Case law

Inhabitants of East Sudbury v. Belknap

18 Mass. 512 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1823

M’Dermutt v. Strong, 4 Johns. Ch. Rep. 687 ; Brinkerhoff v. Brown, ibid. 671 ; Williams v. Brown, ibid 682 ; Bayard v. Hoffman, ibid. 450.

Saade v. Inspectional Services Department

435 Mass. 1008 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 30, 2001

In May, the case was continued generally until the board issued a decision. … Greco v. Plymouth Sav. Bank, 423 Mass. 1019, 1019-1020 (1996), and cases cited.

Commonwealth v. Miranda

458 Mass. 100 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 27, 2010

Whether in this case the prosecutor’s involvement violated rule 3.4 (g) is a determination, if it is to be made (for there has been no previous guidance on the issue), for the Board of Bar Overseers (board) in the first instance … However, even if the board were to conclude that the prosecutor’s involvement in this reward program was unethical (again, we do not suggest that the board undertake any investigation in this case), that decision may not

Commonwealth v. Hesketh

386 Mass. 153 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 6, 1982

Commonwealth v. Brown, 11 Mass. App. Ct. 288, 296 (1981). … People v. Dawson, 50 N.Y.2d 311, 318 (1980). See Commonwealth v. Brown, 11 Mass. App. Ct. 288, 296 (1981); People v. Diaz, 98 Mich. App. 675 (1980); People v. McClow, 40 Mich. App. 185 (1972).

City of Salem v. Bureau of Special Education Appeals

444 Mass. 476 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 16, 2005

Walker Home for Children, *482 Inc. v. Franklin, 416 Mass. 291, 295 (1993) (Walker). See Boston v. Board of Educ., 392 Mass. 788 , 792-793 (1984). … of Educ. v.

Providence, Fall River & Newport Steamboat Co. v. City of Fall River

187 Mass. 45 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 22, 1904

See Hay v. Commonwealth, 183 Mass. 294 . … Edmands v. Boston, 108 Mass. 535 . Boston v. Robbins, 121 Mass. 453 . Burt v. Merchants’ Ins. Co. 115 Mass. 1 .

Fowler v. Brooks

188 Mass. 64 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 17, 1905

See the subject mentioned in Strong, petitioner, 20 Pick. 484 , and the practice followed in Conlin v. Aldrich, 98 Mass. 557 . See also, among other cases, Putnam v. Langley, 138 Mass. 204 , and Russell v. … J. says in Luce v.

Coyle v. Worcester Consolidated Street Railway Co.

273 Mass. 475 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 11, 1930

This is an action of tort to recover compensation for injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff, while attempting as a passenger to board a bus of the defendant, through the negligence of its operator. … Gold v. Spector, 247 Mass. 110, 111 . Goodell v. Sviokcla, 262 Mass. 317, 319 , and cases cited. McCrillis v. L. Q. White Shoe Co. 264 Mass. 32, 34 .

Johnson v. Stoddard

310 Mass. 232 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 31, 1941

Horowitz v. State Street Trust Co. 283 Mass. 53 . Comstock v. Soule, 303 Mass. 153 . … Upton v. Pratt, 106 Mass. 344 . O’Connell v. Bryant, 126 Mass. 232 .

Dentino's Case

360 Mass. 856 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 1, 1971

From a final decree of the Superior Court in general accord with the reviewing board’s decision the insurer appealed. There was no error. … Andrade v. Correia, 358 Mass. 786, 788 . Decree affirmed.

Commonwealth v. Certain Intoxicating Liquors

140 Mass. 287 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 22, 1885

A passageway, one side of which was formed by this wall and the other side and the roof of which were made of rough boards, and which was also provided with an entrance on Beacon Street, extended from A to B. … Commonwealth v. Barney, 10 Cush. 480 .

Commonwealth v. Dyer

243 Mass. 472 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 30, 1922

Co. v. Williams, 127 Ala. 110, 123 . State v. Duluth Board of Trade, 107 Minn. 506, 526 . Bailey v. Master Plumbers, 103 Tenn. 99 . Texas Standard Oil Co. v. Adoue, 83 Texas, 650 . Pocahontas Coke Co. v. … People v. Milk Exchange, 145 N.Y. 267 . Stockton v. Central Railroad, 5 Dick. 52, 84, 85. Brown & Allen v. Jacobs’ Pharmacy Co. 115 Ga. 429 .

