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  • Commonwealth v. Raymond

    54 Mass. App. Ct. 488 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 12, 2002

    L. c. 209A, § 7, see Commonwealth v. … Commonwealth v. Wallace, 14 Mass. App. Ct. 358, 364 (1982), citing State v. Brown, 38 Kan. 390, 393 (1888).

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  • Commonwealth v. Shelton

    37 Mass. App. Ct. 964 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 12, 1994

    Commonwealth v. Sylvester, supra. … Haywood, 377 Mass. 755, 758-763 (1979); Commonwealth v. Brown, 394 Mass. 394, 397-398 (1985). The defendant fails to show that trial counsel was ineffective.

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  • Mattingly v. Casey

    24 Mass. App. Ct. 452 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 14, 1987

    Trum v. Paxton, 329 Mass. at 438 . Whitney v. Worcester, 373 Mass. at 220 . Narine v. Powers, 400 Mass. at 346-347 . … Compare Commonwealth v. Cadwell, 374 Mass. 308 , 319 n.8 (1978); Commonwealth v. Labbe, 6 Mass. App. Ct. 73, 81-82 (Brown, J., concurring).

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  • Commonwealth v. Anderson

    24 Mass. App. Ct. 959 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 4, 1987

    Commonwealth v. Brusgulis, 398 Mass. 325 , 326 n.1 (1986). … See Commonwealth v. Hine, 393 Mass. at 573 ; Commonwealth v. Cronk, 396 Mass. at 201 n.3.

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  • H.D. v. X.Z.

    93 Mass. App. Ct. 1110 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 14, 2018

    See Kellogg v. … See MacDonald v. Caruso , 467 Mass. 382 , 387-391 (2014).

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  • J.S.H. v. J.S.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 1, 2017

    Commonwealth v. … Wojcicki v.

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  • Crowell v. Attorney General

    3 Mass. App. Ct. 700 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 30, 1975

    We do not pause to consider the propriety of the remedy sought by the petitioner, as we think it clear from the first sentence of § 10 that a board of selectmen has the power to call a special town meeting and to insert articles … See Walsworth v. Casassa, 219 Mass. 200, 204-205 (1914); Tilden, Town Government, 38 B. U. L. Rev. 347, 349 (1958); Johnson & others, Town Meeting Time, § 4, at 12-13 (1962). Charles F. Crowell, pro se.

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  • Ransow v. Aetna Cas. & Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co.

    92 Mass. App. Ct. 1123 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 23, 2018

    Wang v. Niakaros , 67 Mass. App. Ct. 166 , 169 (2006). … See Bowers v. Board of Appeals of Marshfield , 16 Mass. App. Ct. 29 , 33 (1983) (allegedly erroneous judgment "is not susceptible to attack as void"). Accordingly, the plaintiff's motion was properly denied.

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  • Batterymarch, LLC v. Everest Nat'l Ins. Co.

    94 Mass. App. Ct. 1113 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 14, 2018

    Compare Rae v. Air-Speed, Inc ., 386 Mass. 187 , 196 (1982). The right enjoyed by condominium owners to obtain insurance on their units, see G. … Condominium Ass'n v. Board of Appeal of Boston , 426 Mass. 485 , 487 (1998).

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  • Commonwealth v. Clements

    94 Mass. App. Ct. 1117 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 16, 2019

    See Commonwealth v. … Brown , 474 Mass. 576 , 590 n.7 (2016) ( Miller focused on sentencing and punishment of juveniles; the "Court did not discuss case law or statutory law addressing intent, knowledge, or deliberate premeditation as elements

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  • Beaupre v. Cliff Smith & Associates

    50 Mass. App. Ct. 480 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 16, 2000

    Springfield, 424 Mass. at 767 ; Dartt v. Browning-Ferris Indus., Inc. (Mass.), 427 Mass. 1, 17-17a (1998); Abramian v. President & Fellows of Harvard College, 432 Mass. 107, 119 (2000); McMillan v. … See Bain v. Springfield, 424 Mass. at 767 ; Dartt v. Browning-Ferris Indus., Inc. (Mass.), 427 Mass. 1 , 17-17a (1998); Abramian v. President & Fellows of Harvard College, 432 Mass. 107, 119 (2000). Compare Silverman v.

