Case law

Commonwealth v. Scionti

81 Mass. App. Ct. 266 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 15, 2012

Prater, supra; Commonwealth v. Brown, 449 Mass. 747, 761 (2007). … Commonwealth v. Brown, 364 Mass. 471, 475 (1973).

Layman v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 6, 2026

Brown (Nathan G. Andrews also present) for the plaintiff. Jennifer M. Lee Sage (John J. … See Tax Equity Alliance for Mass. v. Commissioner of Revenue, 423 Mass. 708, 714 (1996).

Commonwealth v. Norman

87 Mass. App. Ct. 344 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 8, 2015

See Commonwealth v. … Commonwealth v. Lora, 43 Mass. App.

Mostyn v. Department of Environmental Protection

83 Mass. App. Ct. 788 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 24, 2013

See Board of Health of Sturbridge v. Board of Health of Southbridge, 461 Mass. 548 , 558 & n.22 (2012). … Mostyn v. Board of Managers of Sea Pines Condominium I Assn., 81 Mass. App. Ct. 1126 (2012). Other litigation between the parties regarding this property has reached this court on at least two prior occasions.

Burlington Sand & Gravel, Inc. v. Town of Harvard

31 Mass. App. Ct. 261 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 16, 1991

Partnership v. Board of Appeals of Shrewsbury, 409 Mass. 317, 320 (1991). In the report, there is no mention of the imposition of civil penalties as a possible method of enforcing a zoning by-law under G. … Commonwealth v. Porrazzo, supra at 172 .

Commonwealth v. One 1978 Ketch Named "Snow White"

23 Mass. App. Ct. 399 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 15, 1987

Brown, J. Jon Dunaj, the claimant, appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court ordering the forfeiture of a ketch (“Snow White”) to the Commonwealth pursuant to G. L. c. 94C, § 47. … Commonwealth v. Dabrieo, 370 Mass. 728, 737 (1976); Commonwealth v. McDonald, 21 Mass. App. Ct. 368, 374 (1986).

Commissioners of Hampden County v. Town of Agawam

45 Mass. App. Ct. 481 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 18, 1998

Spence v. Boston Edison Co., 390 Mass. 604, 610 (1983). See generally Boston v. Board of Educ., 392 Mass. 788 , 793 n.6 (1984); Receiver of the Boston Hous. Authy. v. … Commissioner of Labor & Indus., 396 Mass. 50, 58 (1985); Clean Harbors, Inc. v. Board of Health of Braintree, 415 Mass. 876, 878-879 (1993). See also Celia, Administrative Law and Practice § 1685 (1986).

Commonwealth v. Liberty

27 Mass. App. Ct. 1 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 16, 1989

Commonwealth v. Brown, 11 Mass. App. Ct. 288, 295 (1981). In those circumstances, the silence of a witness “is akin to a witness’s ‘prior inconsistent statement, ’ and, therefore, has probative value.” Id. at 296 . … Commonwealth v. Egerton, 396 Mass. 499, 507 (1986), quoting from Commonwealth v. Brown, 11 Mass. App. Ct. at 296-297 .

State Line Snacks Corp. v. Town of Wilbraham

28 Mass. App. Ct. 717 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 27, 1990

Compare Seiler v. Board of Sewer Commrs. of Hingham, 353 Mass. 452, 453 (1968). … State Line’s argument that Seiler v. Board of Sewer Commrs. of Hingham, supra, is distinguishable, in that it was based upon an “antiquated town vote” rather than a contract, requires no discussion. Judgment affirmed.

TROY CURRENCE & Others v. A.D. MAKEPEACE COMPANY & Others

Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 19, 2025

Toda v. Board of Appeals of Manchester, 18 Mass. App. Ct. 317 , 320 n.8 (1984). In Beard v. … Board of Registration in Med., 330 Mass. 601, 603-606 (1953) (mandamus proper remedy where board required by statute to register certain applicants and instead refused registration). Cf. Brady v.

Charger Investments, Inc. v. City of Revere

7 Mass. App. Ct. 920 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 17, 1979

licensing board, were valid without the mayor’s approval, and that G. … Blake v. Massachusetts Parole Bd., 369 Mass. 701, 708 (1976). Appeals dismissed.

Commonwealth v. Garcia

89 Mass. App. Ct. 67 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 16, 2016

We further conclude, regardless of the operation of the statute, that the prejudice to the defendant warrants a reversal of his conviction. 11 Over a century ago, in Brown v. … See Commonwealth v.

Commonwealth v. Knowlton

50 Mass. App. Ct. 266 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 20, 2000

Without belaboring *267 the details of the dog dispute, by August, 1995, the Rooneys had applied to the board of selectmen of Groton for relief from Canto’s unleashed dog. … Commonwealth v. Silva, 401 Mass. at 325 , quoting from Commonwealth v.

Zisk v. Quincy Hospital

64 Mass. App. Ct. 517 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 14, 2005

The board of managers imposed the recommended corrective action. The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine (board) also investigated the plaintiff’s care of patients one, two, and three. … Mathews v. Lancaster Gen. Hosp., supra at 635. See Birbiglia v. Saint Vincent Hosp., Inc., supra.

Adams v. Yellow Cab Corp.

12 Mass. App. Ct. 931 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 3, 1981

Bank v. O’Keefe, 267 Mass. 75, 83 (1929). Ott v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 276 Mass. 566, 574 (1931). Clapp v. Haynes, 11 Mass. App. Ct. 895 (1980). See Olson v. Ela, 8 Mass. App. … Ct. 165,167-168 (1979); Gauntlett v. Medical Parameters, Inc., 10 Mass. App. Ct. 88, 94 (1980).

E.H. Perkins Construction, Inc. v. Town of Lincoln

78 Mass. App. Ct. 208 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 4, 2010

Board of Health of Yarmouth, 439 Mass. 597, 601 (2003), quoting from Commonwealth v. Mass. CRINC, supra at 89. … Board of Health of Barnstable, 433 Mass. 217, 227-228 (2001), quoting from Hull Mun. Lighting Plant v. Massachusetts Mun. Wholesale Elec.

Allen of Michigan, Inc. v. Deputy Director of the Division of Employment & Training

64 Mass. App. Ct. 370 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 30, 2005

Board of Review of the Div. of Employment & Training, 439 Mass. 171, 174 (2003), quoting from G. … See Fisch v. Board of Registration in Med., 437 Mass. 128, 138 (2002).

Commonwealth v. Rosario

37 Mass. App. Ct. 920 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 1, 1994

We are of opinion that, matched against Draper v. United States, 358 U.S. 307, 309-310, 312-313 (1959), Commonwealth v. Robinson, 403 Mass. 163, 164, 166 (1988), Commonwealth v. Brown, 31 Mass. App. … Aguilar v. Texas, 378 U.S. 108 (1964), and Spinelli v. United States, 393 U.S. 410 (1969).

Reichenbach v. Haydock

92 Mass. App. Ct. 567 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 21, 2017

See Fabre v. … See, e.g., Batchelder v.

Commonwealth v. Burnett

36 Mass. App. Ct. 1 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 31, 1994

See Commonwealth v. Fryar, 414 Mass. at 739 ; Brown, The Peremptory Challenge as a Manipulative Device in Criminal Trials: Traditional Use or Abuse, 14 New Eng. L. Rev. 192 (1978). … Commonwealth v. Soares, 377 Mass. at 491 . This reason must be one that is race-neutral. Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 98 (1986). Commonwealth v. Harris, 409 Mass. 461, 464 (1991). Commonwealth v. Mathews, 31 Mass.