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DAMIAN ANKETELL & another v. OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND BUSINESS REGULATION.
101 Mass. App. Ct. 628 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 9, 2022
See Sullivan v. Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liab. Policies & Bonds, 97 Mass. App. Ct. 818 , 821 & n.7 (2020). … See Sullivan v. Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liab. Policies & Bonds, 97 Mass. App. Ct. 818 , 821 n.7 (2020).
Cited 4 timesPublishedSoutheastern Regional Planning & Economic Development District v. Town of Dartmouth
6 Mass. App. Ct. 209 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 4, 1978
Miller v. Wadsworth, Howland & Co., 296 Mass. 172, 174 (1946). Irving Usen Co. v. Assessors of Boston, 309 Mass. 544, 545 (1941). See G. L. c. 59, § 11. … Co. of America v. Boston, 369 Mass. 542, 547 (1976).
Cited 1 timesPublished48 Mass. App. Ct. 600 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 24, 2000
Conner, 299 Mass. 604, 607-608 (1938); Brown v. Hathaway Bakeries, Inc., 312 Mass. 110, 114 (1942). “ ‘Rescue’ as used in ordinary parlance means ‘to free from . . . danger.’ ” Campbell v. Schwartz, 47 Mass. App. … Dartt v. Browning-Ferris Indus., Inc. (Mass.), 427 Mass. 1, 14 (1998), quoting from Maxwell v. Massachusetts Title Ins. Co., 206 Mass. 197, 200 (1910).
Cited 31 timesPublishedWorcester Heritage Society, Inc. v. Trussell
31 Mass. App. Ct. 343 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 9, 1991
percent of the exterior to bare wood; replaced most of the clapboards on the south, sun-exposed side; prime-coated the entire house and finish-coated sixty percent of it; replaced most of the sash (most of the windows were boarded … See also Plumer v. Houghton & Dutton Co., 281 Mass. 173, 175-176 (1932); Vincent v. Torrey, 11 Mass. App. Ct. 463, 466-467 (1981). Cases such as Nevins v.
Cited 19 timesPublished21 Mass. App. Ct. 399 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 8, 1986
Irwin v. Ware, 392 Mass. 745, 748-751 (1984); Commonwealth v. Hussey, 14 Mass. App. Ct. 1015, 1016 (1982). 4. … The plaintiff’s right arm was at his side; his left arm was extended on a padded board, palm up, at an angle of about ninety degrees from his body and was not taped down.
Cited 5 timesPublishedMassachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 25, 2025
See Chace v. Curran, 71 Mass. App. Ct. 258, 260 n.4 (2008). … The agency's reviewing board summarily affirmed, and this appeal ensued.
Cited 0 timesUnpublished78 Mass. App. Ct. 671 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 26, 2011
Cooke 3 began an undercover operation pretending to be a fifteen year old prostitute on Craigslist, an online bulletin board. … See Commonwealth v. Gagnon, 430 Mass. 348, 350 (1999).
Cited 19 timesPublishedNAHANT PRESERVATION TRUST, INC., & Others v. NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (And a Consolidated Case)
Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 16, 2024
In Smith v. … Bank v.
Cited 0 timesPublished41 Mass. App. Ct. 312 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 18, 1996
Commonwealth v. Cannavo, supra. In Commonwealth v. Cook, 10 Mass. App. … Alleging that Sealfon prepared false invoices showing such sales and that Greenberg presented them to the ration board to obtain replacement authorizations, the substantive indictments charged both as jointly hable in uttering
Cited 7 timesPublishedSheffield Progressive, Inc. v. Kingston Tool Co.
10 Mass. App. Ct. 47 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 19, 1980
The bank, through its “ownership” of Worcester’s stock, appointed the person who was then serving as president of Kingston to the position of chairman of the board of Worcester. … See Nader v. Citron, 372 Mass. at 105 . See also Tamburello v. Monahan, 321 Mass. 445 (1947).
