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  • Commonwealth v. Flynn

    111 N.E.3d 304 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 7, 2018

    Commonwealth v. King , 436 Mass. 252 , 254 (2002). See Mass. G. Evid. § 803(2) (2018). … See Commonwealth v. Cates , 57 Mass. App. Ct. 759 , 763 (2003), citing Brown, petitioner , 395 Mass. 1006 , 1007 (1985) ("judge responsible for determining the weight and credibility of evidence at revocation hearing").

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  • Town of Dedham v. Gobbi

    6 Mass. App. Ct. 883 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 31, 1978

    Scullin v. Cities Serv. Oil Co., 304 Mass. 75, 79, 83-84 (1939), and cases cited. New England Box Co. v. C & R Constr. Co., 313 Mass. 696, 702 (1943). Compare Planning Bd. of Springfield v. … Board of Appeals of Springfield, 338 Mass. 160, 163-164 (1958). Contrast Shoppers’ World, Inc. v. Assessors of Framingham, 348 Mass. 366, 371 (1965). 2.

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  • Commonwealth v. Carter

    10 Mass. App. Ct. 618 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 20, 1980

    Commonwealth v. Grant, 366 Mass. 272, 275 (1974). See also Lewis v. Commonwealth, 329 Mass. 445, 448 (1952); Brown v. Commissioner of Correction, 336 Mass. 718, 721 (1958); Manning v. … See Commonwealth v. An *622 drews, post 866 (1980). Compare Commonwealth v. Ferreira, 373 Mass. 116, 128-129 (1977); Commonwealth v. Pomerleau, ante 208, 213-214 (1980).

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  • HRG Development Corp. v. Graphic Arts Mutual Insurance

    26 Mass. App. Ct. 374 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 14, 1988

    Brown, J. This action was brought pursuant to G. … Supply Co. v. Norfolk & Dedham Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 1 Mass. App. Ct. 762, 764 (1974), quoting from Mellon v. Federal Ins.

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  • Commonwealth v. Long

    17 Mass. App. Ct. 707 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 5, 1984

    Brown, J. The defendant appeals from his conviction of second degree murder on an indictment charging first degree murder. … Commonwealth v. Ward, supra at 401 .

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  • Postal Community Credit Union v. Commissioner of Banks

    61 Mass. App. Ct. 563 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 27, 2004

    Bank v. Board of Bank Incorporation, 347 Mass. 744, 750-751 (1964). He then proceeded to locate that express authority in the provisions of G. … See Adams v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd., 414 Mass. 360, 367 (1993); MCI Telecommunications Corp. v. Department of Telecommunications & Energy, 435 Mass. 144, 150-151 (2001).

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  • Sheskey v. Sheskey

    16 Mass. App. Ct. 159 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 13, 1983

    For examples where courts have approved consideration of interests in an employee plan see In re Marriage of Brown, 15 Cal. 3d 838 , 841-842, 847 (1976) (nonvested pension); Ohm v. Ohm, 49 Md. … Compare Leighton v.

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  • Rivers v. Town of Warwick

    37 Mass. App. Ct. 593 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 8, 1994

    The discontinuances had their origin in a 1987 town meeting vote instructing the planning board to prepare an official town map under G. … Ibid., quoting from Keeney v. Ciborowski, 304 Mass. 371, 372 (1939). Murphy v. Boston & Me.

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  • Commonwealth v. Janvrin

    44 Mass. App. Ct. 917 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 19, 1998

    She took a bus from Greenfield to Amherst, and stayed with a friend until early the next morning, when she boarded a bus headed for Springfield. … See Commonwealth v. Garuti, 23 Mass. App. Ct. 561, 564 (1987), citing United States v.

    Overruled in part by Commonwealth v. Corcoran, 69 Mass. App. Ct. 123 (2007)Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Co. v. Local 455, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

    28 Mass. App. Ct. 921 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 21, 1989

    .”); School Comm. of Southbridge v. Brown, 375 Mass. 502 , 504 & n.2 (1978); Old Rochester Regional Teacher’s Club v. Old Rochester Regional Sch. Dist. Comm., 398 Mass. 695, 700 (1986). 2. … Electronics Corp. of America v. Canter Constr. Corp., 343 Mass. 210, 214 (1961).

    Criticized by Local No. 1710, International Ass'n of Fire Fighters, AFL-CIO v. City of Chicopee, 430 Mass. 417 (1999)Cited 3 timesPublished
  • City of Waltham v. Tukay Furs Service Company, Inc.