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  • Andreson v. Andreson

    29 Mass. App. Ct. 476 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 7, 1990

    See Andreson v . Andreson, 145 Vt. 634 (1985). … Myers v. Brown, 143 Vt. 159, 164 (1988). See also In re Stocker, 133 Vt. 161, 163 (1975). This is also the law of Massachusetts. See Amrhein v.

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  • BRAD L. WATKINS v. NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE CHARTER SCHOOL FOUNDATION & Another.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 17, 2026

    "Section 11 of the [Boston zoning] enabling act confers standing on '[a]ny person aggrieved by a decision' of the board of appeal." Epstein v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 77 Mass. App. Ct. 752, 756 (2010). … Porter v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 99 Mass. App. Ct. 240, 241 (2021). "A person aggrieved under G.

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  • Burlington Package Liquors, Inc. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission

    7 Mass. App. Ct. 186 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 13, 1979

    On the authority of Olde Towne Liquor Store, Inc. v. … Duato v. Commissioner of Pub. Welfare, 359 Mass. 635, 641 (1971). See Glazier v. Andrews, 349 Mass. 417, 419 (1965); Fioravanti v. State Racing Commission, 6 Mass. App. Ct. 299, 304 (1978). 2.

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  • CBK Brook House I Ltd. Partnership v. Berlin

    64 Mass. App. Ct. 913 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 3, 2005

    Barclay v. *915 DeVeau, 384 Mass. 676, 682 (1981). … The 39 Joy Street Condominium Assn. v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 426 Mass. 485, 487 (1998). See Podell v. Lahn, 38 Mass. App.

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  • Jordan v. City Clerk

    14 Mass. App. Ct. 916 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 15, 1982

    While this legislative action could have been made the subject of a referendum petition (see Moore v. … L. c. 43, § 42, is restricted to legislative acts, Moore v.

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  • Massasoit Industrial Corp. v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 23, 2017

    See Dartt v. Browning-Ferris Indus., Inc., 427 Mass. 1, 3 (1998); Knight v. Avon Prods., Inc., 438 Mass. 413, 420-421 (2003). Cf. Sullivan v. Liberty Mut. Ins. … Dartt v. Browning-Ferris Indus., Inc., 427 Mass. 1, 3 (1998). See Russell v.

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  • J.F. White Contracting Co. v. Department of Public Works

    24 Mass. App. Ct. 932 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 5, 1987

    White and Manganaro presented a claim for extra costs to the DPW board of contract appeal, which denied the claim. This litigation followed. … McLean Heating Supplies, Inc. v. Jefferson Constr. Co., 339 Mass. 356, 362-363 (1959). See also Poorvu Constr. Co. v. Nelson Elec. Co., 335 Mass. 545 (1957). Compare Interstate Engr. Corp. v. Fitchburg, 367 Mass. 758 .

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  • Commonwealth v. Leavitt

    17 Mass. App. Ct. 585 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 7, 1984

    Brown, J. (concurring). … Commonwealth v. Franks, 365 Mass. 74, 81 (1974). Ames, Baretta’s Theme (Leeds Music Corporation and Dutchess Music Corporation, Melville, New York, 1975).

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  • Beninati v. Borghi

    90 Mass. App. Ct. 556 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 24, 2016

    Browning-Ferris Indus., Inc. v. Casella Waste Mgmt. of Mass., Inc., 79 Mass. App. Ct. 300, 307 (2011). … Browning-Ferris, 79 Mass. App. Ct. at 307-308. "It is the appellant's burden to show that a finding of fact is clearly erroneous." Demoulas v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished

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