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  • Pysz v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

    403 Mass. 514 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 12, 1988

    Attorney Gen. v. School Comm. of Essex, 387 Mass. 326, 336 (1982). See Carlino v. Commissioner of Correction, 355 Mass. 159, 161-162 (1969); Johnson v. Commissioner of Pub. Safety, 355 Mass. 94, 99 (1968); McCarthy v. … See Chernick v. Chief Admin. Justice of the Trial Court, 395 Mass. 484 , 486 n.3 (1985); McCarthy v. Sheriff of Suffolk County, 366 Mass. 779, 786-787 (1975); Gaw v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd., 4 Mass. App.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Tofias v. Energy Facilities Siting Board

    435 Mass. 340 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 14, 2001

    Save the Bay, Inc. v. Department of Pub. Utils., 366 Mass. 667, 673 (1975). See Cablevision Sys. Corp. v. Department of Telecommunications & Energy, 428 Mass. 436, 437 (1998); Newton v. Department of Pub. … Corp. v. Department of Telecommunications & Energy, supra at 439 (agency has “broad discretion” to deny intervention); KES Brockton, Inc. v. Department of Pub.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Wyeth v. Board of Health of Cambridge

    200 Mass. 474 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 6, 1909

    Commonwealth v. Strauss, 191 Mass. 545 . Commonwealth v. Perry, 155 Mass. 117 . Winthrop v. New England Chocolate Co. 180 Mass. 464 . Austin v. Murray, 16 Pick. 121 . Lochner v. New York, 198 U. S. 45 . Allgeyer v. … Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 U. S. 356 . Minnesota v. Barber, 136 U. S. 313 .

    Cited 56 timesPublished
  • SHOPPERS'WORLD v. Board of Assessors of Framingham

    348 Mass. 366 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 15, 1965

    Court eases dealing with comparable problems include Hamm v. State, 255 Minn. 64, 70-71 , Renneke v. Brown County, 255 Minn. 244, 248 , Appeals of Kents 2124 Atlantia Ave. Inc. 34 N. J. 21, 25-34, Brooks Bldg. … Compare Blankenburg v. Commonwealth, 260 Mass. 369, 376 , S. C. 272 Mass. 25, 28 , with Brown v. Commonwealth, 335 Mass. 476, 479-480 ; Sandrelli v. Commonwealth, 342 Mass. 129, 141-143 ; and Letters v.

    Cited 49 timesPublished
  • Fine v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

    401 Mass. 639 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 8, 1988

    Board of Registration in Embalming & Funeral Directing, 379 Mass. 368, 371 (1979). See Massachusetts Bd. of Retirement v. Murgia, 427 U.S. 307, 312 (1976); New Orleans v. Dukes, 427 U.S. 297, 303 (1976). … Vance v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Kettenbach v. Board of Bar Overseers

    448 Mass. 1019 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 23, 2007

    Kettenbach argues that documents made or received by the board or by bar counsel are nonetheless public records. We disagree. As we discussed in Harvard Crimson v. … Further, his suggestion appears to confuse judicial statutory interpretation, see Dartt v. Browning-Ferris Indus., Inc.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Madison v. Commonwealth

    466 Mass. 1033 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 11, 2013

    Brown Madison has not made such a showing. … See Deming v. Commonwealth, 438 Mass. 1007 (2002), citing Carr v. Howard, 426 Mass. 514 , 517 n.3 (1998) (discovery disputes generally not appropriate for review under G. L. c. 211, § 3). See also Ray v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Lambert v. Board of Appeals of Lowell

    295 Mass. 224 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 8, 1936

    Bradley v. Zoning Adjustment Board of Boston, 255 Mass. 160, 163 . Norcross v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 255 Mass. 177 . Prusik v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 262 Mass. 451 . Coleman v. … Board of Appeal of Boston, 281 Mass. 112 . Phillips v. Board of Appeals of Springfield, 286 Mass. 469 .

    Cited 35 timesPublished
  • Blackman v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable

    334 Mass. 446 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 20, 1956

    Devine v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Lynn, 332 Mass. 319, 321 . Bicknell Realty Co. v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 330 Mass. 676 . Pendergast v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 331 Mass. 555, 558-559 . … Inc. v. Board of Appeals of Lawrence, 324 Mass. 433, 438 .

