Case law

Centebar v. Selectmen of Watertown

268 Mass. 121 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 27, 1929

See Pierce v. Drew, 136 Mass. 75 ; New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Boston Terminal Co. 182 Mass. 397, 399 ; Commonwealth v. Morrison, 197 Mass. 199, 203, 205 , and cases cited; Crullen v. … Robinson v. Brown, 182 Mass. 266 , and cases cited. Warner v. Mayor of Taunton, 253 Mass. 116 .

Tibbetts v. Wentworth

248 Mass. 468 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 8, 1924

Morgan, 130 Mass. 102 , Nowell v. Wright, 3 Allen, 166 , Bell v. Josselyn, 3 Gray, 309 , and Parsons v. Winchell, 5 Cush. 592 , 593, cited on the plaintiff's brief, or of Shannon v. Shaw, 201 Mass. 393 , and Proctor v. … Brown Paper Co. v. Dean, 123 Mass. 267 . Moreover, the evidence fails to prove the essential allegations of the first and third counts.

Commonwealth v. Murray

359 Mass. 541 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 19, 1971

Commonwealth v. Von Utter, 355 Mass. 597, 600 . See Commonwealth v. Cuddy, 353 Mass. 305, 309 ; Commonwealth v. Wilbur, 353 Mass. 376, 381 ; Commonwealth v. Daly, 358 Mass. 818 . Compare United States v. … % length outer-coat (corduroy); 1 Men’s brown corduroy jacket; 1 Men’s suit (grey) coat, vest, pants; 1 tan Levis; 1 yellow sport shirt (Men’s); 1 Pr. of Men’s black loafers.”

Haley v. City of Boston

191 Mass. 291 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 2, 1906

The Revised Ordinances of 1898 of the city of Boston put in evidence provide in c. 1, § 8, that the various departments are “ placed under the charge of the officers or boards designated therefor, under the general supervision … provide in c. 47, § 18, that “ no person, other than employees of the city engaged in public work, shall, in any street, carry house dirt, house offal or other refuse matter, except in accordance with a permit from the board

Attorney General v. Suffolk County Apportionment Commissioners

224 Mass. 598 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 8, 1916

This division is required to be made by a board of nine commissioners elected by the voters of Suffolk County. … Luce v. Board of Examiners of Dukes County, 153 Mass. 108 . Keough v. Aldermen of Holyoke, 156 Mass. 403 . Cheney v. Barker, 198 Mass. 356, 367 . People v. Ammenwerth, 197 N. Y. 340 .

Cowen v. Kirby

180 Mass. 504 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 27, 1902

Severy v. Nickerson, 120 Mass. 306 . Gaffney v. Brown, 150 Mass. 479 . Marwedel v. Cook, 154 Mass. 235 . See Redigan v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 155 Mass. 44 ; Plummer v. Bill, 156 Mass. 426, 428, 429 ; McCarvell v. … Sawyer, 173 Mass. 540 ; Moffatt v. Kenny, 174 Mass. 311 ; Harobine v. Abbott, 177 Mass. 59 .

Peterson v. Meekins, Packard & Wheat Inc.

261 Mass. 336 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 22, 1927

Damon v. Carrol, 163 Mass. 404 . Hubhard v. Allyn, 200 Mass. 166, 171 . Anthony & Cowell Co. v. Brown, 214 Mass. 439, 441 . Douglas v. Holyoke Machine Co. 233 Mass. 573, 575 . H. D. Watts Co. v.

Building Commissioner v. McGrath

312 Mass. 461 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 1, 1942

This is a bill in equity to restrain the defendant from violating a zoning ordinance of Medford by maintaining a riding school without a permit from the plaintiff granted upon an application approved by the board of aldermen … Cochran v. Roenier, 287 Mass. 500, 508 . Decree affirmed.

Springfield Hotel Ass'n v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission

338 Mass. 699 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 16, 1959

Hayeck v. Metropolitan Dist. Commn. 335 Mass. 372 . … Colantuoni v. Selectmen of Belmont, 326 Mass. 778, 779 . Circle Lounge & Grille, Inc. v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 324 Mass. 427, 429 . 3.

