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26 Mass. App. Ct. 984 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 21, 1988
Bowers v. Board of Appeals of Marshfield, 16 Mass. App. Ct. 29, 33 (1983), quoting from Ackermann v. United States, 340 U.S. 193, 202 (1950). See also Artco, Inc. v. DiFruscia, 5 Mass. App. Ct. 513, 517 (1977). … This is a far different situation from that present in Parrell v. Keenan, 389 Mass. at 815 , where a motion under rule 60(b)(6) was allowed.
Cited 2 timesPublishedDepartment of Environmental Quality Engineering v. Town of Hingham
15 Mass. App. Ct. 409 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 9, 1983
Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Inc. v. Russell Management, Inc., 380 Mass. 212, 214 (1980) . Registrar of Motor Vehicles v. Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liab. Policies & Bonds, 382 Mass. 580, 585 (1981) . … Commn. v. Emeryville, supra at 543-547 .
Cited 4 timesPublished93 Mass. App. Ct. 1120 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 24, 2018
Another time she claimed that she could not visit because she forgot her identification for boarding a train from New Hampshire to Haverhill. … See Mole v. University of Mass. , 442 Mass. 582 , 603 n.18 (2004).
Cited 0 timesPublished76 Mass. App. Ct. 566 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 9, 2010
Commonwealth v. Ruiz, 442 Mass. 826, 833 (2004), quoting from Commonwealth v. Boyd, 367 Mass. 169, 182 (1975). … Commonwealth v. Alphas, 430 Mass. 8 , 13 n.7 (1999), quoting from Commonwealth v. Flebotte, 417 Mass. 348, 353 (1994). See Commonwealth v. Peruzzi, 15 Mass. App. Ct. 437, 445 (1983).
Cited 6 timesPublishedSacks v. Roux Laboratories, Inc.
25 Mass. App. Ct. 672 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 22, 1988
The plaintiff Sacks had for many years caused her hair to be bleached and the color changed from natural brown to blonde. … See Jacquot v. Wm. Filene’s Sons, 337 Mass. 312, 317-318 (1958); Griffin v. General Motors Corp., 380 Mass. 362, 365-366 (1980); Calvanese v. W. W. Babcock Co., 10 Mass. App. Ct. 726, 731 (1980). Cf. Terrio v.
Cited 1 timesPublishedMICHAEL BROWDER, JR. v. DEPARTMENT OF UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE & Another.
Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 28, 2024
In any event, "we disregard the additional extra- record material submitted to the judge," and "[w]e confine our review to the record of proceedings before the board." She Enters., Inc. v. State Bldg. … Mmoe v. Commonwealth, 393 Mass. 617, 620 (1985). See Brossard v. West Roxbury Div. of the Dist.
Cited 0 timesUnpublished33 Mass. App. Ct. 674 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 8, 1992
entirety, that letter, written by the headmaster of the defendant Meadowbrook School, read as follows: “Dear Parents of Fourth Grade Students, Recently an incident involving Donna Disend was brought to the attention of the Board … Nader v. Citron, 372 Mass. 96, 98 (1977). Connerty v. Metropolitan Dist. Commn., 398 Mass. 140, 143 (1986). New England Insulation Co. v. General Dynamics Corp., 26 Mass. App. Ct. 28, 29-30 (1988). Contrast Tropeano v.
Cited 25 timesPublished84 Mass. App. Ct. 26 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 10, 2013
Commonwealth v. Rivera , 460 Mass, at 142. Confinement in this context means “any restraint of a person’s movement.” Ibid., quoting from Commonwealth v. Brown, 66 Mass. App. … Commonwealth v. Grace, 397 Mass. 303, 307 (1986). Applying the familiar standard set out in Commonwealth v.
Cited 3 timesPublished8 Mass. App. Ct. 786 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 12, 1979
Brown, 376 Mass. 156, 161-162 (1978). Nor is there merit to the defendant’s contention that a lineup should have been used. … Commonwealth v. Williams, ante 283, 290 (1979). Commonwealth v. Andrade, ante 653, 657 (1979). See Commonwealth v. Gouveia, 371 Mass. 566, 570 (1976). 5.
Cited 16 timesPublishedPetition of the Dept. of Soc. Serv to Dispense
16 Mass. App. Ct. 607 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 7, 1983
Brown, J. … Bezio v. Patenaude, 381 Mass. at 576 .
Reversed on other grounds by In Re the Department of Social Services to Dispense With Consent to Adoption, 391 Mass. 113 (1984)Cited 8 timesPublished88 Mass. App. Ct. 227 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 8, 2015
BROWNING M. MEJIA. No. 11-P-945. Barnstable. December 4, 2014. - September 8, 2015. Present: Cohen, Fecteau, & Massing, JJ. … Compare Commonwealth v.
