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  • Reardon v. Marston

    310 Mass. 461 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 30, 1941

    Taxicab Co. v. Hamburger, 146 Md. 122 . Bryant v. Brown, 278 Mich. 686 . Dimock v. Lussier, 86 N. H. 54. Owen v. Gruntz, 216 App. Div. (N. Y.) 19. Tyrrell v. Goslant, 93 Vt. 63 . Wigmore, Evidence, § 282. … Commonwealth v. Hackett, 2 Allen, 136 . Hartnett v. McMahan, 168 Mass. 3 . Commonwealth v. Durkin, 257 Mass. 426 . Hall v. Shain, 291 Mass. 506 . Frasciello v. Baer, 304 Mass. 643 .

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  • Quinn v. James

    174 Mass. 23 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 30, 1899

    the action of the board was taken under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments. … Masonic Building Association v. Brownell, 164 Mass. 306 . 3.

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  • Town of Brookline v. Co-Ray Realty Co.

    326 Mass. 206 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 3, 1950

    Fenwick v. Old Saybrook, 133 Conn. 22, 29 . Carrolo v. Zoning Board of Westerly, 67 R. I. 128, 130. See Hubel v. McAdon, 190 Iowa, 677, 679 . … Dullea v. Retirement Board of Peabody, 317 Mass. 525, 528-529 . School Committee of Gloucester v. Gloucester, 324 Mass. 209, 220 . The interlocutory decree overruling the demurrer of the defendants Miller is affirmed.

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  • Burlen v. Shannon

    69 Mass. 387 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 15, 1855

    Sts.' c. 76, § 6, a divorce from bed and board may be decreed for the cause of extreme cruelty in either of the parties. … Arnold v. Arnold, 17 Pick. 7 . Davis v. Spooner, 7 Pick. 147 . Outram v. Morewood, 3 East, 346.

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  • In re Dahl

    429 Mass. 1009 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 19, 1999

    The respondent, under investigation by bar counsel, filed an affidavit of resignation as an attorney with the Board of Bar Overseers (board) pursuant to S.J.C. Rule 4:01, § 15, as appearing in 425 Mass. 1319 (1997). … Gere & Sons v. Frey, 400 Mass. 326, 329 (1987). The orders of the single justice are hereby affirmed. So ordered. The case was submitted on briefs.

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  • Flynn v. Flynn

    42 L.R.A. 98 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 21, 1898

    This act, in § 2, gives the board of street commissioners of Boston, at the request of the school committee, power to “ take by purchase or otherwise such lands for school purposes as said school committee, with the approval … The board is also required to “ sign, and cause to be recorded in the registry of deeds for the county of Suffolk, a statement containing a description thereof as certain as is required in a common conveyance of land and

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  • National Overall Dry Cleaning Co. v. Yavner

    321 Mass. 434 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 9, 1947

    Case Co. v. National Labor Relations Board, 321 U. S. 332, 335 . Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad v. Webb, 64 Fed. (2d) 902. Piercy v. Louisville & Nashville Railway, 198 Ky. 477 . Dooley v. … Bryant & Stratton Business College v. Walker, 155 Ky. 707 . Derry v. Board of Education of East Saginaw, 102 Mich. 631 . Watson v. Russell, 149 N. Y. 388 . Bitterman v. Gluck, 256 App. Div. (N. Y.) 336. Freiburger v.

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  • Schofield v. Merrill

    386 Mass. 244 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 13, 1982

    Chronopoulos v. Gil Wyner Co., 334 Mass. 593, 596 (1956). Sweeny v. Old Colony & Newport R.R., 10 Allen 368 , 372 (1865). 2 In Mounsey v. … Lewis, 370 Mass. 619 (1976) (abolishing interspousal immunity in claims arising out of motor vehicle accidents) (extended in Brown v. Brown, 381 Mass. 231 [1980]); Sorenson v.

    Cited 63 timesPublished
  • Eustis v. Bolles

    146 Mass. 413 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 6, 1888

    Arnold v. Brown, 24 Pick. 89 , 94. Marlett v. Jackman, 3 Allen, 287 . Butler v. Mullen, 100 Mass. 453 . … Bigelow v. Pritchard, 21 Pick. 169 , 174. Fisher v. Currier, *418 7 Met. 424 . Gilbert v. Hebard, 8 Met. 129 . Clark v. Hatch, 7 Cush. 455 . Marsh v. Putnam, 3 Gray, 551 , 565.

