. 224, 232 . Converse v. Ayer, supra.

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  • Commonwealth v. Jacobs

    152 Mass. 276 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 23, 1890

    Carlton v. Commonwealth, 5 Met. 532 . Commonwealth v. O' Connell, 12 Allen, 451 . Commonwealth v. Brown, 121 Mass. 69 . Commonwealth v. Adams, 127 Mass. 15 . … See Commonwealth v. Packard, 5 Gray, 101 ; Commonwealth v. Holmes, 103 Mass. 440 ; Commonwealth v. Chase, 127 Mass. 7, 14 ; Commonwealth v. Adams, 127 Mass. 15, 18 .

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Rich's Case

    301 Mass. 545 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 5, 1938

    The decision was confirmed by the reviewing board. … He had a duty to speak, Warner v.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • McNeilly v. Driscoll

    208 Mass. 293 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 3, 1911

    Martin v. Moor, 2 Strange, 922. Seeley v. Brown, 14 Pick. 177 ,180. Knight v. Dorr, 19 Pick. 48 .” The present case in its facts goes slightly farther than those then before the court. … Bierce, Limited, v. Waterhouse, 219 U. S. 320, 334 ; Commonwealth v. Teevens, 143 Mass. 210 ; Driscoll v. Holt, 170 Mass. 262 ; Doran v. Cohen, 147 Mass. 342 ; Kellogg v. Kimball, 142 Mass. 124 ; Morton v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Brownhill v. Kivlin

    317 Mass. 168 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 25, 1944

    Walker v. Benz Kid Co. 279 Mass. 533, *171 537-538 . Brown v. Bangs, 306 Mass. 551, 552 . Howe v. Boston, 311 Mass. 278, 280 . O’Keefe v. William J. Barry Co. 311 Mass. 517, 519 . A question of evidence remains. … Robinson v. Fitchburg & Worcester Railroad, 7 Gray, 92 , 95-96. Maguire v. Middlesex Railroad, 115 Mass. 239, 240-241 . Whitney v. Gross, 140 Mass. 232, 233 . Hatt v. Nay, 144 Mass. 186 . Menard v.

    Cited 34 timesPublished
  • Pizzano v. Shuman

    229 Mass. 240 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 9, 1918

    Andrews v. Williamson, 193 Mass. 92 . Domenicis v. Fleisher, 195 Mass. 281 . Flanagan v. Welch, 220 Mass. 186 . Fitzsimmons v. Hale, 220 Mass. 461 . Mackey v. Lonergan, supra. … See Marwedel v. Cook, 154 Mass. 235 ; Faxon v. Butler, 206 Mass. 500 .

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Bartlett v. Roosevelt, Inc.

    258 Mass. 494 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 3, 1927

    Cook v. Scheffreen, 215 Mass. 444, 448 . Magee v. Magee, 233 Mass. 341, 347 . Rodgers v. Dodge, 243 Mass. 295 . Brown v. Green & Hickey Leather Co. 244 Mass. 168, 179 . Hewitt v. Peterson, 253 Mass. 92 . Kilkus v. … McCusker v. Geiger, 195 Mass. 46, 51 . Harvey v. Bross, 216 Mass. 57 . Young v. Reynolds, 218 Mass. 129, 132 . Wright v. Fisher, 234 Mass. 70 . Sullivan v. Roche, 257 Mass. 166, 169, 170 .

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Thompson v. De Visser

    219 Mass. 40 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 23, 1914

    Our decisions to this effect are collected in Rhines v. Wentworth, 209 Mass. 585, 588 , and Welch v. Boston, 211 Mass. 178, 181 , and need not further be referred to. … v.

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  • Walker v. Old Colony & Newport Railway Co.

    103 Mass. 10 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1869

    Dodge v. County Commissioners, 3 Met. 380 . Babcock v. Western Railroad Co. 9 Met. 553 . Parker v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 3 Cush. 107 . Chapin v. Boston & Providence Railroad Co. 6 Cush. 422 . Tower v. … Brown v. Providence, Warren & Bristol Railroad Co. 5 Gray, 35 . Curtis v. Eastern Railroad Co. 14 Allen, 55 . The provisions of Gen.

    Cited 44 timesPublished
  • Becker v. City of Boston

    321 Mass. 230 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 8, 1947

    In Sears v. … See Crowell v. Malden, 273 Mass. 456, 457-458 ; Duffy v. Boston, 275 Mass. 13, 14 ; Sylvia v. Boston, 278 Mass. 76, 78 . Sears v.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • School Committee v. City of Gloucester

    324 Mass. 209 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 8, 1949

    In Gorman v. … Police Commissioner of Boston v. Boston, 239 Mass. 401, 409 . Decatur v. Auditor of Peabody, 251 Mass. 82, 90 . Davis v. Retirement Board of the County of Middlesex, 312 Mass. 115,120 . Dullea v.

    Cited 31 timesPublished
  • Crocker v. Whitney

    10 Mass. 316 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1813

    Head might have shipped goods on board on his own account, consigned to himself or to any stranger, with which the supercargo would have no concern. … Gould Cowp. 290 Hawkes v. Saunders. 1 H. Black. 239, Israel vs. Douglas & Al. Clarke vs. Adai, cited 4 D. & E. 343.

    Cited 56 timesPublished
  • Gannon v. Summerfield Co.

    323 Mass. 25 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 4, 1948

    The floor was of brown linoleum. The plaintiff introduced in evidence certain of the defendant’s answers to interrogatories propounded by the plaintiff. In these it was stated that the floor was swept about 1 p.m. … Shea v. Crompton & Knowles Loom Works, 305 Mass. 327, 329 . Stewart v. Morgan, 316 Mass. 164, 165 . Lishner v. Bleich, 319 Mass. 350, 352 . Snow v. Metropolitan Transit Authority, ante, 21, 24.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Pintsopolous v. Home Insurance

    340 Mass. 734 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 28, 1960

    See Rich v. United Mut. Fire Ins. Co. 328 Mass. 133, 134-135 . … See Brown v. United States Fid. & Guar. Co. 336 Mass. 609, 613-614 .

    Cited 9 timesPublished

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