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  • Commonwealth v. Theron J. White.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 5, 2026

    Commonwealth v. Brown, 479 Mass. 600, 608 (2018), quoting Latimore, 378 Mass. at 677. … Ashford, 486 Mass. 450, 454 (2020), citing Brown, supra at 608.

    Cited 0 timesUnpublished
  • Kettinger v. Black & Decker Manufacturing Co.

    13 Mass. App. Ct. 993 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 22, 1982

    On July 16, 1974, he was cutting boards about one and three-quarter inches to two inches thick, when the saw “bucked back . . . and . . . struck . . . [his] stomach.” He “tried to push it back and it cut. . . … Hazelton & Sons v. Teel, 349 Mass. 617, 620 (1965); McCormick v. B.F. Goodrich Co., 8 Mass. App. Ct. 885, 886 (1979). See also Everett v. Bucky Warren, Inc., 376 Mass. 280, 284-285, 291-292 (1978); Biley v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Freedman v. Freedman

    49 Mass. App. Ct. 519 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 27, 2000

    At that time Ippolita had completed her bachelor of arts degree at Wellesley and planned to take an advanced degree in art history at Brown University. Their child, a son, was bom the following October. … Mailer v. Mailer, 390 Mass. 371, 375 (1983). Drapek v. Drapek, 399 Mass. 240, 247-248 (1987). Moriarty v. Stone, 41 Mass. App. Ct. 151, 158-159 (1996).

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Sterilite Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co.

    20 Mass. App. Ct. 215 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 14, 1985

    Co. of America v. Boston, 369 Mass. 542, 547 (1976).” First Natl. Bank v. Judge Baker Guidance Center, 13 Mass. App. Ct. 144, 151 (1982). Brown v. Taunton, 16 Mass. App. Ct. 614, 617-618 (1983). See G. … Verrochi v.

    Superseded on other grounds by Sterilite Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co., 397 Mass. 837 (1986)Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Hokanson

    74 Mass. App. Ct. 403 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 11, 2009

    Brown, J. After a jury-waived trial in the District Court, the defendant appeals from his convictions of disturbing the peace, G. L. c. 272, § 53, and threatening to commit a crime, G. L. c. 275, § 2. … Compare Commonwealth v. Maiden, supra at 434 . Contrast Commonwealth v. Furst, 56 Mass. App.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Robinson

    74 Mass. App. Ct. 752 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 3, 2009

    She had an open circular lesion on her abdomen, immediately below her navel, from which a foul-smelling brown substance was oozing. … Stanley v. Illinois, 405 U.S. 645, 651 (1972). Troxel v. Gran-ville, 530 U.S. 57, 66 (2000). See Wisconsin v.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Simon v. National Union Fire Insurance

    57 Mass. App. Ct. 350 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 10, 2003

    Brown, J. … Co. v. Holyoke, 23 Mass. App. Ct. 472, 475 (1987).

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Bulwer v. Mount Auburn Hospital

    86 Mass. App. Ct. 316 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 24, 2014

    The hospital also reported Bulwer’s termination to the Board of Registration in Medicine. … Although that physician left the program after the Board of Registration in Medicine failed to renew his license, the hospital’s negative feedback about his poor performance led to the board’s action.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Wentworth v. HENRY C. BECKER CUSTOM BUILDING, LTD.

    76 Mass. App. Ct. 507 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 2, 2010

    See White v. George A. Fuller Co., 226 Mass. 1, 3-5 (1917); Clark v. M.W. Leahy Co., 300 Mass. 565, 568-569 (1938); Brown v. Marr Equipment Corp., 355 Mass. 724 (1969). … See Searcy v. Paul, 20 Mass. App.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Eastern Products Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co.

    58 Mass. App. Ct. 16 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 5, 2003

    Prior to purchasing its portion of the property, BRT applied to the board of zoning appeals of Andover pursuant to G. … The board approved the permit but, due to the contamination on the property, reduced the number of allowable units below what BRT had requested.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Andrew v. Commissioner of Correction

    63 Mass. App. Ct. 912 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 9, 2005

    See, e.g., Prescott v. … See also County of Barnstable v. American *913 Financial Corp., 51 Mass. App. Ct. 213 , 214 n.3 (2001). Earned good time under c. 127, § 129D, remained unaffected. See Commonwealth v. Brown, 47 Mass. App.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Taunton Greyhound Ass'n v. State Racing Commission

    10 Mass. App. Ct. 297 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 18, 1980

    Bank v. Commissioner of Banks, 340 Mass. 695, 701 (1960); State *311 Tax Commn. v. Wheatland, 343 Mass. 650, 653-654 (1962); Board of Appeals of Hanover v. Housing Appeals Commn., 363 Mass. 339, 355 (1973). … Rehoboth seemingly conceded that it had no statutory right to a hearing because it argued instead, in reliance upon Board of Regents of State Colleges v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • In re Moe

    26 Mass. App. Ct. 915 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 1, 1988

    See Milton Commons Assoc. v. Board of Appeals of Milton, 14 Mass. App. Ct. 111, 114-115 (1982).

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • In the Matter of the Richard E. Howard Trust.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 26, 2025

    See Jackson v. … Contrast Briggs v.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Ortiz-Peguero

    51 Mass. App. Ct. 90 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 1, 2001

    L. c. 94C, § 47(6).” 6 Commonwealth v. Brown, 426 Mass. 475, 480 (1998). … Commonwealth v.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Frias

    47 Mass. App. Ct. 293 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 15, 1999

    On the bed in addition to the cash were two rolls of brown, cellophane-like masking tape. The bed was bare of dice, cards, or other gaming paraphernalia. … See, for example, Commonwealth v. Montanez, 410 Mass. 290, 304-306 (1991); Commonwealth v. Padilla, 42 Mass. App. Ct. 67, 74 (1997); Commonwealth v. Gonzales, 42 Mass. App. Ct. at 237-241. Contrast Commonwealth v.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Lashway

    36 Mass. App. Ct. 677 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 20, 1994

    Compare Commonwealth v. … Brown, 414 Mass. 123, 125-126 (1993). 9 General Laws c. 266, § 30(1), as amended through St. 1987, c. 468, § 1: “Whoever steals ... the property of another . . . shall be guilty of larceny, and ... if the value of the property

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Levin

    7 Mass. App. Ct. 501 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 4, 1979

    See Stranad v. Commonwealth, 366 Mass. 847 (1974); DiPietro v. Commonwealth, supra; Commonwealth v. Roberts, supra; Commonwealth v. Allen, post 856 (1979). In the case last cited, Commonwealth v. … DiPietro v. Commonwealth, 369 Mass. at 964 . See also Commonwealth v. Roberts, supra; Commonwealth v. Allen, supra.

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Clark

    67 Mass. App. Ct. 832 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 18, 2006

    Hunt v. … See Friedman v. Board of Registration in Med., 414 Mass. 663, 665-666 (1993), and cases cited.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • El Chaar v. Chehab

    78 Mass. App. Ct. 501 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 31, 2010

    See Commonwealth v. Richardson, 423 Mass. 180, 183 (1996). Contrast McLaughlin v. Board of Selectmen of Amherst, 422 Mass. 359, 362 (1996). … See Hernandez v. Branciforte, 55 Mass. App.

    Cited 13 timesPublished

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