Case law

Knights v. Treasurer & Receiver General

236 Mass. 336 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 13, 1920

State v. Board of State Canvassers, 32 Mont. 13 . Rains v. Simpson, 50 Texas, 495, 511 . State v. Guthrie, 17 Neb. 113 . State v. Bloxham, 42 Fla. 501, 503 . State v. Long, 174 Ind. 642 . Reeder v. … The only exception to this principle recogmzed by decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States has been that of “boards and bodies of a quasi-corporate character, having a continuous existence,” Pullman Co. v.

Little v. Conant

19 Mass. 527 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1824

(ed. 1728) 126 ; Johns v. Carne, Cro. Eliz. 621 ; Wortley v. Herpingham, ibid. 766 ; *560 Coppin v. Carter, 1 T. R. 462 ; Aleworth v. Roberts, 1 Lev. 39 ; Moreton’s case, 1 Vent. 30 ; Anon., 1 Vern. 60 ; Palmer v. … Nicholson v. Elton, 13 Serg. & Rawle, 416 ; Hambly v. Trott, Cowp. 375 ; Cutler v Browne, 2 Haywood, 182 ; Crane v. Crane, 4 Halsted, 173 ; People v. Gibbs, 9 Wendell, 29 . See Miller v.

Mosey Cafe, Inc. v. Mayor of Boston

338 Mass. 207 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 5, 1958

The plaintiff, operator of the “Ball and Bat Cafe ” in Boston, is licensed by the licensing board for the city of Boston as a common victualler under G. … Safety, 333 Mass. 58 , and Times Film Corp. v. Commissioner of Pub. Safety, 333 Mass. 62 . 3 Effective December 1, 1956. — Reporter.

Chandler v. Railroad Commissioners

141 Mass. 208 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 26, 1886

In Commonwealth v. … Brainard v.

Abramowitz v. DIRECTOR OF DIV. OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY

390 Mass. 168 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 16, 1983

Martin v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., 347 Mass. 264, 268 (1964), quoting Wagstaff v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., 322 Mass. 664, 667 (1948). … Karras v.

Simonson v. Angel

256 Mass. 256 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 29, 1926

Hennessey v. Taylor, 189 Mass. 583, 584 . The credibility of the witnesses was for the jury. … Hennessey v. Taylor, supra. Gauthier v. Quick, 250 Mass. 258 . Newman v. Hill, 250 Mass. 578 . Exceptions overruled.

Trimount Lumber Co. v. Murdough

229 Mass. 254 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 11, 1918

Fullam v. Wright & Colton Wire Cloth Co. 196 Mass. 474, 476 , and cases cited. … Taylor v. Cole, 111 Mass. 363 . Gilmore v. Williams, 162 Mass. 351 . Borden v. Fine, 212 Mass. 425, 427, 428 . Gascoigne v. Cary Brick Co. 217 Mass. 302, 305 . McGrath v. Quinn, 218 Mass. 27, 29 .

Modern Continental Construction Co. v. Massachusetts Port Authority

369 Mass. 825 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 3, 1976

See Capuano, Inc. v. School Bldg. Comm. of Wilbraham, 330 Mass. 494, 496 (1953); Slocum v. Medford, 302 Mass. 251, 254-255 (1939). Cf. Stretch v. Timilty, 309 Mass. 267, 270-271 (1941); Moneyweight Scale Co. v. … This is a situation diverse from that encountered in Long Island Signal Corp. v. County of Nassau, supra. See Pallas v. Johnson, 100 Colo. 449 (1937); Keyes Elec. Serv. v.

Shute v. Barrett

24 Mass. 82 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 16, 1828

The principles above stated apply with at least equal force to the case of Oakes v. … See Worster v. Proprietors of Canal Bridge, 16 Pick. 547 , 548; Boyd v. Brown, 17 Pick. 461 ; Chitty on Contr. (4th Am. ed.) 687, note 1, and cases cited; Boies v. M'Allister, 3 Fairfield, 308.

Frawley v. Police Commissioner of Cambridge

473 Mass. 716 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 4, 2016

Figgs, supra, quoting School Comm. of Hudson v. Board of Educ., 448 Mass. 565, 575-576 (2007). See Massachusetts Bay Transp. Auth. v. Auditor of the Commonwealth, 430 Mass. 783, 790-791 (2000); Gloucester v. … Hoffer v. Board of Registration in Med., 461 Mass. 451, 457 (2012).

