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  • Fernald v. Bush

    131 Mass. 591 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 7, 1881

    Whitney v. Esson, 99 Mass. 308 . Smith v. Miller, 43 N. Y. 171 . … Garland v. Salem Bank, 9 Mass. 408 . Low v. Howard, 11 Cush. 268 . Kelley v. Brown, 5 Gray, 108 . New trial ordered.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Bowker v. Torrey

    215 Mass. 547 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 21, 1913

    Ames v. Jackson, 115 Mass. 508, 510 . The liability was created by her act, however innocently done, in receiving property to which she was not equitably entitled. See the notes to Brown v. Quinton, 18 Ann. … Cas. 292, and to Western Newspaper Union v. Thurmond, 23 Ann. Cas. 728.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Cobble v. Commissioner of the Department of Social Services

    430 Mass. 385 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 17, 1999

    See, e.g., Daniels v. Board of Registration in Medicine, supra at 386, quoting Arthurs v. … See Daniels v. Board of Registration of Medicine, 418 Mass. 380, *395 389 (1994), and cases cited.

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  • Zelman v. Killion

    337 Mass. 666 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 9, 1958

    Bank v. Brown, 239 Mass. 546, 548 . See 1 Newhall, Settlement of Estates (4th ed.) page 285; 3 Am. Law of Property, 572, 696, 706. This error permeates other findings of the judge upon which the plaintiffs rely. … Bank v. Brown, 239 Mass. 546, 548 , which we have already referred to.

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  • Commonwealth v. Drolet

    337 Mass. 396 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 16, 1958

    Allen v. Commonwealth, 324 Mass. 558, 562 . See also Brown v. Commonwealth, 335 Mass. 476, 479 ; Pugliese v. Commonwealth, 335 Mass. 471 ; Commonwealth v. Blondin, 324 Mass. 564, 568 . … See Schuble v. Youngblood, supra; Woods v. State, 152 Tex. Cr. 525, 529. 4. The defendant was represented by counsel before this court. No other exceptions were briefed or argued.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Crompton v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.

    334 Mass. 207 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 22, 1956

    The case is controlled by Gleason v. … On the authority of Brown v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Dynan v. Fritz

    400 Mass. 230 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 10, 1987

    See Rudow v. … Fosgate Co. v. Boston Mkt. Terminal Co., 275 Mass. 99, 107-108 (1931) (issuing stock to themselves and others to gain voting control of the corporation). See also Coggins v.

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  • Voghel v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad

    216 Mass. 165 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 25, 1913

    . *167 Saxon Mills v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad, 214 Mass. 383, 397 , in which some of the decisions which have settled this rule are collected. … Baker Co. v. Brown, 214 Mass. 196, 203 .

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  • Commonwealth v. Rodriguez

    441 Mass. 1002 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 10, 2004

    Commonwealth v. Villalobos, supra at 801 . … Keri Rudolph Brown, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

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  • McDonald v. Dutton

    198 Mass. 398 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 6, 1908

    In this respect the case resembles Murphy v. Webster, 156 Mass. 48, 49 . … Landrigan v. Taylor-Groodwin Co. 197 Mass. 582 .

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Gage

    114 Mass. 328 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1873

    rules and orders of the mayor and aider-men of Boston prohibit the setting up, using or driving of any hackney carriage for the conveyance of persons for hire from place to place within the city without a license from the board … Commonwealth v. Stodder, 2 Cush. 562 , 574, 575. Commonwealth v. Duane, 98 Mass. 1 .

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Veazie v. Carr

    85 Mass. 14 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1861

    Hubbly *15 v. Brown, 16 Johns. 70 . Wood v. Jefferson County Bank, 9 Cow 206. 2 Greenl. Ev. § 202. Byles on Bills, 183. Story on Notes, § 413. … Maltby v. Carstairs, 1 Man. & Ryl. 562, note (a). Greely v. Dow, 2 Met. 176 . M’Lemore v. Powell, 12 Wheat. 554 . Burge on Surety-ship, 204.

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  • Snow v. Alley

    144 Mass. 546 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 21, 1887

    Conner v. Henderson, 15 Mass. 319 . Morse v. Brackett, 98 Mass. 205 . See also Bassett v. Brown, 105 Mass. 551 ; Estabrook v. Swett, 116 Mass. 303 . … Justice Wells, in Bassett v. Brown, ubi supra. The plaintiff relies much on the case of Masson v.

    Cited 43 timesPublished
  • 116 Commonwealth Condominium Trust v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

    433 Mass. 373 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 13, 2001

    During the term of the policy, Richard Gleicher, an owner of a unit at 116 Commonwealth Avenue, in Boston, filed an action in the Land Court against the trust’s board of trustees. … Turcotte v. DeWitt, 333 Mass. 389, 392 (1955). See Travelers Ins. Co. v. Waltham Indus. Lab. Corp., 722 F. Supp. 814, 828 (D.

    Cited 53 timesPublished
  • Perullo v. Advisory Committee on Personnel Standards

    476 Mass. 829 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 24, 2017

    School Comm. of Hatfield v. Board of Educ., 372 Mass. 513, 515 n.2 (1977). 21 Mard, supra at 189, citing Board of Regents v. … Harris v. Board of Trustees of State Colleges, 405 Mass. 515, 522 (1989).

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Colburn v. Kittridge

    131 Mass. 470 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 21, 1881

    Brown v. Worcester, 13 Gray, 31 . Hyde v. Middlesex, 2 Gray, 267. In Nichols v. Salem, 14 Gray, 490 , the way was widened in 1851. … Commonwealth v. Boston, 16 Pick. 442 . In Commonwealth v.

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  • Commonwealth v. Hammond

    477 Mass. 499 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 21, 2017

    She is only being required to send her information to the board. … No. 10800 v.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Linse v. O'MEARA

    338 Mass. 338 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 14, 1959

    It appears that, on April 8, 1957, one Keyes, a court stenographer, was duly designated to report the testimony, and that on April 9, 1957, one Browning also was designated. … Gross v. Cohen, 236 Mass. 468, 470 . See Hamilton v. Coster, 249 Mass. 391, 395-396 .

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Lightfoot

    391 Mass. 718 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 23, 1984

    Registrar of Motor Vehicles v. Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liab. Policies & Bonds, 382 Mass. 580, 585 (1981). Statutory language is the principal source of insight into Legislative purpose. Hoffman v. … Registrar of Motor Vehicles v. Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liab. Policies & Bonds, 382 Mass. 580, 585 (1981). We need not find that the Legislature impliedly repealed G.

    Cited 42 timesPublished
  • Reznik v. District Court Department of the Trial Court

    456 Mass. 1001 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 9, 2010

    Driscoll v. T.R. White Co., 441 Mass. 1009, 1010 (2004). The District Court judge, in effect, struck Reznik’s notice of appeal. An order striking a notice of appeal is itself appealable. See Elies v. … See, e.g., Tuite & Sons v. Shawmut Bank, N.A., 43 Mass. App. Ct. 751, 755 (1997); Paresky v. Board of Zoning Appeal of Cambridge, 19 Mass. App. Ct. 612 (1985).

    Cited 3 timesPublished

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