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  • Commonwealth v. Miranda

    54 Mass. App. Ct. 502 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 16, 2002

    Roe v. Attorney General, supra at 419-420. … See Doe v. Attorney General, 425 Mass. 217 (1997) (Doe [No. 2]); Doe v. Attorney General, 426 Mass. 136 (1997) (Doe [No. 3]); and Doe, Sex Offender Registry Bd. No. 972 v.

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  • Hamilton v. Dawson

    55 Mass. App. Ct. 437 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 15, 2002

    Brown, J. … See Mood v. Kilgore, 384 Mass. at 465 .

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  • Commonwealth v. Lawrence

    69 Mass. App. Ct. 596 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 26, 2007

    Brown, J. (concurring in the result). … See Commonwealth v. Klusman, 46 Mass. App. Ct. 919, 920 (1999).

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  • Tatarian v. Commercial Union Insurance

    41 Mass. App. Ct. 731 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 26, 1996

    Brown, J. Walking across Willard Street in Quincy, the plaintiff, Harry Tatarian, was struck by a passing vehicle. … Worcester v. Sigel, 37 Mass. App. Ct. 764, 768 (1994).

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  • Commonwealth v. Rousseau

    61 Mass. App. Ct. 144 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 6, 2004

    Brown, J. (dissenting in part, with whom Mason, J., joins). … Commonwealth v. Ferguson, 384 Mass. 13, 18 (1981). See Commonwealth v. Mandile, 403 Mass. 93, 94 (1988).

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  • S & H Petroleum Corp. v. Register of Deeds

    46 Mass. App. Ct. 535 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 26, 1999

    Minaya v. Massachusetts Credit Union Share Ins. Corp., 392 Mass. 904, 905 (1984). Tanner v. Board of Appeals of Belmont, 27 Mass. App. Ct. 1181, 1182 (1989). … See King v. Viscoloid Co., 219 Mass. 420, 425 (1914). The function of a registry of deeds is to record documents.

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  • Sea View Retreat, Inc. v. Sec'y of the Exec. Office of Health & Human Servs.

    93 Mass. App. Ct. 1118 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 6, 2018

    Burke v. Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liab. Policies & Bonds , 90 Mass. App. Ct. 203 , 205 (2016) (quotation omitted). "As the party challenging an agency decision under G. … Rosenfeld v. Board of Health of Chilmark , 27 Mass. App. Ct. 621 , 626 (1989), quoting from Milk Dealers , supra . Moreover, G.

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  • Commonwealth v. Roman

    74 Mass. App. Ct. 251 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 13, 2009

    Brown, J. … Commonwealth v. Amaral, supra. See Commonwealth v. Foley, 7 Mass. App.

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  • RAYMOND O. JETTE' v. ARBELLA MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY & Another.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 20, 2026

    The primary question before us is whether the board's decision is supported by substantial evidence. See Merisme v. Board of Appeals on Motor Vehicle Liab. Policies & Bonds, 27 Mass. App. … Hotchkiss v. State Racing Comm'n, 45 Mass. App. Ct. 684, 695 (1998), quoting Flint v. Commissioner of Pub.

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  • Russell v. City of New Bedford

    74 Mass. App. Ct. 715 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 29, 2009

    Massachusetts Port Authy. v. Sciaba Constr. Corp., 54 Mass. App. Ct. 509, 513-514 (2002), citing Trinity Church in the City of Boston v. John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. … See Fortin v. Ox-Bow Marina, Inc., 408 Mass. 310, 323 (1990).

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  • Shwachman v. Khoroshansky

    15 Mass. App. Ct. 1002 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 29, 1983

    Compare Casasanta v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Milford, 377 Mass. 67, 72-73 (1979); Shalbey v. Board of Appeal of Norwood, 6 Mass. App. Ct. 521, 526 (1978). … Hampshire Village Associates v. District Court of Hampshire, 381 Mass. 148, 152-153 (1980), quoting from Goes v. Feldman, 8 Mass. App. Ct. 84, 91 (1979).