    Cited 30 timesPublished
  • Board of Education v. BOSTON COMMONWEALTH

    386 Mass. 103 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 4, 1982

    Ct. 442 (1976) (mandamus to compel school board to furnish 180 days of instruction). The defendants claim that the Attorney General, on behalf of the board, lacks authority to bring this suit. … We believe the board correctly asked the Attorney General to seek compliance with G.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Board of Public Works v. Aron

    374 Mass. 246 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 13, 1978

    By its consolidated appeal the board of public works of Millis (appellant) seeks to have this court reverse two decisions of the Appellate Tax Board granting abatements of water use charges to the appellees. … See Suburban Water Co. v. Oakmont Borough, 268 Pa. 243, 249-250 (1920). Thus, the decisions of the Appellate Tax Board are affirmed. So ordered.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Insurance Rating Board v. Commissioner of Insurance

    356 Mass. 184 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 6, 1969

    In Benoit v. Fisher, 341 Mass. 386, 388 , this court stated that the requirements of G. L. c. 175, § 113A (2), did not apply to property damage coverage. Similarly in Lodge v. … Allen v. Cambridge, 316 Mass. 351 . Selectmen of Topsfield v. State Racing Commn. 324 Mass. 309 .

    Cited 66 timesPublished
  • Board of Gas & Electric Commissioners of Middleborough v. Board of Assessors of Lakeville

    355 Mass. 387 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 28, 1969

    Thereafter such service has been extended to other sections of Lakeville with the assent of its board of selectmen. The law applicable to the present cases has recently been plainly set forth in Boylston Water Dist. v. … Boston v. Boston & Albany R.R. 170 Mass. 95, 99 . Collector of Taxes of Milton v. Boston, supra. Boylston Water Dist. v. Tahanto Regional Sch. Dist., supra. No provision of G.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Masiello v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

    360 Mass. 856 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 10, 1971

    Yakus v. United States, 321 U. S. 414, 444 . Lincoln Hotel Co. v. Assessors of Boston, 317 Mass. 505, 509-510 . … Healy for Worcester County Retirement Board. Decree affirmed.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Lawless v. Board of Registration in Pharmacy

    466 Mass. 1010 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 7, 2013

    The board has broad power to “promote the public health, welfare, and safety,” Strasnick v. Board of Registration in Pharmacy, 408 Mass. 654, 660 (1990), quoting G. … Sugarman v. Board of Registration in Med., 422 Mass. 338, 347 (1996).

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Duggan v. Board of Registration in Nursing

    456 Mass. 666 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 7, 2010

    See Bettencourt v. Board of Registration in Med., 408 Mass. 221, 227 (1990). … Kippenberger v. Board of Registration in Veterinary Med., 448 Mass. 1035, 1036 (2007), quoting Fitzgerald v.

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Lawrence v. Board of Appeals of Lynn

    336 Mass. 87 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 13, 1957

    Board of Appeals of Gloucester, 333 Mass. 114, 118-119 . Lambert v. Board of Appeals of Lowell, 295 Mass. 224 . Carson v. Board of Appeals of Lexington, 321 Mass. 649 . Everpure Ice Manuf. Co. Inc. v. … Pendergast v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 331 Mass. 555 . See Carson v.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Board of Education v. Assessor of Worcester

    368 Mass. 511 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 18, 1975

    School Comm. of Springfield v. *516 Board of Educ. 362 Mass. 417, 441, fn. 22 (1972). Devlin v. Commissioner of Correction, 364 Mass. 435, 439 (1973). … School Comm. of Springfield v. Board of Educ., supra.

    Cited 176 timesPublished
  • Arthurs v. Board of Registration in Medicine

    383 Mass. 299 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 3, 1981

    Hawker v. New York, 170 U.S. 189, 197 (1898). Foster v. Police Comm’rs, 102 Cal. 483, 492 (1894). Furnish v. Board of Medical Examiners, 149 Cal. App. 2d 326, 330-331 (1957). … Compare Patty v. Board of Medical Examiners, 9 Cal. 3d 356 (1973), with Kee Wong v. State Bar of Cal., 15 Cal. 3d 528, 531 (1975).

    Cited 102 timesPublished
  • McLaughlin v. Rockland Zoning Board of Appeals

    351 Mass. 678 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 6, 1967

    Halko v. Board of Appeals of Billerica, 349 Mass. 465, 467 , and cases cited. Greeley v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Framingham, 350 Mass. 549, 552 . … L. c. 40A, § 21, do not defeat the jurisdiction of the Superior Court, provided the appeals are timely, Halko v. Board of Appeals of Billerica, 349 Mass. 465, 467 ; Opie v.

    Cited 37 timesPublished

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