Case law

Devney's Case

223 Mass. 270 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 3, 1916

Shelton v. Sears, 187 Mass. 455 . Woods v. Woburn, 220 Mass. 416 . … Made in the Superior Court by Morton, J., affirming a decision of the Industrial Accident Board.

Davis v. County Commissioners

11 L.R.A. 750 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 24, 1891

In Smith v. … Metropolitan Board of Works v. McCarthy, L. R. 7 H. L. 243, L. R. 8 C. P. 191, and 7 C. P. 508.

Paro v. Longwood Hospital

373 Mass. 645 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 16, 1977

The issue here falls within the principles set forth in Damaskos v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 359 Mass. 55 (1971). … Damaskos v. Board of Appeal of Boston, supra at 63-65.

Alliance, AFSCME/SEIU, AFL-CIO v. Commonwealth

427 Mass. 546 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 1, 1998

Ass’n of New England v. Metropolitan Dist. Comm’n, 397 Mass. 341, 345 (1986); O’Donnell v. Board of Appeals of Billerica, 349 Mass. 324, 328 (1965). … Massachusetts Soc’y of Graduate Physical Therapists, Inc. v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 330 Mass. 601, 606 (1953).

Attorney General v. Williams

140 Mass. 329 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 23, 1885

In Attorney General v. … In Brooks v.

Finnegan v. Lucy

157 Mass. 439 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 3, 1892

Nickerson v. Buck, 12 Cush. 332 . Lord v. Lord, 58 N. H. 7. Vernon v. Kirk, 30 Penn. St. 218. Jesse v. Parker, 6 Grat. 57. Upchurch v. Upchurch, 16 B. Mon. (Ky.) 102. Compton v. Mitton, 7 Halst. 70. Jenkyns v. … Browne on St. Frauds, §§ 355 a, 356, 357. Benjamin on Sales, §§ 255, 260, 263, and pp. 220, 221, n. 2 Kent Com. 511. 1 Sugd. Vend. & Pur. (8th Am. ed.) 142.

Springfield Preservation Trust, Inc. v. Springfield Historical Commission

380 Mass. 159 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 18, 1980

Tranfaglia v. Building Comm’r of Winchester, 306 Mass. 495, 497 (1940). … Boyle v. Building Inspector of Malden, 327 Mass. 564, 566-567 (1951). See Administrator of OPA v. Chook, 320 Mass. 187, 191-192 (1946); Baldwin v. Wilbraham, 140 Mass. 459, 460 (1886).

Abele v. S. A. Meagher Co.

227 Mass. 427 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 26, 1917

If under Callahan v. … Lorillard v. Clyde, 86 N. Y. 384 . Flinn v. Bagley, 7 Fed. Rep. 785. Scovil v. Thayer, 105 U. S. 143, 153 .

American Hide & Leather Co. v. Commonwealth

252 Mass. 345 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 21, 1925

L. c. 63, § 77, as amended by St. 1922, c. 520, § 14, or by appeal to the appeal board under G. L. c. 63, §§ 51, 71. … Co. v. Commonwealth, 144 Mass. 598 . Attorney General v. East Boston Co. 222 Mass. 450 . Alpha Portland Cement Co. v. Commonwealth, 248 Mass. 156, 159 . The commissioner made the assessment under these words of G.

Worcester County National Bank v. Stiles

292 Mass. 453 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 25, 1935

Breen v. Burns, 280 Mass. 222, 227 . … Pierce v. Tiernan, 280 Mass. 180 . O’Brien v. McManama, 281 Mass. 89 . Smith v. Greeley, 291 Mass. 271 . See now St. 1933, c. 221, § 4.

Stewart v. Commonwealth

413 Mass. 664 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 10, 1992

He may not be released from that sentence except by the Parole Board. Accordingly, the judge had no discretion to admit [Stewart] to bail. … Only the parole board can release Stewart from his conviction of murder in the second degree. Parole is a “wholly executive function.” Baxter v. Commonwealth, 359 Mass. 175, 179 (1971).

Fielding v. S. Z. Poli Realty Co.

274 Mass. 20 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 5, 1931

He jumped to the running board, and tried to take the car out of gear and to head it toward Pynchon Street. … See Currier v. Whitin Machine Works, 258 Mass. 82 ; Tompkins v. Quaker Oats Co. 239 Mass. 147, 149 .

Commonwealth v. Allen

203 Mass. 529 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 22, 1909

Brewer v. Springfield, 97 Mass. 152 . Gen. Sts. c. 19, § 14, provided that rules as to carriages must be published “ at least one week in some newspaper.” … Such rules adopted by the board of aldermen of Boston were held to be legal by a publication once in -several Boston papers. Commonwealth v. Matthews, 122 Mass. 60 .

Hennessey v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.

211 Mass. 524 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 21, 1912

See Howland v. Union Street Railway, 150 Mass. 86 . … It was also for the jury to say whether he was hit by the front of the car or by the running board, and whether the accident occurred in consequence of the plaintiff and his companions attempting to steal a ride or in the

King v. Welcome

71 Mass. 41 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1855

Carrington v. Roots, 2 M. & W. 248 Reade v. Lamb, 6 Exch. 130. Comes v. Lamson, 16 Conn. 346 . The cases in the exchequer go farther than is necessary to sustain the rule stated. … Upon this point the recent case of Leroux v. Brown, 12 C. B. 801, is in conflict with them.

Cohen v. Price

273 Mass. 303 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 26, 1930

Savage v. Welch, 246 Mass. 170 . Ashton Valve Co. v. Jean, post, 360. … The rule of construction for the purpose of determining whether a legislative enactment is intended to be repealed by a subsequent statute is stated by Chief Justice Shaw in Brown v.

Ciaramitaro v. Superintendent of Schools of Saugus

406 Mass. 867 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 8, 1990

Polaroid Corp. v. Commissioner of Revenue, 393 Mass. 490, 497 (1984). It is incumbent on this court not to interpret the phrase “not maintaining approved . . . vocational . . . schools” in G. … Ct. 1, 7 (1982), quoting Board of Educ. v. Assessor of Worcester, 368 Mass. 511, 513-514 (1975). The requirement in G.

Department of Public Utilities v. Trustees of the Properties of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad

304 Mass. 664 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 29, 1939

But relief against inaction by compelling performance of a public or quasi public duty imposed by statute or by valid order of a public officer or board ordinarily is given at law by a writ of mandamus. Cox v. … See also Perry v. Hull, 180 Mass. 547 ; Attorney General v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, 197 Mass. 194, 199 ; County Commissioners of Essex v.

Norton v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.

317 Mass. 145 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 24, 1944

Murphy v. Boston Elevated Railway, 262 Mass. 485 . Wanamaker v. Shaw, 294 Mass. 416, 420, 421 . Brown v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 302 Mass. 90 . Hess v. Boston Elevated Railway, 304 Mass. 535 . Lydon v. … O’Connor v. Hickey, 268 Mass. 454 . Regan v. Rosenmark, 272 Mass. 256 . Wanamaker v. Shaw, 294 Mass. 416, 420 . Snow v. Nickerson, 304 Mass. 63, 65 . Ambrose v. Boston Elevated Railway, 309 Mass. 219 . Lucier v.

Commonwealth v. Koumaris

440 Mass. 405 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 20, 2003

He said the attendant was approximately twenty-four years old and had long brown hair. … Relying on Commonwealth v.