Andersen v. Bishop

304 Mass. 396 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 28, 1939

See Kelly v. Bemis, 4 Gray, 83 ; Fisher v. Deans, 107 Mass. 118 . … Compare Stiles v. Municipal Council of Lowell, 233 Mass. 174 ; Brown v. Wimpenny, 239 Mass. 278 ; Jaffarian v. Murphy, 280 Mass. 402 . It is the general rule that this same exemption applies to prosecuting officers.

Commonwealth v. Blow

362 Mass. 196 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 22, 1972

Beck v. Ohio, 379 U. S. 89, 91 . Commonwealth v. Mitchell, 353 Mass. 426, 428 . Commonwealth v. Stevens, ante, 24, 26. See Commonwealth v. Breen, 357 Mass. 441, 444 . … Commonwealth v. Brown, 354 Mass. 337, 338 . See Sibron v. New York, 392 U. S. 40, 66-67 . *200 2.

Berenson v. French

262 Mass. 247 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 7, 1928

Farlow v. Ellis, 15 Gray, 229 . Suburban Land Co. Inc. v. Brown, 237 Mass. 166, 168 . Hastings v. Lovejoy, 140 Mass. 261 . … Farlow v. Ellis, 15 Gray, 229 , 232. Suburban Land Co. Inc. v. Brown, 237 Mass. 166, 168 . The remaining question is, whether there was any consideration on which the waiver could stand.

Loring v. Massachusetts Horticultural Society

171 Mass. 401 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 21, 1898

Dublin v. Chadbourn, 16 Mass. 433, 442 . Shumway v. Holbrook, 1 Pick. 114 . Ross v. Ewer, 3 Atk. 156, 160. Ex parte Limehouse Board of Works, 24 Ch. D. 177. … Lewis v. Freke, 2 Ves. Jr. 507, 512. Balfour v. Cooper, 23 Ch. D. 472, 477, 478.

Hester v. Collector of Taxes

217 Mass. 422 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 19, 1914

Carr v. Dooley, 119 Mass. 294 . Coburn v. Litchfield, 132 Mass. 449 . … Cheney v. Beverly, 188 Mass. 81 , and cases there cited. The case is plainly distinguishable from cases like Weed v. Boston, 172 Mass. 28 , cited by the petitioner.

Answer of the Justices to the Governor

214 Mass. 602 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 1, 1913

Green v. Commonwealth, *604 12 Allen, 155 , 164. The Constitution expressly prohibits each of the three departments of government from intermeddling with either of the others. Declaration of Rights, art. 30. … Nowhere in the Constitution are any duties conferred upon the Council, except such as they are to perform in conjunction with the Governor, either approving or disapproving his acts or joining with him as an executive board

Davis v. Wetherell

95 Mass. 60 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1866

Eaton v. Simonds, 14 Pick. 98 . Farwell v. Cotting, 8 Allen, 211 . In Burns v. … For the reasons stated in Brown v. Lapham, 3 Cush. 551 , we *64 think there was no merger of the equitable in the legal title, ana that the defendant may have the full benefit of the assignment of the mortgage.

Magazu v. Department of Children and Families

473 Mass. 430 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 4, 2016

Board of Registration in Dentistry, 451 Mass. 786, 795 (2008) (where board’s policy “is not contrary to the language of its enabling statute, and is rationally related to furthering the board’s purpose to safeguard the public … See Alsabti v. Board of Registration in Med., 404 Mass. 547, 549 (1989), quoting New Boston Garden Corp. v.

Liberty Mutual Insurance

298 Mass. 75 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 24, 1937

Blair v. Laflin, 127 Mass. 518, 521 . Gloucester Mutual Fishing Ins. Co. v. Hall, 210 Mass. 332, 335 . Every presumption is that a notice sent by mail will be delivered and received. Tobin v. Taintor, 229 Mass. 174 . … Dondis v. Lash, 277 Mass. 477 . Lovell v. Lovell, 276 Mass. 10, 11 . The present petition is brought under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) *77 c. 214, § 28.

Walker v. Fitts

41 Mass. 191 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 15, 1837

Melville v. Brown, 15 Mass. R. 82 . For an injury to the common property all the tenants must jointly sue and neither can maintain a separate action. … Smith v. Putnam, 3 Pick. 221 . Plaintiff nonsuit.