Case law

SHANNON DEOLIVEIRA & Another v. BUILDING COMMISSIONER OF BILLERICA & Others.

Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 2, 2026

Williams v. Board of Appeals of Norwell, 490 Mass. 684, 685 (2022). … Hoffer v. Board of 6 Registration in Med., 461 Mass. 451, 457 (2012), citing School Comm. of Hudson v. Board of Educ., 448 Mass. 565, 576 (2007).

Commonwealth v. Deeran

20 Mass. App. Ct. 588 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 14, 1985

See United States v. Jorn, 400 U.S. 470, 485 (1971); Arizona v. Washington, 434 U.S. 497, 503 (1978); Thames v. Commonwealth, 365 Mass. 477, 479 (1974); Jones v. Commonwealth, 379 Mass. 607, 618, 622 (1980); Barton v. … Griffin, 743 F.2d 1064, 1065 (4th Cir. 1984), affirming on the basis of the opinion in Burgess v. Griffin, 585 F. Supp. 1564 (W.D.N.C. 1984) (but see Brown v.

Eric Legere v. Director of the Department of Unemployment Assistance.

Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 9, 2026

See, e.g., Manias v. … Whether these religious activities, standing alone, rendered him unavailable for work was a determination that must be made by the board. See Keough v.

Commonwealth v. Capone

39 Mass. App. Ct. 606 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 18, 1996

See Commonwealth v. Brown, 413 Mass. 693, 695 (1992); Commonwealth v. Mendrala, 20 Mass. App. Ct. 398, 399-402 (1988). … Commonwealth v.

Tartarini v. Department of Mental Retardation

82 Mass. App. Ct. 217 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 23, 2012

See Massachusetts Fedn. of Teachers, AFT, AFL-CIO v. Board of *222 Educ., 436 Mass. 763, 774 (2002). … Board of Health of Granby, 444 Mass. 627, 633 (2005) (“if [court] concluded] that the statute is unambiguous, [it] give[s] effect to the Legislature’s intent”). See also Massachusetts Mun. Wholesale Elec. Co. v.

Barlow v. Chongris & Sons, Inc.

38 Mass. App. Ct. 297 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 27, 1995

Dolan v. Board of Appeals of Chatham, 359 Mass. 699, 700-701 (1971). Here, Chongris did not acquire the right to pass over the land of the plaintiffs by adverse use or by act of public authority but by grant. … Nantucket Conservation Found., Inc. v. Russell Mgmt., Inc., 380 Mass. 212, 215 (1980) .

JOHN E. LUNDGREN v. ROBERT HOFFER & Another.

Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 21, 2024

Williams v. Board of Appeals of Norwell, 490 Mass. 684, 685 (2022). The accident occurred on December 1, 2014. Within a week, the plaintiff was diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease. … Commonwealth v. Brown, 479 Mass. 163, 168 n.3 (2018), quoting Commonwealth v. Domanski, 332 Mass. 66, 78 (1954). 7 The panelists are listed in order of seniority. 12

Commonwealth v. Rivera

62 Mass. App. Ct. 859 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 8, 2005

Compare Commonwealth v. … See Commonwealth v. Brown, 11 Mass. App. Ct. 288, 296-297 (1981).

Bulpett v. Dodge Associates, Inc.

5 Mass. App. Ct. 593 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 11, 1977

See also Brown v. Marr Equip. Corp., 355 Mass. 724, 727 (1969). … Atwood v. Boston, 310 Mass. 70, 75 (1941). Trafton v. Custeau, 338 Mass. 305, 307-308 (1959). Banaghan v. Dewey, 340 Mass. 73, 80 (1959).

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.

Basis Technology Corp. v. Amazon.com, Inc.

71 Mass. App. Ct. 29 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 7, 2008

Under its terms Amazon purchased 1,654,412 shares of Basis Series A preferred stock for the price of $2.72 per share and acquired a seat on Basis’s board of directors. … The memorandum included copies of the enabling vote of the board of directors and of the proposed conforming amendments to the certificate of incorporation.

