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26 Mass. App. Ct. 831 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 30, 1989
Fed. 549 , especially §§ 3 & 11 (1987). 4 Board of Regents v. Roth, 408 U.S. 564, 576-578 (1972), is a starting point. 5 Associated with Paul v. … Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800, 818 (1982). See also Cheveras Pacheco v. Rivera Gonzalez, 809 F.2d 125, 127 (1st Cir. 1987); Breault v. Chairman of the Board of Fire Commrs. of Springfield, 401 Mass. 26, 32 (1987).
Cited 8 timesPublished32 Mass. App. Ct. 731 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 26, 1992
Brown, J. This contractual dispute was tried before a master whose modified report was adopted by a judge of the Superior Court who entered a judgment favorable to the defendant on the basis thereof. We affirm. … Co. v. Apache Tribe of Mescalero Reservation, 673 F.2d 315 (10th Cir. 1982); Diomar v. Landmark Assocs., 81 Ill. App. 3d 1135 (1980); and Welch v. Grant Dev. Co., 120 Misc. 2d 493 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1983).
Cited 4 timesPublished5 Mass. App. Ct. 557 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 3, 1977
Brown, J. (concurring). … But see United States v. Bentvena, 319 F. 2d 916, 930-931 (2d Cir.), cert. den. sub nom. Ormento v. United States, 375 U. S. 940 (1963) ; United States v. Marshall, 458 F. 2d 446, 451-452 (2d Cir. 1972).
Cited 16 timesPublished61 Mass. App. Ct. 667 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 20, 2004
Brown, 11 Mass. App. … Commonwealth v. Brown, 11 Mass. App. Ct. at 296-297 .
Cited 7 timesPublished28 Mass. App. Ct. 72 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 22, 1989
Brown, J. On May 16, 1986, the plaintiffs entered into a contract with a publisher for production of six books on audiotape cassette. … See Kenney v. Rust, supra.
Cited 17 timesPublishedIrving Coven Construction & Realty, Inc. v. State Tax Commission
5 Mass. App. Ct. 818 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 29, 1977
See Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. v. Commissioner of Corps. & Taxn. 273 Mass. 212, 213-215 (1930); Commissioner of Ins. v. Suffolk Ins. Co. 363 Mass. 880 (1973). Compare Chilton Club v. … Natick Trust Co. v. Board of Bank Incorporation, 337 Mass. 615, 617 (1958). Miller v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commn. 340 Mass. 33, 34-35 (1959). Associated Indus. of Mass. v.
Cited 5 timesPublishedVakil v. Anesthesiology Associates of Taunton, Inc.
51 Mass. App. Ct. 114 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 5, 2001
Blank v. … Horan v. Board of Registration in Med., 398 Mass. 571 , 581 n.7 (1986).
Cited 17 timesPublishedShea v. Department of Correction
Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 18, 2023
Cepulonis v. Commissioner of Correction, 15 Mass. App. Ct. 292, 296 (1983). … No. 58574 v. Sex Offender Registry Bd., 98 Mass. App. Ct. 307, 313 (2020), quoting Department of Homeland Sec. v. Regents of the Univ. of Cal., 140 S.
Cited 0 timesPublished38 Mass. App. Ct. 943 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 13, 1995
See Commonwealth v. Habarek, 402 Mass. 105, 108 (1988); Commonwealth v. Scott, 19 Mass. App. Ct. 983, 985 (1985); Commonwealth v. Pyne, 35 Mass. App. Ct. 36, 39-40 (1993). … Compare Commonwealth v. Fuller, 399 Mass. 678 , 682-683 & n.8 (1987); Commonwealth v. Brown, 413 Mass. 693, 695-696 (1992); Commonwealth v. Crawford, 417 Mass. 358, 361-363 (1994); Commonwealth v. Alvarado, 36 Mass.
Cited 10 timesPublishedNeponset Reservoir Corp. v. Bashaw
8 Mass. App. Ct. 35 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 5, 1979
Some time in 1970, the trust submitted to the Westwood planning board a plan showing the land subdivided into nine lots, and the board endorsed the plan as not requiring approval under the Subdivision Control Law. … The decision in Brady v.
