Case law

School Committee of Holbrook v. Holbrook Educ. Ass'n

395 Mass. 651 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 12, 1985

She had been working as a physical education teacher and was also certified by the State board of education as a guidance counselor, although she had no prior experience in this position. … The result we reach is also consistent with Board of Directors of Me. School Admin. Dist. No. 36 v. Maine School Admin. Dist. .

Canter v. Schlager

358 Mass. 789 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 5, 1971

312 (7), subordinating the surety’s interest to a later interest taken by a party who gave new value to enable the debtor to perform his obligation; that provision was deleted in 1953, with an explanation by the editorial board … Recommendations of the Editorial Board for Changes in the Text and Comments of the Uniform Commercial Code, Official Draft, Text and Comments Edition, pp. 24-25, April 30, 1953.

Nichols v. Holyoke Street Railway Co.

250 Mass. 88 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 16, 1924

McDonald v. Dundon, 242 Mass. 229 , and cases cited. … Dudley v. Northampton Street Railway, 202 Mass. 443 . Fairbanks v. Kemp, 226 Mass. 75 . Rolli v. Converse, 227 Mass. 162 . Koonovsky v. Quellette, 226 Mass. 474 . Shufelt v. McCartin, 235 Mass. 122 .

Commonwealth v. Quinn

222 Mass. 504 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 8, 1916

Commonwealth v. Drew, 19 Pick. 179 . Medbury v. Watson, 6 Met. 246 , 249. Brown v. Castles, 11 Cush. 348 , 350. Commonwealth v. Norton, 11 Allen, 266 . Manning v. Albee, 11 Allen, 520 , 522. Cooper v. … Commonwealth v. Jackson, 132 Mass. 16 . Morse v. Shaw, 124 Mass. 59 . Homer v. Perkins, 124 Mass. 431 . Commonwealth v. Stevenson, 127 Mass. 446 . Gurney v. Tenney, 197 Mass. 457, 465, 466 .

Hannan v. American Steel and Wire Co. of New Jersey

193 Mass. 127 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 17, 1906

To save the wire, I stepped on the treadle of the machine to stop the machine, and I got on both feet using all the exertion I was possessed of to put down the treadle, but the treadle usually went down like a spring-board … See Gould v. Boston Elevated Railway, 191 Mass. 396 ; Toy v. United States Cartridge Co. 159 Mass. 313; Murphy v. Marston Coal Co. 183 Mass. 385 . Exceptions sustained.

Doidge v. Cunard Steamship Co.

279 Mass. 224 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 19, 1932

See also Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway v. Calhoun, 213 U. S. 1, 7 . No case directly in point is called to our attention by counsel. Central of Georgia Railway v. … Williams v. Vanderbilt, 28 N. Y. 217 , rests upon facts essentially different. In Newman v.

L. E. Fosgate Co. v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

263 Mass. 192 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 29, 1928

John Brothers Co. v. … Browne v. Hare, 3 H. & N. 484. 1 Williston, Sales, (2 ed.) 603, 701.

Commissioner of Insurance v. Suffolk Insurance

363 Mass. 880 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 29, 1973

This unutilized right to challenge the assessment was the first of several steps which could have led to a determination by the Appellate Tax Board of the legality of the assessment (G. … See Commissioner of Corps. & Taxn. v. Chilton Club, 318 Mass. 285, 287-288 . In Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. v.

Whipple v. Thayer

33 Mass. 25 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 15, 1834

Denny v. Willard, 11 Pick. 519 ; Fettyplace v. Dutch, 13 Pick. 388 . … Tuxworth v. Moore, 9 Pick. 347 .

Lindsay v. Department of Social Services

439 Mass. 789 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 17, 2003

Levy v. Board of Registration & Discipline in Med., 378 Mass. 519, 525 (1979). … Board of Registration in Med., 399 Mass. 719 , 720 n.l (1987); Gurry v. Board of Pub. Accountancy, 394 Mass. 118, 129-130 (1985).

