Case law

Cousbelis v. Alexander

315 Mass. 729 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 29, 1944

Hurley v. Brown, 98 Mass. 545, 546 . In Little v. Pearson, 7 Pick. 301 , a valid memorandum was written on a promissory note. … See De L’Isle v. Moss, 34 La. Ann. 164 , 167; Good v. Erker, 170 Mo. App. 681, 690 ; Hudson Iron Co. v. Alger, 54 N. Y. 173, 177 ; Scott v. People, 62 Barb. S. C. 62, 72; Guy v. McDaniel, 51 S.

Commissioner of Banks v. Tremont Trust Co.

259 Mass. 162 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 6, 1927

Scovill v. Thayer, supra. Cunningham v. Commissioner of Banks, supra, at page 428. … Wiggin v. Freewill Baptist Church in Lowell, 8 Met. 301 . Stebbins v. Merritt, 10 Cush. 27 , 33. Sabourin v. Lippe, 195 Mass. 470, 479 . Cunningham v. Commissioner of Banks, supra. Commissioner of Banks v.

Rugg v. Record

259 Mass. 315 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 21, 1927

Chase v. Woodbury, supra, pages 146,147. The rule that puts a primary liability upon the part retained by the mortgagor ceases when the part transferred is made subject to the mortgage. Brown v. … Pearson v. Bailey, 177 Mass. 318 . Burger v. Greif, 55 Md. 518, 529 . Upon the facts found in Rugg v.

Parks v. State Tax Commission

363 Mass. 859 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 18, 1973

with the decision of the commission, in an opinion which relied exclusively on one of its own unpublished cases, Kenna v. … The decision of the Appellate Tax Board is reversed.

McFadden v. Town of East Bridgewater

301 Mass. 153 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 13, 1938

See Jenks v. Dyer, 102 Mass. 235 ; William Gilligan Co. v. Casey, 205 Mass. 26 . … See Chester v. McDonald, 185 Mass. 54 . This decision is not to be extended by implication beyond the points discussed and decided. Order dismissing report affirmed.

Teed v. Town of Randolph

347 Mass. 652 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 19, 1964

The selection was for a period at the will of the board. The vote of December 4 terminating the plaintiff’s right to full time compensation was within the power of the board. … Dor action where such a vote would be required, see Mastrangelo v. Board of Health of Watertown, 340 Mass. 491 .

Watts v. Stevenson

169 Mass. 61 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 16, 1897

Browne, Assistant Clerk.” … Boring, and Moore v.

Collins v. Collins

140 Mass. 502 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 9, 1886

Thompson v. Brown, 16 Mass. 172 . See Emerson v. Thompson, 16 Mass. 429, 433 ; Clarke v. Tufts, 5 Pick. 337 . But this exception is shown to be consistent with the principle quoted from Gore v. … Jenkins v. Wood, ante, 66. Jenkins v. Wood, 134 Mass. 115, 117 . Troy National Bank v. Stanton, 116 Mass. 435, 438 . Jones v. Richardson, 5 Met. 247 , 251. Wyman v. Brigden, 4 Mass. 150, 154 . Brooks v.

Corrigan v. School Committee

250 Mass. 334 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 25, 1924

In O’Dowd v. … Lacy v. Selectmen of Winchendon, 240 Mass. 118, 121 . Dittemore v. Dickey, 249 Mass. 95, 109, 110 .

Ilsley v. Inhabitants of Essex County

73 Mass. 465 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1856

Williams v. School District in Lunenburg, 21 Pick. 75 . Sprague v. Bailey, 19 Pick. 436 . Jones v. Andover *466 9 Pick. 146 . The King v. Beeston, 3 T. R. 592. Withnell v. Gartham, 6 T. R. 388. … It was the neglect of the board to perform the duty, not of any one individual member of it, which the statute intended to guard against by a heavy penalty. The case of Dalton v.

Commonwealth v. Watson

377 Mass. 814 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 13, 1979

Birch described the jacket as brown and waist length, and the hat as brown. … Fleisher testified the jacket was dark brown and thigh length, and the hat black; Beebe that the jacket was light brown and hip length; and Upchurch that the jacket was brown and thigh length. 5 According to affidavits submitted

Town of Needham v. Winslow Nurseries, Inc.

330 Mass. 95 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 2, 1953

See Miethke v. Pierce County, 173 Wash. 381 ; Attorney General v. State Board of Judges, 38 Cal. 291, 296 ; Miller v. Baker, 1 Met. 27 ; Whitmarsh v. Walker, 1 Met. 313 ; Paine v. Assessors of Weston, 297 Mass. 173 . … Inspector of Buildings of Wakefield, 274 Mass. 380 ; Moulton v. Building Inspector of Milton, 312 Mass. 195 ; Lincoln v. Murphy, 314 Mass. 16 ; Deutschmann v. Board of Appeals of Canton, 325 Mass. 297 ).

The McLean Hospital Corp. v. Town of Lincoln

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 23, 2019

Auth. v. Board of Zoning Appeals of Fitchburg, 380 Mass. 869, 872 (1980). … Harbor Sch., Inc. v. Board of Appeals of Haverhill, 5 Mass. App. Ct. 600, 604 (1977).

Prudential Realty Co. v. Commissioner of Banks

241 Mass. 277 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 20, 1922

Bird v. Gill, 12 Gray, 60 . … Furber v. Dane, supra. Brown v. New Bedford Institution for Savings, 137 Mass. 262 .

Ladd v. Rogers

93 Mass. 209 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1865

In New Hampshire, the same rule was adopted in Hitt v. Davis, 3 N. H. 384. … Allen v. Ford, 19 Pick. 217 . Brown v. Holbrook, 4 Gray, 102 . Berkshire Glass Co. v. Wolcott, 2 Allen, 227 . We think these cases applicable to the case at bar.

Sears v. Commissioner of Corp. & Taxation

322 Mass. 446 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 2, 1948

In United States Trust Co. v. Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation, 299 Mass. 296 , the exact amount distributed as accumulated profits was found by the board and was not disputed. … The case of Tilton v. Tax Commissioner, 238 Mass. 596 , upon, which the board relied, was decided at a time when stock dividends were taxable as income.

Itek Corp. v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

398 Mass. 682 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 1, 1986

Div. v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., 356 Mass. 684 (1970), the examiner ruled that the employees were entitled to collect unemployment compensation during their period of salary continuation. … Raytheon Co. v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., 364 Mass. 593, 595 (1974).

Assessors of Boston v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.

334 Mass. 546 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 14, 1956

The appeals were heard by that board under formal procedure. … See Boston Rubber Shoe Co. v. Malden, 216 Mass. 508, 510 ; West Boylston Manuf. Co. v. Assessors of Easthampton, 277 Mass. 180, 186 ; Assessors of Brookline v. Prudential Ins. Co. 310 Mass. 300, 313 .

Fearing v. Jones

149 Mass. 12 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 1, 1889

Cushing boarded with the defendant, his wife was in an insane hospital, and he had quarrelled with his daughters. … See Waring v. Edmonds, 11 Md. 424 ; Cutting v. Gilman, 41 N. H. 147. There was no other evidence of delivery, as the defendant did not touch the property in Cushing’s lifetime.

Fritz v. Crean

182 Mass. 433 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 7, 1903

The vote in question did not operate as an amendment of the by-laws because it never had been “ presented at a regular meeting of the Board of Engineers ” or “ received the sanction of the majority of the Board of Engineers … See in this connection Putnam v. Langley, 133 Mass. 204, 205 . 4.