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  • Otis Elevator Co. v. Long

    238 Mass. 257 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 1, 1921

    Kennedy v. Commonwealth, 182 Mass. 480 . Barstow v. Robinson, 2 Allen, 605 , 609. Johnson v. Boudry, 116 Mass. 196 . Young v. The Orpheus, 119 Mass. 179 . McDonald v. The Nimbus, 137 Mass. 360, 365 . … Goodell v. Goodell, 173 Mass. 140, 146 . Willets v. Langhaar, 212 Mass. 573, 576 .

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  • Wentzell v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.

    230 Mass. 275 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 24, 1918

    Feeley v. Melrose, 205 Mass. 329 . … As was said in Dean v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Nominsky v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad

    239 Mass. 254 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 29, 1921

    Chief Justice White in Northern Pacific Railway v. North Dakota, 250 U. … ” See also Dakota Central Telephone Co. v. South Dakota, 250 U. S. 163 ; Public Service Commissioners v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. 232 Mass. 465 ; West v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Ortiz

    376 Mass. 349 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 12, 1978

    At that time, “dime bags” of heroin distributed in the Spanish-speaking community often consisted of blue, red, yellow, brown or orange writing paper. … He seized the tape and the tissue whose contents were subsequently found to contain a so called "Chinese marble” consisting of brown heroin.

    Cited 72 timesPublished
  • Town of Milton v. Commonwealth

    416 Mass. 471 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 3, 1993

    See Associated Indus, of Mass. v. … See LIMITS v. President of the Senate, supra.

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • Kinan v. Trial Court

    400 Mass. 582 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 10, 1987

    Lodge v. … See Holahan v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • MacRae v. Selectmen of Concord

    296 Mass. 394 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 25, 1937

    It was said in Donohue v. … Andrews v. South Haven, 187 Mich. 294 . Standard Oil Co. v. Lincoln, 114 Neb. 243 ; affirmed 275 U. S. 504 . Mayfield v. Phipps, 203 Ky. 532 . Milligan v. Miles City, 51 Mont. 374 . Homler v.

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • Wheeler v. Train

    20 Mass. 254 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1825

    Eastwood v. Brown, Ryan & Moody, 312; Wooderman v. Baldock, 8 Taunt. 676; Martindale v. Booth, 1 Barn. & Adol. 498; Storer v. Hunter, 3 Barn. & Cressw. 368; Latimer v. Batson, 4 Barn. & Cressw. 652; Irons v. … . & Ald. 551; Steel v. Brown, 1 Taunt. 381. It has been adopted in the State of Maine; Ulmer v. Hills, 8 Greenl. 326; Reed v. Jewett, 5 Greenl. 96; Holbrook v. Baker, 5 Greenl. 309 : — In New Hampshire; Lewis v.

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  • Brennan v. Election Commissioners

    310 Mass. 784 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 5, 1942

    Commonwealth v. Haynes, 107 Mass. 194, 197 . Phillips v. Fadden, 125 Mass. 198, 201 . Commonwealth v. Chance, 174 Mass. 245, 247 . Rosenthal v. Nove, 175 Mass. 559, 560 . Hampden Trust Co. v. Leary, 186 Mass. 577, 581 . … Cheney v. Coughlin, 201 Mass. 204, 211, 212 . Commonwealth v. Mekelburg, 235 Mass. 383, 384 . Dascalakis v. Commonwealth, 244 Mass. 568, 569 . Irwin v. Municipal Court of the Brighton District, 298 Mass. 158, 160 .

    Cited 32 timesPublished
  • Director of the Division of Employment Security v. Roman Catholic Bishop

    383 Mass. 501 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 4, 1981

    This appeal challenges the decision of the board of review (board) of the Division of Employment Security (division), reversing the determination by the director of the division (director) that thirty-nine elementary and … The board’s decision was affirmed by a judge of the District Court and, pursuant to G. L. c. 151A, § 42, the case was reported to this court.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Parker v. Nickerson

    112 Mass. 195 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 15, 1873

    Practically the three defendants were the board of directors. … Michoud v. Girod, 4 How. 503 . Gilett v. Peppercorne, 3 Beav. 78. York & Midland Railroad v. Hudson, 16 Beav. 485. Bentley v. Craven, 18 Beav. 75. Kimber v. Barber, L. R. 8 Ch. 56.