Frasciello v. Baer

304 Mass. 643 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 29, 1939

that he was at the scene of the accident on the day of its occurrence, but that he left 39 Cherry Street at about four o’clock and drove away in a “touring car”; that after he had “chased some children” from its running board … Minsk v. Pitaro, 284 Mass. 109, 112 , and cases cited. Eaton v. S. S. Pierce Co. 288 Mass. 323, 325 . 118 Am. L. R. 242-243, and cases cited. Obviously a sidewalk is a place where people are likely to be. See Capano v.

In re Maclub of America, Inc.

295 Mass. 45 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 1, 1936

People v. Motorists Association of Illinois, 354 Ill. 595 . People v. Chicago Motor Club, 362 Ill. 50 . Rhode Island Bar Association v. Automobile Service Association, 55 R. I. 122. People v. … Depew v. Wichita Association of Credit Men, 142 Kans. 403 . United States Title Guaranty Co. v. Brown, 217 N. Y. 628 . State v. Merchants Protective Corp. 105 Wash. 12 . People v.

Warren v. Lyons

9 L.R.A. 353 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 24, 1890

To the same effect is Whitcher v. Hall, 5 B. & C. 269. Miller v. … See also Dobbin v. Bradley, 17 Wend. 422 , and Birckhead v. Brown, 5 Hill, (N. Y.) 634.

Irish v. Schooner

255 Mass. 359 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 30, 1926

Monument National Bank v. Globe Works, 101 Mass. 57 . Merchants’ National Bank of Gardiner v. Citizen’s Gaslight Co. of Quincy, 159 Mass. 505 . Beacon Trust Co. v. Souther, 183 Mass. 413, 418 . … Oakes v. Hill, 14 Pick. 442 , 446. Boston Glass Manufactory v. Langdon, 24 Pick. 49 , 52. Brighton Packing Co. v. Butchers’ Slaughtering & Melting Association, 211 Mass. 398, 403, 404 .

White v. Warren

214 Mass. 204 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 1, 1913

Fall v. Eastin, 215 U. S. 1 . Bullock v. *207 Bullock, 7 Dick. 561. Penn v. Lord Baltimore, 1 Ves. Sr. 444. Massie v. Watts, 6 Cranch, 148 . Brown v. Desmond, 100 Mass. 267 . … Vincent v. Spooner, 2 Cush. 467 . Freeland v. Freeland, 128 Mass. 509 . Tatro v. Tatro, 18 Neb. 395 . Adams v. Storey, 135 Ill. 448 . Owen v. Yale, 75 Mich. 256 .

Knapp v. Amero

298 Mass. 517 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 30, 1937

Brown v. Robinson, 275 Mass. 55 . It was not restrictive. It made no reference to resident or nonresident owners. The prohibition of operation of unregistered motor vehicles contained in § 9 of said c. 90 is general. … Wakefield v. American Surety Co. 209 Mass. 173, 176 . Ballou v. Fitzpatrick, 283 Mass. 336, 338 . Savin v. Block, 297 Mass. 487 .

Commonwealth v. Zezima

365 Mass. 238 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 3, 1974

.] § 89 [1972]; Klefbeck v. Dous, 302 Mass. 383, 389 [1939] [letters]; Vigoda v. Barton, 348 Mass. 478, 485 [1965] [letters]; City & County of San Francisco v. … See State v. Brown, 95 Iowa 381, 385 (1895). Obviously the clergyman’s statements concerning the circumstances surrounding the communication must be given considerable weight.

Doe v. New Bedford Housing Authority

417 Mass. 273 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 14, 1994

Manzaro v. McCann, 401 Mass. 880, 884 (1988). Ianello v. Court Management Corp., 400 Mass. 321, 323 (1987). Leardi v. Brown, 394 Mass. 151, 167 (1985). Simon v. Solomon, supra at 102 . … Walker v. Board of Appeals of Harwich, 388 Mass. 42, 51 (1983).

Monahan v. Town of Methuen

408 Mass. 381 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 21, 1990

In Ferriter v. … L. c. 41, § 11 IF, and continued to pay his parents $40 a week for room and board.

Hunt v. Zako

243 Mass. 565 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 9, 1923

Turnquist v. Hannon, 219 Mass. 560 . Labuff v. Worcester Consolidated Street Railway, 231 Mass. 170 . … Hall v. Henry Thayer & Co. 225 Mass. 151 .