Case law

Zafar v. State Lottery Commission

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 13, 2026

Board of Registration of Massage Therapy, 497 Mass. 1004, 1007 (2026), quoting Duggan v. Board of Registration in Nursing, 456 Mass. 666, 673-674 (2010). … Gurry v. Board of Pub. Accountancy, 394 Mass. 118, 128 (1985), quoting LaPointe v. License Bd. of Worcester, 389 Mass. 454, 462 (1983).

Hooker v. Boston & Maine Railroad

209 Mass. 598 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 6, 1911

Brown v. Eastern Railroad, 11 Cush. 97 . Malone v. Boston & Worcester Railroad, 12 Gray, 388 . Cox v. Central Vermont Railway, 170 Mass. 129, 136 . Graves v. Adams Express Co. 176 Mass. 280 . John Hood Co. v. … . *601 Brown v. Cunard Steamship Co. 147 Mass. 58 . Hill v. Boston, Hoosac Tunnel, & Western Railroad, 144 Mass. 284 . Graves v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad, 137 Mass. 33 . Bernard v .

Wheelock v. Auditor of Suffolk County

130 Mass. 486 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 14, 1881

payment thereof,” is intended to regulate the internal administration of municipal affairs, and does not deprive a creditor of his right of action, at least after his claim has been presented to the auditor, and to the board … Lexington v. Mulliken, 7 Gray, 280 . Boyce v. Russell, 2 Cowen, 444. Ex parte Lynch, 2 Hill (N. Y.) 45. Commonwealth v . Commissioners of Allegheny, 16 S. & R. 317. Hester's case, 2 Watts & Serg. 416. State v.

City of Boston v. Union Freight Railroad

181 Mass. 205 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 2, 1902

Doc. 1872, House, No. 219; Thornton v. Marginal Freight Railway, 123 Mass. 32 . … In the charter of the Marginal Company the provision was that the cars should be drawn only by horse power, unless the use of other power should be sanctioned by the board of aldermen. St. 1867, c. 170, § 3.

Joyce v. American Writing Paper Co.

184 Mass. 230 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 20, 1903

cylinder and being the last board of the cylindrical cover of the drum in question. … What distinguishes the case from Robinska v. Lyman Mills, 174 Mass. 432 , and Chmiel v.

Kelley v. School Committee of Watertown

330 Mass. 150 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 8, 1953

Boody v. School Committee of Barnstable, 276 Mass. 134 . McDevitt v. School Committee of Malden, 298 Mass. 213, 214 . Downey v. School Committee of Lowell, 305 Mass. 329, 331 . McCartin v. … Morrison v. Lawrence, 181 Mass. 127 , S. C. 186 Mass. 456 . Barnard v. Shelburne, 216 Mass. 19, 22 . Carr v. Dighton, 229 Mass. 304, 307 . Antell v. Stokes, 287 Mass. 103 ,. 107-108.

Herlihy v. Kane

310 Mass. 457 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 30, 1941

Co. v. Ford’s Administrator, 151 Ky. 476, 482 . Judd v. Gray, 156 Ind. 278 . See Keith v. McCaffrey, 145 Mass. 18 ; Lee v. Fowler, 263 Mass. 440 ; Manzi v. Carlson, 278 Mass. 267, 273, 274 . … Magee v. Flynn, 245 Mass. 128, 130 . Smith v. Brown, 282 Mass. 81, 84 . Lynch v. Springfield Safe Deposit & Trust Co. 300 Mass. 14 . Exceptions overruled.

Commissioner of Health v. Bunzel

221 Mass. 31 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 15, 1915

If the census is not the standard, then in case of a dispute between the selectmen and the board of health or of real doubt as to which board was vested with jurisdiction, there would be no way of settling the fact decisively … See In re Sewer Assessment for Passaic, 25 Vroom, 156; Adams v. Elwood, 176 N. Y. 106 . No question is presented as to the census of summer residents under R. L. c. 100, § 13.

Potter v. Smith

103 Mass. 68 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1869

The article contemplates that the displaced or degraded officer or seaman is to remain on board in the station to which he may be reduced. … Ware v. Hayward Rubber Co. 3 Allen, 84 . Dickinson v. Gay, 7 Allen, 29 , and cases cited. These views render it unnecessary to consider the other questions presented at the argument. Exceptions overruled.

Attorney General v. Mayor of Northampton

143 Mass. 589 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 24, 1887

Lynch v. Crosby, 134 Mass. 313 . … Parks v. Boston, *590 8 Pick. 218 . Fay, petitioner, 15 Pick. 243 . Robbins v. Lexington, 8 Cush. 292 . Dwight v. City Council of Springfield, 4 Gray, 107 . Lowell v. County Commissioners, 6 Allen, 131 .