Cited 7 timesPublished73 Mass. App. Ct. 913 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 6, 2009
Rowley v. Mass. Elec. Co., 438 Mass. 798, 799, 803 (2003). … Keeping in mind this reading of § 58, we defer to the ZBA’s reasonable interpretation of its by-law, Livoli v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Southborough, 42 Mass. App.
Cited 0 timesPublished22 Mass. App. Ct. 24 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 7, 1986
See also Wilkinson v. Hartford Acc. & Indemn. Co., 411 So. 2d 22 (La. 1982), in which the court held a school board negligent for maintaining a plain glass door to a gymnasium. 5 Contrast *29 Leach v. School Dist. … A concurring opinion of Lemmon, J., observed that “the statute may be applied by analogy as one of the factors to be considered in determining the School Board’s civil duty to replace the plate glass in dangerous areas of
Cited 2 timesPublished60 Mass. App. Ct. 901 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 14, 2003
The defendant removed a brown prescription bottle from his coat and told the officers he could sell them twenty-five pills. The pills and cash were exchanged, and the officers arrested the defendant. … See Commonwealth v. Green, 420 Mass. 771, 778-781 (1995); Commonwealth v. Berry, 431 Mass. 326, 330-333 (2000). On the evidence presented, the defendant could be found guilty as a principal but not as a joint venturer.
Cited 0 timesPublished5 Mass. App. Ct. 96 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 10, 1977
Brown, J. The defendant appeals under G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, from a conviction by a jury of unlawfully carrying a firearm. … Barker v. Wingo, 407 U. S. at 531 . United States v. Cabral, 475 F. 2d 715, 718 (1st Cir. 1973). Commonwealth v. Burhoe, supra, at 594 .
Cited 10 timesPublished5 Mass. App. Ct. 876 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 19, 1977
See Haddad v. Board of Appeals of Medford, 4 Mass. App. Ct. 843 (1976). See also Mass.R.A.P. 18(a), 365 Mass. 864 (1974). … Conway v. Otis, 3 Mass. App. Ct. 702 (1975). Brine v. Brine, 3 Mass. App. Ct. 730 (1975). See Boston v. DuWors, 339 Mass. 773 (1959); Bannish v. Bannish, 357 Mass. 279, 281 (1970).
Cited 4 timesPublishedAssistant Recorder of the North Registry District v. Spinelli
38 Mass. App. Ct. 655 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 23, 1995
Brown, J. … Co. v. Embassy Realty Co., 293 Mass. 352 (1936), the court construed § 60 of G.
Cited 13 timesPublished25 Mass. App. Ct. 977 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 18, 1988
Ct. 888, 888 (1980); Commonwealth v. Petroz-ziello, supra at 80; Brown v. Wolff, 706 F.2d 902, 907 (9th Cir. 1983); United States v. Scheer, 729 F.2d at 168 . … See Barry v. Commonwealth, supra at 295; Commonwealth v. Farris, 390 Mass. 300, 305 (1983); Commonwealth v. Bunting, 401 Mass. 687, 690 (1988); Commonwealth v. Campbell, 401 Mass. 698, 702 (1988). 5.
Cited 9 timesPublishedMassachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 27, 2026
We presume they stand for "board of probation." Cf. Doherty v. Civil Serv. Comm'n, 486 Mass. 487, 488-489 (2020) (referencing board of probation checks). … See Commonwealth v.
Cited 0 timesPublished93 Mass. App. Ct. 1113 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 30, 2018
Kellogg v. Board of Registration in Med ., 461 Mass. 1001 , 1003 (2011) (quotations omitted). … See Anzalone v. Administrative Office of the Trial Ct ., 457 Mass. 647 , 655 (2010) (writ of mandamus cannot be used to compel discretionary acts).
Cited 0 timesPublished93 Mass. App. Ct. 1112 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 23, 2018
Kellogg v. Board of Registration in Med. , 461 Mass. 1001 , 1003 (2011) (citation omitted). … See Davis v.
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