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  • Mason v. Waite

    18 Mass. 452 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 15, 1823

    Kennebec Purchase v. Boulton, 4 Mass. Rep. 421 ; Dawes v. Bell, ibid. 107 ; Galloway v. Pitman, 3 Mass. Rep. 408 ; Brown v. Stearns, 13 Mass. Rep. 536 . The case of Hall v. Gardner, 1 Mass. … They referred to Galloway v. Pitman, Durgin v. Leighton , and Brown v. Stearns , before cited ; Meagher v. Bachelder, 6 Mass. Rep. 444 ; Ward v. Johnson, 13 Mass. Rep. 152 .

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  • Rugg v. Record

    255 Mass. 247 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 13, 1926

    See Reed v. Jones, 133 Mass. 116 . Clark v. Fontain, 135 Mass. 464 . … George v. Wood, 9 Allen, 80 , 82. Converse v. Ware Savings Bank, 152 Mass. 407, 408 . Bradley v. George, 2 Allen, 392 . Brown v. Simons, 44 N. H. 475. Wikoff v. Davis, 3 Green’s Ch. 224. Burger v. Greif, 55 Md. 518 .

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. DeCotis

    366 Mass. 234 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 12, 1974

    The defendants assert that the terms of their rental agreements were subject to regulation by the *240 local board of health under G. L. c. 140, §§ 32A-32L. … The defendants have not shown that under laws “as administered” by the Peabody board of health the imposition and collection of a resale fee was permitted. 3.

    Cited 164 timesPublished
  • Bradlee v. Warren Five Cents Savings Bank

    127 Mass. 107 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 28, 1879

    Coolidge v. Brigham, 1 Met. 547 . Estabrook v. Swett, 116 Mass. 303 . Ordinarily the consideration must be returned before suit is brought. … Tozier v. Crafts, 123 Mass. 480 .

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  • 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).

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  • Conley v. Fenelon

    266 Mass. 340 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 27, 1929

    Hale v. Blanchard, 242 Mass. 262,264 . Spring v. Curry, 260 Mass. 556 . Goss v. Donnell, 263 Mass. 521, 523 . … Brown v. Corey, 134 Mass. 249 . It is only by compliance with the terms of the statute that the jurisdiction can be exercised. The statute does not authorize that which here was done. Willard v.

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  • Kothe v. Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance

    269 Mass. 148 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 25, 1929

    Bennet v. Ætna Ins. Co. 201 Mass. 554, 556 . See also Coggan v. Ward, 215 Mass. 13, 16 ; Abele v. S. A. Meagher Co. 227 Mass. 427, 429, 430 . The case at bar is governed by the principles declared in Johnson v. … See Freeman v. Boynton, 7 Mass. 483, 485 ; Fales v. Russell, 16 Pick. 315 ; Tuttle v. Standish, 4 Allen, 481 ; Hinckley v. Union Pacific Railroad, 129 Mass. 52, 56 ; Munroe v. Weir, 177 Mass. 301, 302 ; Brown v.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Stockus v. Boston Housing Authority

    304 Mass. 507 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 15, 1939

    See Bradley v. Zoning Adjustment Board of Boston, 255 Mass. 160 ; Prusik v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 262 Mass. 451, 458 . … Filoon v. City Council of Brockton, 252 Mass. 218 . Burke v. Metropolitan District Commission, 262 Mass. 70 . Archambault v. Mayor of Lowell, 278 Mass. 327 . Slocum v. Medford, 302 Mass. 251 . Hegeman Farms Corp. v.

    Cited 57 timesPublished
  • McDonald v. DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF EMP. SEC.

    396 Mass. 468 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 6, 1986

    of review *469 (board). … The board denied his request for review, thus adopting the findings of the review examiner. G.L.c. 151A, § 41 ( c ) (1984 ed.). Schulte v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., 376 Mass. 107, 109 (1978).

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  • Braslin v. Somerville Horse Railroad

    145 Mass. 64 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 19, 1887

    Commonwealth v. Smith, 10 Allen, 448 . Richardson v. Sibley, 11 Allen, 65 . Central National Bank v. Worcester Horse Railroad, 13 Allen, 105 . Middlesex Railroad v. Boston Chelsea Railroad, 115 Mass. 347 . Davis v. … Railroad v. Brown, 17 Wall. 445, 450 . Bower v. Burlington Southwestern Railroad, 42 Iowa, 546 . In Quested v.

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • Aldrich v. Aldrich

    49 Mass. 102 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1844

    And so it was decided in Hearsay v. Bradbury, 9 Mass. 95 . … See Wilmarih v. Burt, 7 Met. 257 . The officer was not bound, at his peril, to determine this question.

    Cited 1 timesPublished

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