Cited 15 timesPublished23 Mass. App. Ct. 915 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 28, 1986
Although the option form used by plaintiff contained a statement that no one had influenced his decision, plaintiff wrote to the company’s board chairman that his decision had been influenced by threats. 2. … See Comeau v. Hebert, 352 Mass. 634, 635 (1967); Saharceski v. Marcure, 373 Mass. 304, 306 (1977); Foley v. Polaroid Corp., 381 Mass. 545, 547-550 (1980); Simmons v. Merchants Mut. Ins.
Cited 11 timesPublished49 Mass. App. Ct. 672 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 12, 2000
As stated in Commonwealth v. … Justice Brown would hold that the errors which occurred at trial had a cumulative effect which deprived the defendant of a fair trial. See Commonwealth v. McLeod, 30 Mass. App. Ct. 536 , 541 n.10 (1991).
Cited 0 timesPublished44 Mass. App. Ct. 9 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 25, 1997
Brown, J. The defendant was convicted by a Superior Court jury of rape of a child, G. L. c. 265, § 23. … See Commonwealth v. Hurley, 32 Mass. App.
Cited 11 timesPublished33 Mass. App. Ct. 28 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 23, 1992
Drapek v. Drapek, 399 Mass. 240, 243 (1987). See Bianco v. Bianco, 371 Mass. 420, 422 (1976). … Handrahan v. Handrahan, 28 Mass. App. Ct. 167, 172 (1989) (Brown, J., concurring).
Cited 16 timesPublished34 Mass. App. Ct. 551 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 28, 1993
LaChance v. First Natl. Bank & Trust Co., 301 Mass. 488, 491 (1938). See also Lyon v. Parkinson, 330 Mass. 374, 379-380 (1953); Kershaw, supra at 319-321 ; Collins v. Cabral, 348 Mass. 797, 797-798 (1965); Shaw v. … See Sparhawk v. Bullard, 1 Met. 95, 100 (1840); Curtis v. Brown, 219 Mass. 157, 159 (1914). And this means exclusion not only of that owner but of all third persons to the extent that the owner would have excluded them.
Cited 20 timesPublished29 Mass. App. Ct. 651 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 28, 1990
Oregon v. Kennedy, 456 U.S. 667, 672 (1982). Accord Commonwealth v. … Brown v. Metropolitan Transit Authy., 345 Mass. 636, 638 (1963).
Cited 4 timesPublishedBond v. Commissioner of Public Safety
1 Mass. App. Ct. 536 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 6, 1973
Compare Dugdale v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 270 Mass. 65, 68-69 (1930). See In re Berardi, 23 N. J. 485, 491-495 (1957). … See Miami Grove, Inc. v. Licensing Bd. of Boston, 312 Mass. 318, 323-324 (1942); Conley v. Director of Div. of Employment Security, 340 Mass. 315, 319-320 (1960). Cf. Higgins v.
Cited 6 timesPublishedKassis v. Lease & Rental Management Corp.
79 Mass. App. Ct. 784 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 14, 2011
See Strogoff v. Motor Sales Co., 302 Mass. 345, 347 (1939); Rich v. Finley, 325 Mass. 99, 107 (1949). … See Dartt v. Browning-Ferns Indus., Inc. (Mass.), 427 Mass. 1, 14 (1998).
Cited 2 timesPublished93 Mass. App. Ct. 1116 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 25, 2018
Commonwealth v. Pietrass , 392 Mass. 892 , 901 (1984). Contrast Commonwealth v. Hurd , 51 Mass. App. … See, e.g., Commonwealth v. Brown , 116 Mass. 339 , 340 (1874) ; Commonwealth v. McClaine , 367 Mass. 559 , 560 (1975).
Cited 1 timesPublished1 Mass. App. Ct. 730 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 6, 1974
See Commonwealth v. Millen, 289 Mass. 441, 465 (1935), cert. den. sub nom. Millen v. Massachusetts, 295 U. S. 765 (1935); Commonwealth v. Agiasottelis, supra, at 16 ; Commonwealth v. … Brown, 364 Mass. 471 (1973), the Supreme Judicial Court has changed prospectively the nature of the trial judge’s supervisory responsibilities in instances where physical restraint of a defendant is contemplated and the procedure
Cited 19 timesPublished
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