Conto v. Silvia

170 Mass. 152 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 8, 1898

Brown v. Bull, 3 Mass. 211 . Fleming v. Clark, 12 Allen, 191 . … See Goodridge v. Ross, Packard v. Matthews , and Tufts v. Newton, ubi supra.

Marti v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

396 Mass. 1011 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 9, 1986

See Torres v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., 387 Mass. 776, 779 (1982). … Specifically, the board found that the claimant was discharged for permitting overtime after being told by the employer that there was to be no overtime. He was found to have disobeyed this order. See Goodridge v.

Prest v. Ross

245 Mass. 342 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 25, 1923

Kineen v. Lexington Board of Health, 214 Mass. 587, 592 . Belmont v. New England Brick Co. 190 Mass. 442, 445 . … Wyeth v. Cambridge Board of Health, 200 Mass. 474, 478 .

Cerel v. Town of Framingham

342 Mass. 17 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 6, 1961

Section 2 provided that nothing could be done under the act until the proposed location had *19 been approved by the State board of health. … The State *20 board of health did not approve this action and could not have done so.

Gangloff v. Commissioner of Public Welfare

347 Mass. 73 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 27, 1964

Finlay v. Eastern Racing Assn. 308 Mass. 20, 26-28 . Mastrullo v. Ryan, 328 Mass. 621, 622 . We assume, however, that it sets out instructions for applying Gr. L. c. 118A, § 6. … The local board in further considering Gangloff’s application for medical assistance must determine whether under G.

McGowan v. Longwood

242 Mass. 337 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 1, 1922

We refer only to Griffin v. Russell, 144 Ga. 275 , Stowe v. Morris, 147 Ky. 386 , Kayser v. Van Nest, 125 Minn. 277 , Lewis v. Steele, *342 52 Mont. 300 , Davis v. Littlefield, 97 S. C. 171, and King v. … Salem Bank v. Gloucester Bank, 17 Mass. 1 . Foster v. Essex Bank, 17 Mass. 479 . Howe v. Newmarch, 12 Allen, 49 . Haskell v. Starbird, 152 Mass. 117, 121 . Brown v. Jarvis Engineering Co. 166 Mass. 75 . Smith v.

O'Connell v. O'Leary

145 Mass. 311 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 23, 1887

In Commonwealth v. … Brown, for the defendant. E. Avery T. F. Desmond, for the plaintiff.

Hayes v. Hammond

336 Mass. 233 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 26, 1957

Brown v. Addison Gilbert Hospital, 155 Mass. 323, 325-326 (where the rule is said “to have become a rule of property”). Gilkie v. … Brown v.

Commonwealth v. Bragg

328 Mass. 327 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 31, 1952

Weston v. Sampson, 8 Cush. 347 . Lakeman v. Burnham, 7 Gray, 437 . Proctor v. Wells, 103 Mass. 216 . … Commonwealth v. Hilton, 174 Mass. 29 . Commonwealth v. Howes, 270 Mass. 69 .

Shute v. City of Boston

99 Mass. 236 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 15, 1868

Dorgan v. Boston, 12 Allen, 223 . The question therefore is, whether the suit of Dorgan is such a suit as is intended to be and is described in the statute by the words “ any suit.” … The plaintiffs, by awaiting the decision in that case and taking the risk, have now lost the right to appeal to a jury from the estimate of damages made by the board of aldermen. Exceptions overruled.

T. D. Downing Co. v. Shawmut Corp.

245 Mass. 106 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 23, 1923

Peoples National Bank v. Mulholland, 224 Mass. 448, 451 ; S. C. 228 Mass. 152 , 155 and cases collected. Brown v. Green & Hickey Leather Co. 244 Mass. 168 . … Royle v. Worcester Buick Co. 243 Mass. 143, 146 . It simply has engaged in an ordinary business transaction. Estoppel is not applicable. Boston & Albany Railroad v. Reardon, 226 Mass. 286 .