Case law

Marks v. Fitchburg Railroad

155 Mass. 493 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 24, 1892

The gates were made of narrow strips of board, and were not of sufficient strength to be of service in stopping horses if they pushed against them. … Titcomb v. Fitchburg Railroad, 12 Allen, 254 . Tyrrell v. Eastern Railroad, 111 Mass. 546 . Exceptions sustained.

Sohier v. Eldredge

103 Mass. 345 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1869

Hibbert v. Cooke, 1 Sim. & Stu. 552. Dent v. Dent, 30 Beav. 363. … Parsons v. Winslow, 16 Mass. 361 . In Caldecott v. Brown, 2 Hare, 145, 146, the court say (Wigram, V.

Mulloney v. Barnes

266 Mass. 50 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 23, 1929

Cohen v. Nagle, 190 Mass. 4 . Tewksbury v. Tewksbury, 222 Mass. 595, 596 . Corkery v. Dorsey, 223 Mass. 97 . The facts material to the consideration of the appeal from the denial and dismissal of the petition of C. … Osgood v. Breed, 12 Mass. 525, 536 . Swan v. Picquet, 4 Pick. 465 . Brown v. Corey, 134 Mass. 249 . Morrill v. Wiseman, 134 Mass. 252 , note. Under St. 1884, c. 131, and G.

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.

Robinson v. Commonwealth

399 Mass. 131 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 26, 1987

Commonwealth v. Accaputo, 380 Mass. 435 , 448 n.18 (1980). Commonwealth v. Moynihan, 376 Mass. 468, 473 (1978). … Burr testified that she is a licensed physician, board certified in pediatrics.

City of Chicopee v. Jakubowski

348 Mass. 230 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 8, 1964

Kesselring v. Bonnycastle Club, Inc. 299 Ky. 585, 589 . … Kurz v. Board of Appeals of North Reading, 341 Mass. 110 . Decree affirmed.

Crawford v. Robert L. Kent, Inc.

341 Mass. 125 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 3, 1960

In Kurz v. Board of Appeals of No. Reading, ante, p. 110, we hpve held that “educational use” within the local zoning by-law did not include a commercial enterprise providing instruction in dancing.

Baker v. Moffat

61 Mass. 259 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 15, 1851

Putnam v. Longley, 11 Pick. 487 ; Slasson v. Brown, 20 Pick. 436 ; Ward v. Clapp, 4 Met. 455 ; Young v. Capen, 7 Met. 287 . The dictum in Haskell v.

Chisholm v. City Council of Lynn

368 Mass. 311 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 7, 1975

Judgment affirmed. 3 The act was analyzed and its provisions held constitutional in Marshal House, Inc. v. Rent Control Bd. of Brookline, 358 Mass. 686 (1971). … That this Act will be administered by a Rent Control Board. “3. That the appointments to the Rent Control Board will be subject to confirmation by the City Council. “4.

MacLellan v. Liberty Mutual Insurance

346 Mass. 415 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 4, 1963

At the time of the accident Bruce was employed by the Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture (Trustees), a board established pursuant to the provisions of G. L. c. 128, §§ 40-45. … Cases construing similar policies which support this construction are Webster v. Inland Supply Co. 287 Ill. App. 567 , Linenschmidt v. Continental Cas. Co. 356 Mo. 914 , and Fertig v. General Acc. Fire & Life Assur.

Libertarian Ass'n v. Secretary of Commonwealth

462 Mass. 538 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 18, 2012

See Storer v. Brown, 415 U.S. 724, 730 (1974). … Storer v. Brown, supra at 738-740 .

Milne v. School Committee of Manchester

381 Mass. 581 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 1, 1980

See Perry v. Sindermann, 408 U.S. 593, 601-602 (1972); Regents of State Colleges v. Roth, 408 U.S. 564, 576-577 (1972). … See Bishop v. Wood, 426 U.S. 341, 344 (1976).

Mulloney v. Black

244 Mass. 391 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 6, 1923

Harrison v. Conlan, 10 Allen, 85 . Browne v. … Wheeler v. Slocumb, 16 Pick. 52 . Middlesex Bank v. *395 Minot, 4 Met. 325 . Hall v. Bliss, 118 Mass. 554 . Hunt v. Rousmanier, 8 Wheat. 174 . Merry v. Lynch, 68 Maine, 94.

Farris v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.

210 Mass. 585 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 4, 1912

Worcester Consolidated Street Railway, 192 Mass. 104 ; Sellon v. Boston Elevated Railway, 208 Mass. 507; Mullen v. Boston Elevated Railway, 209 Mass. 79 , and like cases rather than by Cokinos v. … Boston Elevated Railway, 209 Mass. 225 , Tognazzi v. Milford & Uxbridge Street Railway, 201 Mass. 7 , and Dunn v. Old Colony Street Railway, 186 Mass. 316 .

In re Moore

442 Mass. 285 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 9, 2004

“It is the obligation of an applicant to assure the members of the [Board of Bar Examiners] and, ultimately, this court that he or she possesses the necessary qualifications to practice law in the Commonwealth. … See Corliss v. Board of Bar Examiners, 437 Mass. 1023, 1024 (2002).

Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Atlantic Research Corp.

395 Mass. 1009 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 8, 1985

L. c. 152, § 15, the Industrial Accident Board has authority to approve third-party settlements “[ejxcept in the case of a settlement by agreement by the parties to, and during a trial of, such an action at law.” … The relevant statutory provisions are analyzed in Burke v. Atlantic Research Corp., 18 Mass. App. Ct. 497, 499-500 (1984). The dismissal of these claims, on the authority of Diaz v.

Broadway National Bank v. Baker

176 Mass. 294 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 9, 1900

Howell v. Manglesdorf, 33 Kans. 194 . Abbey v. W. B. Grimes Dry Goods Co. 44 Kans. 415 . United States National Bank v. Magnuson, 57 Kans. 573 . Ball v. Reese, 58 Kans. 614 . In Hancock National Bank v. Farnum, 176 U. … Brown v. Trail, 89 Fed. Rep. 641, 645. Whitman v. Oxford National Bank, 176 U. S. 559 .

Commonwealth v. Burrell

389 Mass. 804 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 3, 1983

In his statement to the police, the defendant described the killer as a tall, thin, light-skinned male with a medium afro hairstyle, who pulled the gun out from the brown jacket he was wearing. … State v.

MacGill-Allen v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad

229 Mass. 162 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 5, 1918

New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad, 207 Mass. 443 , Hunt v. Boston Elevated Railway, 201 Mass. 182 , Faulkner v. … In Kellogg v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 210 Mass. 324 , Silva v.

Commonwealth v. Pugh

462 Mass. 482 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 15, 2012

Citing Commonwealth v. Brown, 376 Mass. 156, 164 (1978), the judge reasoned that the question of motive “is relevant and admissible to help explain the conclusions that may be reached from the evidence.” … Board of Registration in Nursing, 399 Mass. 558, 562 (1987) (upholding G.