Chief of Police v. City Manager

11 Mass. App. Ct. 415 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 23, 1981

It was pointed out in Allen v. … See DeNunzio v. City Manager of Cambridge, 341 Mass. 420, 422 (1960); Welch v. Contributory Retirement Appeals Bd., 343 Mass. 502 (1962); Curry v. Cambridge, 351 Mass. 28, 29-30 (1966); Sancta Maria Hosp. v.

Irwin v. Degtiarov

85 Mass. App. Ct. 234 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 25, 2014

Munn v. Reed, 4 Allen 431 , 433 (1862). See Sherman v. … Brown v. Bolduc, *236 29 Mass. App. Ct. 909, 910 (1990). See Malchanoff v. Truehart, 354 Mass. 118, 123 (1968) (“statute imposes strict liability”). Intent (whether of owner or dog) is likewise irrelevant. Hathaway v.

Enos v. Correia

38 Mass. App. Ct. 318 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 30, 1995

Brown v. Taunton, 16 Mass. App. Ct. 614, 617-18 (1983). The plain language of G. … Kanvick v. Reilly, 233 Mont. 324, 327 (1988). Preston v. Mercieri, 133 N.H. 36, 39 (1990). In re Whitaker, 36 Ohio St.3d 213, 215 (1988). Clark v. Evans, 778 S.W.2d 446, 448 (Tenn. App. 1989). But see, Mimkon v.

Ayscough v. Town of Andover

19 Mass. App. Ct. 125 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 27, 1984

See Reilly v. School Comm. of Boston, 362 Mass. 689, 694-695 (1972); Lowry v. Secretary of the Commonwealth, 372 Mass. 867 (1977); Planning Bd. of Cambridge v. Board of Zoning Appeals of Cambridge, 7 Mass. App. … Compare Karchmar v. Worcester, 364 Mass. 124, 136 (1973); Department of Youth Services v. A Juvenile, 384 Mass. 784, 787-788 (1981).

Sy v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination

79 Mass. App. Ct. 760 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 8, 2011

Massachusetts Fedn. of Teachers, AFT, AFL-CIO v. Board of Educ., 436 Mass. 763, 771 (2002), quoting from Consolidated Cigar Corp. v. Department of Pub. Health, 372 Mass. 844, 855 (1977). … Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Amesbury v. Housing Appeals Comm., 457 Mass. 748, 760 (2010), quoting from Goldberg v. Board of Health of Granby, 444 Mass. 627, 633 (2005).

Commonwealth v. Swanson

56 Mass. App. Ct. 459 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 15, 2002

Brown, J. The defendant was convicted by a Superior Court jury of possession of heroin, G. … See Commonwealth v. Marquez, 434 Mass. 370, 374 (2001), quoting from Commonwealth v.

15 LaGrange Street Corp. v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination

Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 13, 2021

Langlitz v. Board of Registration of Chiropractors, 396 Mass. 374, 377 (1985), quoting Higgins v. License Comm'rs of Quincy, 308 Mass. 142, 145 (1941). See LaPointe v. … See Strasnick v. Board of Registration in Pharmacy, 408 Mass. 654, 660 (1990);  10 Vaspourakan, Ltd. v.

Emmanuel F. Joseph's Case.

Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 12, 2025

See Chace v. Curran, 71 Mass. App. Ct. 258, 260 n.4 (2008). … (board).

Sullivan v. City of Worcester

18 Mass. App. Ct. 360 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 11, 1984

Co. of America v. Boston, 369 Mass. 542, 546 (1976). … See Stetson v. Selectmen of Carlisle, 369 Mass. 755, 763 n.12 (1976); Stepan Chemical Co. v. Wilmington, 8 Mass. App. Ct. 880 (1979).