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  • Kowalczyk v. Town of Blackstone

    48 Mass. App. Ct. 58 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 7, 1999

    The defendants, the town of Blackstone and its board of selectmen, appeal from a judgment declaring that the plaintiff, who is the elected tax collector and treasurer of the town, is entitled to retain for her own use the … To the same effect, see Converse v. Jennings, 13 Gray 77 , 78 (1859). Contrast G. L. c. 131, § 11, sixth par.

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  • Tompkins v. Tompkins

    65 Mass. App. Ct. 487 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 2, 2006

    v. … As Early v.

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  • Commonwealth v. Galvin

    27 Mass. App. Ct. 150 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 22, 1989

    On July 7, 1986, between 8:40 and 9:00 p.m., a car driven by Elizabeth Butler was struck from behind by a brown Chevrolet Camaro automobile which, *151 within seconds, left the scene. … See Whitney v. Sawyer, 11 Gray 242 (1858); Swart v. United States, 394 F.2d 5, 6 (9th Cir. 1968); United States v. Booz, 451 F.2d 719, 725 (3d Cir. 1971); Wright v. United States, 360 A.2d 41, 42 (D.C. 1976).

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  • Discover Realty Corp. v. David

    49 Mass. App. Ct. 535 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 30, 2000

    Brown, J. The only issue properly before us concerns the propriety of the judge’s conclusion that the seller’s conduct did not rise to the level of a G. … See Hillis v.

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  • Commonwealth v. Dreyer

    18 Mass. App. Ct. 562 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 21, 1984

    Present: BROWN, CUTTER, & KASS, JJ. Eric Brandt for the defendant. Claudia R. Sullivan, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth. CUTTER, J. Dreyer appeals from the convictions upon various complaints. … See Commonwealth v. Bowden, 379 Mass. 472, 480-482 (1980). Judgments reversed. Verdicts set aside. BROWN, J. (concurring in part and dissenting in part).

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  • Kenyon Oil Co. v. CHIEF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT

    15 Mass. App. Ct. 727 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 6, 1983

    See Commonwealth v. Badger, 243 Mass. 137, 142 (1922); Sodekson v. Lynch, 298 Mass. 72, 74 (1937); Sheils v. Commonwealth, 306 Mass. 535, 540-541 (1940). See also Concord v. Attorney Gen., 336 Mass. 17, 21 (1957); Rep. … It is clear that a municipality may prohibit self-service stations altogether, Milton v. Attorney Gen., 372 Mass. 694 (1977); Shell Oil Co. v.

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  • Bennett v. Eagle Brook Country Store, Inc.

    28 Mass. App. Ct. 35 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 13, 1989

    Brown, J. Shortly after midnight, on October 12, 1981, Donald Sanders, while operating a motor vehicle, severely injured the plaintiff, Mark A. Bennett. … See Wiska v. St. Stanislaus Social Club, Inc., 7 Mass. App. Ct. 813, 816 (1979). See also Michnik-Zilberman v. Gordon’s Liquor, Inc., 390 Mass. 6, 11 (1983).

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  • Kessler v. Sinclair

    37 Mass. App. Ct. 573 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 27, 1994

    Sinclair and others, who together comprised its board of directors. … See Schreiber v.

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  • Commonwealth v. Than

    59 Mass. App. Ct. 410 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 25, 2003

    Commonwealth v. Garcia, 409 Mass. 675, 686 (1991). Commonwealth v. Deagle, 10 Mass. App. Ct. 563, 567 (1980). Commonwealth v. Sadberry, 44 Mass. App. Ct. 934, 935-936 (1998). Commonwealth v. Blevins, 56 Mass. App. … Compare Commonwealth v. Brown, 50 Mass. App. Ct. 253, 257-258 (2000). Knowledge and ability and intention are conjunctive elements of constructive possession.

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