Case law

Putnam v. Bond

102 Mass. 370 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1869

Way v. Dame, 11 Allen, 357 . … The subject matter had been referred to a board of commissioners, upon whose report the legislature adopted and sanctioned very extensive and radical modifications of the laws of practice and procedure previously in force

McNamara v. Director of Civil Service

330 Mass. 22 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 27, 1953

Brown v. Russell, 166 Mass. 14 . (2) But if the fitness of the veteran is first deter *26 mined by passing an examination such as is required by Rule 21 he may be given a preference in actual employment. … Mayor of Lynn v. Commissioner of Civil Service, 269 Mass. 410 . Smith v. Director of Civil Service, 324 Mass. 455, 460-461 . See McCue v. Director of Civil Service, 325 Mass. 605 .

Everett v. Bucky Warren, Inc.

376 Mass. 280 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 5, 1978

Alholm v. Wareham, 371 Mass. 621, 626-627 (1976). Kelly v. … On January 10, 1970, the New Prep team went to Providence, Rhode Island, to play the Brown University freshman team.

Merrill v. Inhabitants of Wilbraham

77 Mass. 154 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 15, 1858

A different rule might exist where the entire highway was taken for another public easement, as was the case of Tinker v. Russell, 14 Pick. 279 , or where, as in the case of Sawyer v. … The same exposure would have occurred from the existence of a shade tree planted by the side of the road, or the erection of a lamp post or guide board The court were of opinion that the town was not *157 responsible for

Klockson v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

385 Mass. 1007 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 10, 1982

The claimant appeals from a judgment of the District Court of Southern Essex affirming a decision of the board of review denying him unemployment compensation benefits. … White v. Director of the Div. of Employment Security, 382 Mass. 596, 598-599 (1981).

McCarthy v. Curry

240 Mass. 442 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 1, 1922

Dow v. Bulfinch, 192 Mass. 281, 285 . … Commonwealth v. Goodman, 97 Mass. 117 . *445 Commonwealth v. Tucker, 189 Mass. 457, 477 . Baker v. Harrington, 196 Mass. 339 . Commonwealth v. Buxton, 205 Mass. 49 .

Krock v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.

214 Mass. 398 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 20, 1913

It well may be that the judge could not give these in terms, because of the reference to regular stopping places (Lockwood v. … For, although under such circumstances the plaintiff’s due care would be a question of fact (Creamer v. West End Street Railway, 156 Mass. 320 ; Flynn v.

O'Sullivan v. School Committee

411 Mass. 123 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 3, 1991

In Kurlander v. School Comm. of Williamstown, 16 Mass. App. Ct. 350, 359-361 (1983), the Appeals Court was faced with a closely analogous problem. … board of a local housing, redevelopment or similar authority; provided, however, that this definition shall not include a town meeting.”

Mathieu v. Springfield Street Railway Co.

328 Mass. 13 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 1, 1951

For convenience the female plaintiff will hereinafter be called the plaintiff. 1 There was evidence that the plaintiff boarded the defendant’s motor bus at the Public Market in Springfield; that the bus was crowded and she … Some of the eases are McGann v. Boston Elevated Railway, 199 Mass. 446 , Work v. Boston Elevated Railway, 207 Mass. 447, 448 , Anderson v. Boston Elevated Railway, 220 Mass. 28 , Walsh v.

Shumway v. Home Fire & Marine Insurance Co. of California

301 Mass. 391 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 28, 1938

Brown v. Franklin Mutual Fire Ins. Co. 165 Mass. 565 . Green v. Star Fire Ins. Co. 190 Mass. 586 . Park & Pollard Co. v. Agricultural Ins. Co. 238 Mass. 187 . … Haley v. Manufacturers’ Fire & Marine Ins. Co. 120 Mass. 292 . Walsh v. Fire Association of Philadelphia, 127 Mass. 383 . Amsinck v. American Ins. Co. 129 Mass. 185 . Washington Mills Emery Manuf. Co. *396 v.

Farber v. Lubin

327 Mass. 128 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 6, 1951

Paraboschi v. Shaw, 258 Mass. 531, 532 . Tyler v. Boot & Shoe Workers Union, 285 Mass. 54, 55 . Chandler v. Dunlop, 311 Mass. 1, 4 . The order of dismissal is appealable under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 231, § 96. Summers v. … See Board of Education of Chicago v. Crilly, 312 Ill. App. 16, 39 .