Crowell & Thurlow Steamship Co. v. Crowell

280 Mass. 343 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 7, 1932

United Zinc Co. v. Harwood, 216 Mass. 474, 476 . Beaudette v. Graham, 267 Mass. 7, 12 . Brown v. Little, Brown & Co. (Inc.) 269 Mass. 102, 117 . … Fillebrown v. Hayward, 190 Mass. 472, 475 , 477 — 178. Abbot v. Waltham Watch Co. 260 Mass. 81, 96 . Brown v. Little, Brown & Co. (Inc.) 269 Mass. 102, 117 .

Hall-Omar Baking Co. v. Commissioner of Labor & Industries

344 Mass. 695 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 5, 1962

Druzik v. Board of Health of Haverhill, 324 Mass. 129,139 . General Elec. Co. v. Kimball Jewelers, Inc. 333 Mass. 665, 675 . … Compare Brown v. Russell, 166 Mass. 14 ; Mayor of Lynn v. Commissioner of Civil Serv. 269 Mass. 410, 414-415 ; Opinion of the Justices, 324 Mass. 736, 740-742 ; McNamara v.

Hiller v. Hiller

305 Mass. 163 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 1, 1940

See Southwick v. Spevak, 252 Mass. 354, 357 ; Stoneham Five Cents Savings Bank v. Johnson, 295 Mass. 390, 393, 394 , and cases cited. … Comstock v. Bowles, 295 Mass. 250, 253-254 . Markiewicus v. Methuen, 300 Mass. 560 . Exchange Realty Co. v. Bines, 302 Mass. 93, 94 .

Commonwealth v. Hogan

249 Mass. 555 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 13, 1924

Stevens v. Commonwealth, 6 Met. 241 , 242. Commonwealth v. Brown, 14 Gray, 419 . Commonwealth v. Curtis, 9 Allen, 266 . Commonwealth v. Carney, 153 Mass. 444 . Commonwealth v. Kronick, 196 Mass. 286 . Commonwealth v. … Commonwealth v. King, 202 Mass. 379, 394 . Commonwealth v. Macloon, 101 Mass. 1, 6 . Commonwealth v. White, 123 Mass. 430, 433, 434 . Commonwealth v. Pettes, 114. Mass. 307, 310, 311.

Old Colony Trust Co. v. Mabbett

334 Mass. 412 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 9, 1956

North Adams National Bank v. Curtiss, 278 *416 Mass. 471, 481. Greene v. Springfield Safe Deposit & Trust Co. 295 Mass. 148, 154 . … Wilbur v. Hallett, 305 Mass. 554 . Waitt v. Harvey, 312 Mass. 384 . Jose v. Lyman, 316 Mass. 271 . New England Trust Co. v. Paine, 317 Mass. 542 . Reynolds v. Remick, 333 Mass. 1 . See Young v.

Murray v. Liebmann

231 Mass. 7 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 1, 1918

Lopes v. Connolly, 210 Mass. 487 . … Commonwealth v. Morrison, 134 Mass. 189 . Loveland v. Rand, 200 Mass. 142, 144 .

Wright v. Lyons

224 Mass. 167 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 18, 1916

This defect in the service of the order goes to the jurisdiction - of the board of street commissioners, so far as concerns the plaintiff. … Lawrence v. Smith, 201 Mass. 214 . Simon v. Southern Railway, 236 U. S. 115, 122 .

Bowlin v. Nye

64 Mass. 416 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1852

Owen v. Lewyn, 1 Vent. 223; Anon. 2 Salk. 665; Ross v. Johnson, 5 Bur. 2825 . Conversion, when applied to the action of trover, imports an unlawful act, and not a mere nonfeasance. … Devereux v. Barclay, 2 Barn. & Ald. 702; Hawkins v. Hoffman, 6 Hill, 586 . But there is no proof of misdelivery, in the present case.