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  • Proctor v. North Shore Community Arts Foundation

    47 Mass. App. Ct. 372 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 22, 1999

    Brown, J. This appeal amply demonstrates the old maxim — “Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong.” … Bengar v. Clark Equip.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • K.W. v. LAZ PARKING LIMITED, LLC, & Others.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 31, 2023

    Browning-Ferris Indus., Inc. v. Casella Waste Mgt. of Mass., Inc., 79 Mass. App. Ct. 300, 307 (2011). … See Browning-Ferris Indus., Inc., 79 Mass. App. Ct. finding of facts.

    Cited 0 timesUnpublished
  • Commonwealth v. Howze

    58 Mass. App. Ct. 147 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 16, 2003

    Brown, J. The defendant was convicted of rape of a child, G. L. c. 265, § 23, and indecent assault and battery on a child, G. L. c. 265, § 13B. … See Commonwealth v. Arriaga, supra; Commonwealth v. Valliere, supra. See also Commonwealth v. Buckley, 410 Mass. 209, 222 (1991), citing Morey v. Commonwealth, 108 Mass. 433, 434 (1871).

    Overruled on other grounds by Commonwealth v. Kelly, 470 Mass. 682 (2015)Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Bourgeois

    68 Mass. App. Ct. 433 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 13, 2007

    See Commonwealth v. Bishop, 416 Mass. at 182 , quoting from People v. … Commonwealth v. Fuller, supra. See Commonwealth v. Westbrook, 58 Mass. App.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Telco Communications, Inc. v. New Jersey State Firemen's Mutual Benevolent Ass'n

    41 Mass. App. Ct. 225 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 30, 1996

    Bank v. … Little, Brown & Co. v. Bourne, 493 F. Supp. 544 (D. Mass. 1980), resembles Good Hope.

    Cited 20 timesPublished
  • Melahn v. Secretary of the Commonwealth

    17 Mass. App. Ct. 477 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 2, 1984

    Sears v. Secretary of the Commonwealth, 369 Mass. 392, 399 (1975). Attorney General v. Drohan, 169 Mass. 534, 535-536 (1897). … Lacking a specific definition, we use the principles of statutory construction set out in Milton Commons Associates v. Board of Appeals of Milton, 14 Mass. App.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Rodriguez

    83 Mass. App. Ct. 267 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 7, 2013

    Commonwealth v. Brown, 47 Mass. App. Ct. 616, 622 (1999), S.C., 431 Mass. 772 (2000). We do note that the Commonwealth’s parsing of the sentence structure is at least as awkward as the defendant’s. … In Commonwealth v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Bay Colony Marketing Co. v. Fruit Salad, Inc.

    41 Mass. App. Ct. 662 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 19, 1996

    See Volin v. Board of Pub. Accountancy, 422 Mass. 175, 179 (1996); Champigny v. Commonwealth, supra at 252 . … See Alexander v. Berman, 29 Mass. App.

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Pratt

    42 Mass. App. Ct. 695 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 22, 1997

    See Commonwealth v. O’Brien, 21 Mass. App. … See, e.g., Commonwealth v. Stockhammer, 409 Mass. 867, 883 (1991). 5 See also Commonwealth v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational School District School Committee v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination

    31 Mass. App. Ct. 84 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 18, 1991

    See Shoppers’ World, Inc. v. Board of Assessors of Framingham, 348 Mass. 366, 371-372 (1965). Nor was it objectionable on hearsay grounds. … In Price Waterhouse v.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Aldrich (No. 1)

    88 Mass. App. Ct. 113 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 26, 2015

    See, e.g., Commonwealth v. Peaslee, 177 Mass. 267, 271 (1901); Commonwealth v. Ortiz, 408 Mass. 463, 470 (1990); Commonwealth v. … See Brown v. Ohio, 432 U.S. 161, 166-169 (1977); Commonwealth v. D'Amour, 428 Mass. 725, 748 (1999). See also Commonwealth v.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Gouthro v. Gilgun

    12 Mass. App. Ct. 591 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 12, 1981

    Myers v. … Gouthro was grabbing this abatement on his home, members of the former Board of Assessors were increasing the assessments of the homeowners in his ward.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Tweedy

    54 Mass. App. Ct. 56 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 27, 2002

    Tweedy, see Commonwealth v. Brown, 394 Mass. 394, 397 (1985); Commonwealth v. Gabbidon, 17 Mass. App. … See Commonwealth v. White, 32 Mass. App.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Ramirez

    92 Mass. App. Ct. 742 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 9, 2018

    See Commonwealth v. … See Commonwealth v. Brown , 68 Mass. App. Ct. 261 , 266, 861 N.E.2d 504 (2007) (authority to detain does not also give rise to justification of search). 3. Justification for the search .

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • FAY, SPOFFORD & THORNDIKE v. Mass. Port Auth.

    7 Mass. App. Ct. 336 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 2, 1979

    Present: BROWN, GREANEY, & KASS, JJ. Douglas B. MacDonald ( George W. Stuart with him) for the defendant. John M. Reed for the plaintiff. KASS, J. … Clark v. State St. Trust Co., 270 Mass. 140, 153 (1930). Fried v. Fried, 5 Mass. App. Ct. 660, 664 (1977).

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Massaro v. Walsh

    71 Mass. App. Ct. 562 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 14, 2008

    Boyd v. Jamaica Plain Co-op. Bank, 7 Mass. App. Ct. 153, 163 (1999). See Heacock v. Heacock, 402 Mass. at 24 ; Tinkham v. Jenny Craig, Inc., 45 Mass. App. Ct. 567, 571 (1998). … Kobrin v. Board of Registration in Med., 444 Mass. 837, 843 (2005). Only the second element is discussed at length.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Higgins v. Department of Environmental Protection

    64 Mass. App. Ct. 754 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 13, 2005

    TBI, Inc. v. Board of Health of N. Andover, 431 Mass. 9, 17 (2000), quoting from Brookline v. Commissioner of the Dept. of Envtl. … Corp. v. Assessors of Medford, 427 Mass. 228 , 229 n.2 (1998).

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Wolov v. Michaud Bus Lines, Inc.

    21 Mass. App. Ct. 60 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 29, 1985

    As Eric lingered at the comer, a car drew up, an occupant evidently invited Eric to board, Eric did so, and the car drove off. He had been kidnapped. … Co. v. Gilbane Bldg. Co., 391 Mass. 143 (1984). Sterilite Corp. v. Continental Cas. Co., 17 Mass. App. Ct. 316 (1983).

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Edgerly

    13 Mass. App. Ct. 562 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 21, 1982

    See also Commonwealth v. Brown, 2 Mass. App. Ct. 76, 83 (1974). 4. A witness, Barbara Kittell, was properly permitted to testify to what she overheard the defendant state in a conversation with St. … Commonwealth v. Brown, 10 Mass. App. Ct. 935 (1980). See Commonwealth v. King, 374 Mass. 5, 13 (1977). In Commonwealth v. Leroux, 12 Mass. App.

    Cited 29 timesPublished
  • Johnson v. Johnson

    53 Mass. App. Ct. 416 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 19, 2001

    See Lee v. Fowler, 263 Mass. 440, 444 (1928); Brown v. Massachusetts Port Authy., 371 Mass. 395, 400 (1976). … Rice v. Rice, 372 Mass. 398, 400 (1977). Drapek v. Drapek, 399 Mass. 240, 243 (1987). Heins v. Ledis, 422 Mass. 477, 480-481 (1996).

    Cited 5 timesPublished

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