    Cited 30 timesPublished
  • Potter v. Gilmore

    282 Mass. 49 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 15, 1933

    Compare Bourne v. Whitman, 209 Mass. 155, 171-172 . Undoubtedly the principle stated by the court “has been accepted without question as a settled principle in the trial of many causes.” Compare Brown v. … In Brown v. Alter, 251 Mass. 223 , negligence and the operation of an unregistered motor vehicle on the highway, not unlawful in other respects, were treated as comparable faults.

    Cited 30 timesPublished
  • Johnson v. Otis Elevator Co.

    211 Mass. 504 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 21, 1912

    So far as respects the count at common law the case must be classed with Kelley v. Norcross, 121 Mass. 508 ; Colton v. Richards, 123 Mass. 484 ; Killea v. Faxon, 125 Mass. 485 ; Nichols v. … See Arkerson v. Dennison, 117 Mass. 407 ; Feeney v. York Manuf. Co. 189 Mass. 336 , and cases cited.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Saccone v. State Ethics Commission

    395 Mass. 326 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 9, 1985

    Milton v. Metropolitan Dist. Comm’n, 342 Mass. 222, 225 (1961), quoting Gillam v. Board of Health of Saugus, 327 Mass. 621, 623 (1951). See Simon v. … Registrar of Motor Vehicles v. Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liab. Policies & Bonds, 382 Mass. 580, 585 (1981).

    Cited 38 timesPublished
  • White v. White

    233 Mass. 39 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 20, 1919

    In Wells v. … Brown’s Case, 173 Mass. 498 .

    Cited 20 timesPublished
  • Sogomonian v. C. F. Hovey Co.

    254 Mass. 551 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 24, 1926

    See Borrowscale v. Bosworth, 98 Mass. 34, 38 , Browne v. Hale, 127 Mass. 158, 161 . Two exceptions were alleged in the bill of exceptions as filed. … Brooks v. Shaw, 197 Mass. 376, 380 . Sanford v. Orient Ins, Co. 174 Mass. 416 . Danforth v. Chandler, 237 Mass. 518 . Webb v. Johnston, 246 Mass. 229, 233 .

    Cited 24 timesPublished
  • Londy v. Driscoll

    175 Mass. 426 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 2, 1900

    The evidence tended to show that the plaintiff was a resident of Boston, with a place of business there upon a well known street, with his name, place of business, and boarding place in the city directory, and that he was … Mitchell v. Wall, 111 Mass. 492 . Donnelly v. Daggett, 145 Mass. 314, 318 . Connery v. Manning, 163 Mass. 44 . Exceptions overruled.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Opinion of the Justices to the Governor & Council

    330 Mass. 713 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 30, 1953

    See also Motoramp Garage Co. v. Tacoma, 136 Wash. 589 . In reaching our conclusions we have derived some assistance from the New York cases of Blank v. Browne, 217 App. Div. (N. Y.) 624, Anderson v. … Salisbury Land & Improvement Co. v. Commonwealth, 215 Mass. 371, 377-378 . McLean v. Boston, 327 Mass. 118, 121 . See Murphy v. Commonwealth, 187 Mass. 361, 375 ; Wright v. Walcott, 238 Mass. 432, 438 ; D. N.

    Cited 53 timesPublished
  • Hicks v. H. B. Church Truck Service Co.

    259 Mass. 272 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 15, 1927

    Hendrick v. Whittemore, 105 Mass. 23, 31 . Brown v. Wimpenny, 239 Mass. 278, 282 . Bishop v. Burke, 216 Mass. 231, 233 . Yet, as the questions might arise at another trial, we consider them. … Murphy v. Hanright, 238 Mass. 200, 206 . Horan v. Boston Elevated Railway, 237 Mass. 245 .

    Cited 31 timesPublished
  • Minot v. Russ

    16 L.R.A. 510 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 20, 1892

    Rounds v. Smith, 42 Ill. 245 . Brown v. Leckie, 43 Ill. 497 . Andrews v. German National Bank, 9 Heisk. 211 . First National Bank v. Leach, 52 N. Y. 350 . Boyd v. Nasmith, 17 Ont. 40. Essex County National Bank v. … First Nat ional Bank v. Whitman, 94 U. S. 343, 345 . Metropolitan National Bank v. Jones, 27 N. E. Rep. 533. Continental National Bank v. Cornhauser, 37 Ill. App. 475 . National Commercial Bank v. Miller, 77 Ala. 168 .

    Cited 16 timesPublished

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