Roberts v. Lynn Ice Co.

187 Mass. 402 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 28, 1905

See Smith v. Harrington, 4 Allen, 566 ; Paine v. Forsaith, 86 Maine, 357; Lawe v. Hyde, 39 Wis. 345 ; Heaston v. Board of Commissioners, 20 Ind. 398, 403 . … Fowler v. Bott, 6 Mass. 63; Bigelow v. Collamore, 5 Cush. 226 , 231; Kramer v. Cook, 7 Gray, 550 ; Leavitt v. Fletcher, 10 Allen, 119 , 121; Wells v. Calnan, 107 Mass. 514, 518 .

Stone v. Bradlee

183 Mass. 165 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 31, 1903

Whitcomb v. Taylor, 122 Mass. 243, 249 . Richardson v. Noyes, 2 Mass. 56, 63 . Hall v. Priest, 6 Gray, 18 , 22. Sewall v. Roberts, 115 Mass. 262, 274 . Pratt v. Alger, 136 Mass. 550, 551 . Wilson v. … Welch v. Brimmer, 169 Mass. 204, 211 . Barney v. Arnold, 15 R. I. 78, 80. Pells v. Brown, 1 Cro. Jac. 590. Trotter v. Oswald, 1 Cox, 317. Porter v. Bradley, 3 T. R. 143.

Lampasona v. Capriotti

296 Mass. 34 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 13, 1936

Inc. v. Tull, 228 N. Y. 447 . M. H. Metal Products Corp. v. April, 251 N. Y. 146, 150 . Swain v. Seamens, 9 Wall. 254, 273, 274 . Warren v. Dodge, 83 N. H. 47. Zannis v. Freud Hotel Co. 256 Mich. 578 . … Gordon, 220 Mass. 324 ; Rosenfeld v. Standard Bottling & Extracts Co. 232 Mass. 239, 245 ; Conroy v. Toomay, 234 Mass. 384, 386 ; S. C. 255 Mass. 87, 90 ; Browne, St. Frauds (5th ed.) §§ 409a-428; Imperator Realty Co.

Cunningham v. Lexington Trust Co.

259 Mass. 181 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 6, 1927

It was said in Cunningham v. … Johnson v. Collier, 222 U. S. 538 . Acme Harvester Co. v. Beekman Lumber Co. 222 U. S. 300, 307, 308 . Everett v. Judson, 228 U. S. 474, 479 .

Mahoney v. Hildreth & Rogers Co.

332 Mass. 496 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 7, 1955

Tatterson v. Suffolk Manuf. Co. 106 Mass. 56, 59 . Maynard v. … See Davis v. Ames Manuf. Co. 177 Mass. 54 ; McCrillis v. L. Q. White Shoe Co. 264 Mass. 32 .

Alger v. Scoville

67 Mass. 391 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 15, 1854

That the promise to one to pay his due debt, a debt due from him to another, is not within the statute of frauds, and need not be in writing, was decided in Pike v. Brown, 7 Cush. 136 . 2. … Curtis v. Brown, 5 Cush. 488 . Supposing this rule to be well established, we are then to look at the facts of the present case, to see whether it applies.

C. H. Eden Co. v. Henry Krey Co.

221 Mass. 62 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 19, 1915

Allen v. Ford, 19 Pick. 217 . Brown v. Holbrook, 4 Gray, 102 . Hagar v. Norton, 188 Mass. 47 . M. S. Holbrook, for the defendant. C. H. Baldwin, for the plaintiff, submitted a brief.

Guilford v. Adams

36 Mass. 376 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 9, 1837

Haynes v. Morgan, 3 Mass. R. 208 . The present case is perhaps better illustrated by the case of Brigham v. … The same doctrine was also held in the case of Brown v. Seymour, 1 Pick. 32 . These cases are extremely analogous in principle to the case under consideration.

Montefusco v. Commonwealth

452 Mass. 1015 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 29, 2008

Murray v. Commonwealth, 447 Mass. 1010, 1010 (2006), citing Forte v. Commonwealth, 429 Mass. 1019, 1020 (1999). … The Board of Bar Overseers provided Montefusco with the name of an attorney who represented the disbarred attorney in his bar discipline proceeding.