Cited 3 timesPublished6 Mass. App. Ct. 867 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 13, 1978
Commonwealth v. Harvard, 356 Mass. 452, 459 (1969). Commonwealth v. Miller, 361 Mass. 644, 651-652 (1972). See Commonwealth v. Lozano, 5 Mass. App. Ct. 872, 873 (1977). … court found that Jacobs had put his own credibility in issue on the question of his record and allowed the district attorney to ask Jacobs, "Are you telling this Court and jury that you have no record with the Massachusetts Board
Cited 3 timesPublishedCahalen v. Commissioner of the Department of Employment & Training
41 Mass. App. Ct. 26 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 6, 1996
The board of review and the District Court affirmed the decision, and so do we. Unemployment compensation is governed by G. … See Abramowitz v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., 390 Mass. 168, 172 (1983). The plaintiff cannot show that she was compelled to leave Hi Tech for necessitous or urgent reasons. See Jahn v.
Cited 4 timesPublishedWhite v. Ridge Club Cmty. Ass'n, Inc.
92 Mass. App. Ct. 1129 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 23, 2018
Association (association) allow an amendment to its master declaration (declaration) to be approved by written consent from three-fourths of its members (if also approved by the declarant and three-fifths of the association board … Corp. v. Pilgrim Ins. Co. , 83 Mass. App. Ct. 812 , 819 (2013), quoting from Worcester Mut. Ins. Co. v. Marnell , 398 Mass. 240 , 245 (1986).
Cited 0 timesPublished32 Mass. App. Ct. 148 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 18, 1992
Brown, J. The defendant, a State employee, appeals from convictions on an indictment charging two counts of conflict of interest. 1 See G. L. c. 268A, § 4(c) (1988 ed.). … See Commonwealth v. Cola, 18 Mass. App. Ct. 598, 610-611 (1984), habeas corpus granted on other grounds sub nom. Cola v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedDavidowicz v. 4M Fruit Distribs., Inc.
93 Mass. App. Ct. 1117 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 28, 2018
See Gannon v. Boston , 476 Mass. 786 , 795 (2017). See also Dartt v. Browning-Ferris Indus., Inc. (Mass.) , 427 Mass. 1 , 3 (1998). … See Lopez v. Commonwealth , 463 Mass. 696 , 713-714 (2012).
Cited 0 timesPublishedFowler v. Labor Relations Commission
56 Mass. App. Ct. 96 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 26, 2002
See, e.g., Prescott v. Board of Appeal on Motor *100 Vehicle Liab. Policies & Bonds, 42 Mass. App. Ct. 36 , 38 & n.4 (1997); Hopping v. Whirlaway, Inc., 37 Mass. App. Ct. 121, 126 (1994); Atkinson v. Rosenthal, 33 Mass. … See, e.g., FPC Holdings, Inc. v.
Cited 3 timesPublishedKeen v. Western New England College
23 Mass. App. Ct. 84 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 31, 1986
See, e.g., Dearden v. Hey, 304 Mass. 659, 661-662, 663-664 (1939); Louison v. Fischman, 341 Mass. 309, 314 (1960); Boyd v. Jamaica Plain Co-op. Bank, 1 Mass. App. Ct. 153, 163-165, 166-167 (1979); Mongeau v. … Compare McCauley v. Sons Pharmacy, Inc., 3 Mass. App. Ct. 774, 775 (1975); Massachusetts Bread Co. v. Brice, 13 Mass. App. Ct. 1053, 1054 (1982). Contrast Twomey v. Board of Appeals of Medford, 7 Mass. App.
Cited 18 timesPublishedDoric Building Associates v. Department of Labor & Industries
27 Mass. App. Ct. 1175 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 18, 1989
Co. v. Lowell, 391 Mass. 829 , 833 n.7 (1984); Department of Labor & Indus. v. Boston Water & Sewer Commn., 18 Mass. App. Ct. 621 , 623 n.7 (1984); J. D’Amico, Inc. v. Worcester, 19 Mass. App. Ct. 112, 114 (1984). … Co. v.
Cited 6 timesPublished30 Mass. App. Ct. 53 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 31, 1991
The offer was in writing, on a form of the Greater Boston Real Estate Board which provided a line for the seller to subscribe his acceptance. This the defendant did on the evening of August 9. … See Isenberg v. Williams, 306 Mass. 86, 88-89 (1940); Coney v. Brookline Savings Bank, 327 Mass. 527, 528 (1951); McKallagat v. LaCognata, 335 Mass. 376, 378 (1957); Coleman v. Kasow, 356 Mass. 733 (1969).
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