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  • Commonwealth v. Guy

    24 Mass. App. Ct. 783 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 7, 1987

    As the court noted in Commonwealth v. … Ct. 430 (1978) (fellatio: male defendant forced female victim to perform fellatio); Commonwealth v. Brown, 6 Mass. App. Ct. 854 (1978) (forced cunnilingus by male defendant upon female victim); Commonwealth v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Ricochet Real Estate, LLC v. Lozano

    93 Mass. App. Ct. 1102 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 19, 2018

    Kobrin v. Board of Registration in Med ., 444 Mass. 837 , 843 (2005). Judgments affirmed . Because the defendants share a last name, we will refer to them by their first names to avoid confusion. … See Citadel Realty, LLC v. Endeavor Capital North, LLC , 16-P-735.

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  • Richard Lundgren, Inc. v. American Honda Motor Co.

    45 Mass. App. Ct. 410 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 2, 1998

    Oliver Tripp Co. v. American Hoechst Corp., 34 Mass. App. Ct. 744, 748-749 (1993). See Cotter v. Chelsea, 329 Mass. 314, 318 (1952); Federman v. Board of Appeals of Marblehead, 35 Mass. App. Ct. 727, 730-731 (1994). … Oxford v. Oxford *413 Water Co., 391 Mass. 581, 585 (1984). See Nelson v. Commissioner of Correction, 390 Mass. 379 (1983). 2. Procedure followed in this case.

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Kargman v. Dustin

    5 Mass. App. Ct. 101 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 11, 1977

    See Bell v. … It serves as a deterrent to frivolous appeals, Damaskos v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 359 Mass. 55, 64 (1971); Donnelly v. District Court of Newton, 3 Mass. App.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Gende v. Borden, Inc.

    13 Mass. App. Ct. 510 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 10, 1982

    Brown, J. … See Bettencourt v. Boston Edison Co., 560 F.2d 1045, 1048 (1st Cir. 1977).

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  • Commonwealth v. Ware

    76 Mass. App. Ct. 53 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 23, 2009

    See Commonwealth v. … Commonwealth v. Hollister, 75 Mass. App. Ct. 729, 734 (2009). See Commonwealth v. Nieves, 43 Mass. App. Ct. 1, 3 (1997), and Commonwealth v. Brown, 75 Mass. App. Ct. 361 (2009).

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Thiago Goncalves v. Joseph Caustrita.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 5, 2025

    See Ndoro v. Torres, 105 Mass. … See Ferreira v. Charland, 103 Mass. App.

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  • Commonwealth v. Harris

    75 Mass. App. Ct. 696 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 5, 2009

    See Commonwealth v. Jackson, 447 Mass. 603, 615 (2006), and cases cited. In G. … L. c. 276, § 33A, the Legislature established an across-the-board requirement that the police make a telephone available to people held at the station within one hour of their arrival.

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  • In re Adoption Anne

    92 Mass. App. Ct. 1125 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 2, 2018

    The mother relies on Commonwealth v. Coyne , 372 Mass. 599 (1977), to claim that a judge's failure to apply the two-prong " Lena test," see Lena v. Commonwealth , 369 Mass. 571 , 575 (1976), is structural error. … See Corey v. Commonwealth , 364 Mass. 137 , 141 n.7 (1973) ; Commonwealth v. Brown , 364 Mass. 471 , 480 n.20 (1973). Those circumstances are not present here.

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  • Irmina Myszkowska v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 1, 2025

    Martin v. Commonwealth, 53 Mass. App. Ct. 526, 528 (2002), quoting Weaver v. Commonwealth, 387 Mass. 43, 47 (1982). … Bellanti v. Boston Pub. Health Comm'n, 70 Mass. App. Ct. 401, 407 (2007).

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  • Commonwealth v. Newman

    32 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.

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  • Desh, Inc. v. Commissioner of Revenue.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 25, 2024

    In doing so, "we recognize the [tax] board's expertise in the administration of tax statutes and give weight to the [tax] board's interpretations" (citation omitted). Adams v. Assessors of Westport, 76 Mass. App. … See Commissioner of Revenue v. A.W.

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  • O'Connor v. Brophy

    55 Mass. App. Ct. 909 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 20, 2002

    Brown for the plaintiffs. Robert O. Flynn for the defendant. Discussion. … In Yorke Mgmt. v.

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  • K. WILLIAM KRIKORIAN & Another v. HARNESS HORSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF NEW ENGLAND, INC.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 9, 2025

    Pursuant to HHANE's bylaws, a board of directors (board) manages HHANE. … See Tafralian v. Metropolitan Life Ins.

    Cited 0 timesUnpublished
  • Commonwealth v. Coffman

    84 Mass. App. Ct. 33 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 18, 2013

    L. c. 6, § 178H (a), does not require the Commonwealth to prove that a defendant intended to deceive the board, but the Commonwealth must prove that he knew the information was false.” Commonwealth v. … Rosado, 450 Mass. 657, 662 (2008), citing Commonwealth v. Fondakowski, 62 Mass. App.

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  • Commonwealth v. Mattias

    8 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 timesPublished
  • Greenery Rehabilitation Group, Inc. v. Antaramian

    36 Mass. App. Ct. 73 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 18, 1994

    BROWN, J. (concurring). I am in total accord with the result. … See Kourouvacilis v. General Motors Corp., 410 Mass. 706, 711-716 (1991); Marenghi v.

    Cited 76 timesPublished
  • Winthrop Corp. v. Lowenthal

    29 Mass. App. Ct. 180 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 28, 1990

    Bowers v. Board of Appeals of Marshfield, 16 Mass. App. Ct. 29, 33 (1983). The fact that Winthrop failed to so classify its motion is not dispositive. Ibid. See Freitas v. Frei-tas, 26 Mass. App. Ct. 196, 199 (1988). … Generally, in the interests of finality of judgments, “the operation of rule 60(b)(6) must receive ‘extremely meagre scope.’ ” Bowers v. Board of Appeals of Marshfield, 16 Mass. App. Ct. at 33 , quoting from Rinieri v.

    Cited 36 timesPublished
  • Donnelly v. Glacier Sand & Stone Co.

    2 Mass. App. Ct. 368 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 19, 1974

    Inc. v. Torrisi, 356 Mass. 103, 104 (1969). … Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 361 Mass. 317, 320 (1972).

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Sean Janosky.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 29, 2025

    See Commonwealth v. … See Commonwealth v.

    Cited 0 timesUnpublished

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