Morris v. Massachusetts Maritime Academy

409 Mass. 179 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 17, 1991

Bianco and Morris’s estate brought actions in the Superior Court against the Academy, its board of trustees, the Board of Regents of Higher Education, and the Commonwealth. 4 They allege (1) violation of the Jones Act, 46 … Only one of the persons on board was paid, but all were expected to help in sailing the boat.

Tsongas v. Secretary of the Commonwealth

362 Mass. 708 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 29, 1972

Weisberg v. Powell, 417 F. 2d 388, 392-393 (7th Cir.). Bohus v. Board of *712 Election Commrs. 447 F. 2d 821, 824 (7th Cir.). Kantenburger v. Jackson, 85 Ariz. 128,131 . Matter of Holtzman v . Power, 62 Misc. 2d (N. … Roberts v. Byrd, 344 S. W. 2d 378, 379-380 (Ky.). Groesbeck v. Board of State Canvassers, 251 Mich. 286, 296-297 . Bees v. Gilronan, 116 N. E. 2d 317, 321 (Ohio Common Pleas). Schell v. Studebaker, 174 N.

Miga v. City of Holyoke

398 Mass. 343 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 2, 1986

Board of Registration of Chiropractors, 396 Mass. 374 , 376 n.2 (1985). 5 In their statement of the issues presented and throughout their brief, the defendants appear to address only matters relating to the judgments against … Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. Edel-Brown Tool & Die Co., 381 Mass. 1, 3 (1980); D’Annolfo v. Stoneham Hous.

Marchesi v. Selectmen of Winchester

312 Mass. 28 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 24, 1942

a bowling alley upon certain premises on White Street, and a second application for a similar license to be exercised in a building on Swanton Street, in Winchester, have been denied by the respondents, who comprise the board … There is no further duty that the respondents, acting as a public board, owe the petitioner and, consequently, there is no reason for the issuance of a writ of mandamus. Liggett Drug Co. Inc. v.

Turner v. United Mineral Lands Corp.

308 Mass. 531 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 3, 1941

Inc. v. Curtis Brown Co. 260 U. S. 516 ; Hutchinson v. Chase & Gilbert, Inc. 45 Fed. (2d) 139. The case at bar is distinguishable from Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co. of America v. … Commonwealth, 218 Mass. 558, 576-577 ; Reynolds v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway, 224 Mass. 379 ; Plibrico Jointless Firebrick Co. v. Waltham Bleachery & Dye Works, 274 Mass. 281 ; Browning-Drake Corp. v.

Dardzinski v. Angelus

297 Mass. 288 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 24, 1937

In Baker v. Lovett, 6 Mass. 78, 80 , it was held that “an injury done to an infant, by assaulting and beating him, vests in him a right of action, to recover adequate damages. … Pierce Co. v. Wallace, 251 Mass. 383 . Tracy v. Brown, 265 Mass. 163 . Worthy v. Janesville Oil Mill, 77 S. C. 69. The case at bar is distinguishable from Breed v. Judd, 1 Gray, 455 . The defendant contends that G. L.

Webber v. Napolitano

320 Mass. 765 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 3, 1947

is a suit in equity brought by the plaintiff, an attorney at law, to recover the sum of $250 for legal services rendered by the plaintiff to the defendant in connection with obtaining for the defendant from the licensing board … See Plumer v. Houghton & Dutton Co. 277 Mass. 209, 215.

Boston Consolidated Gas Co. v. Folsom

237 Mass. 565 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 3, 1921

Hedden v. Griffin, 136 Mass. 229, 231 . Kimball v. Bangs, 144 Mass. 321, 324 . Dawe v. Morris, 149 Mass. 188 . Harvey v. Squire, 217 Mass. 411, 415 . … Parker v. Moulton, 114 Mass. 99 . Hedden v. Griffin, supra. Kimball v. Bangs, supra. Brown v. C. A. Pierce & Co. Inc. 229 Mass. 44, 46 . Lynch v. Palmer, ante, 150.

Acevedo v. Musterfield Place, LLC

479 Mass. 705 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 8, 2018

Vasys v. Metropolitan Dist. Comm'n , 387 Mass. 51 , 57, 438 N.E.2d 836 (1982). See Hallett v. Wrentham , 398 Mass. 550 , 558, 499 N.E.2d 1189 (1986), quoting Irwin v. … See Estate of Gavin v. Tewksbury State Hosp ., 468 Mass. 123 , 131, 9 N.E.3d 299 (2014), quoting Shapiro v.

Blodgett v. Prince

109 Mass. 44 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1871

If that was so, the fact that the two arbitrators, constituting a majority of the board, afterwards signed the award at different times, and that it was not signed at all by the third arbitrator, did not vitiate the award … Maynard v. Frederick, 7 Cush. 247 . Sperry v. Ricker, 4 Allen, 17 . 3.