    6 Mass. App. Ct. 864 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 31, 1978

    Putnam, v. Scahill, 266 Mass. 537 (1929). Quincy Trust Co. v. Taylor, 317 Mass. 195, 198 (1944). National Academy of Sciences v. Cambridge Trust Co., 370 Mass. 303 (1976). Druker v. Roland Wm. … Compare Brown v. Corey, 191 Mass. 189, 191 (1906); Salter v. Beal, 321 Mass. 105, 108 (1947); Cardullo v. Landau, 329 Mass. 5, 9 (1952). The case was submitted on briefs. William J.

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  • Larson v. Larson

    37 Mass. App. Ct. 106 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 28, 1994

    Brown, J. (concurring). I am fully in accord with the well-reasoned opinion of the majority. However, it seems to me that a few additional observations are warranted. … See, e.g., Kennedy v. Kennedy, 10 Mass. App. Ct. 113 (1980), where, unlike here, there were four incarnations.

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  • Commonwealth v. Murphy

    95 Mass. App. Ct. 504 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 19, 2019

    Commonwealth v. Santiago , 66 Mass. App. Ct. 515 , 521, 848 N.E.2d 1253 (2006), quoting Commonwealth v. Wade , 64 Mass. App. Ct. 648 , 651, 835 N.E.2d 264 (2005). See Commonwealth v. … See Texas v. Brown , 460 U.S. 730 , 742, 103 S.Ct. 1535 , 75 L.Ed.2d 502 (1983) (probable cause "does not demand any showing" that belief that contraband is at location is "more likely true than false"); Commonwealth v.

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  • Mariani v. Trustees of Tufts College

    1 Mass. App. Ct. 869 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 5, 1974

    Board of Pub. … Compare Curry v. Lasell Seminary Co. 168 Mass. 7 (1897); Hall v. Mount Ida School for Girls, Inc. 258 Mass. 464 (1927); Hood v. Tabor Academy, 296 Mass. 509 (1937).

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  • Atlantic Savings Bank v. Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    9 Mass. App. Ct. 286 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 27, 1980

    Pineo v. White, 320 Mass. 487, 489 (1946), and cases cited. Perry v. Miller, 330 Mass. 261, 263 (1953), and cases cited. Robert J. … See also Woodworth v. Comstock, 10 *290 Allen 425 (1865); Silloway v. Brown, 12 Allen 30 , 32 (1866); Abbott v. Abbott, 97 Mass. 136,139 (1867). But see Dunham v. Dunham, 128 Mass. 34, 36 (1879).

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  • Maddalena v. Brand

    7 Mass. App. Ct. 466 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 26, 1979

    While restrictions in this Commonwealth are to be construed against the grantor (Hemenway v. Bartevian, 321 Mass. 226, 229 [1947]; Brown v. … Similarly, in Jeffries v.

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  • FIC Homes of Blackstone, Inc. v. Conservation Commission

    41 Mass. App. Ct. 681 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 21, 1996

    Forsyth Sch. for Dental Hygienists v. Board of Registration in Dentistry, 404 Mass. 211, 217 (1989), and cases cited. … Pendergast v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 331 Mass, at 559. See also Gulf Oil Corp. v. Board of Appeals of Framingham, 355 Mass. 275, 277 (1969). b.

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  • Tierney v. Mayor of Boston

    10 Mass. App. Ct. 404 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 15, 1980

    See generally Doherty v. *406 Woburn, 345 Mass. 523 (1963); Dudley v. Cambridge, 347 Mass. 543 (1964); Bartley v. Watertown, 350 Mass. 622 (1966); Del Duca v. Town Admr. of Methuen, 368 Mass. 1 (1975). … or officer who appoints them or to some other board or officer.”

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  • Finnerty v. Reed

    2 Mass. App. Ct. 846 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 6, 1974

    Inc. v. Torrisi, 356 Mass. 103, 104 (1969). McMahon v. Monarch Life Ins. Co. 345 Mass. 261, 262-263 (1962). See Oliver v. Poulos, 312 Mass. 188, 190 *847 (1942); Mead v. … Chute v. Quincy, 156 Mass. 189, 191 (1892). See also Shikes v. Gabelnick, 273 Mass. 201, 206-207 (1930); Freedman v. Walsh, 331 Mass. 401, 406 (1954).

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  • Karll v. Minot Light Inc.

    30 Mass. App. Ct. 166 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 4, 1991

    See also Howland v. Leach, 11 Pick. 151 , 155 (1861); Carpenter v. Holcomb, 105 Mass. 280, 285 (1870); Curbes v. Aspinwall, 114 Mass. 187, 193 (1873); Sterling v. Levin, 328 Mass. 2, 4-5 (1951); Lavallee v. … According to the seller, the buyer’s attorney said that this delay was due to an irregularity in the nominee’s application to the licensing board. The reason appears to have been lack of funds.

    Cited 2 timesPublished

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