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  • Pitts v. Halifax Country Club, Inc.

    19 Mass. App. Ct. 525 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 26, 1985

    Wallach, 366 Mass. 622, 626 (1975); Bills v. Nunno, 4 Mass. App. Ct. 279, 283-284 (1976); Vincent v. Torrey, 11 Mass. App. Ct. 463, 466 (1981); Hardiman v. Hardiman, 11 Mass. App. Ct. 626, 628 (1981). … Bank v. Kahn, 363 Mass. 425, 428 (1973), and that a court will not permit its equitable powers to be employed to accomplish an injustice. Brown v. Leighton, 385 Mass. 757, 760 (1982).

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  • Commonwealth v. Butler

    90 Mass. App. Ct. 599 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 4, 2016

    See Johnson v. … Brown v. Allen, 344 U.S. 443, 540 (1953) (Jackson, J., concurring in result). Yet not even the talented justices of our Supreme Judicial Court are omniscient.

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  • Commonwealth v. Dinardo

    92 Mass. App. Ct. 715 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 7, 2018

    See Commonwealth v. … See Commonwealth v. Felt, 466 Mass. 316, 321 n.7 (2013), quoting from Commonwealth v.

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  • Steranko v. Inforex, Inc.

    5 Mass. App. Ct. 253 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 29, 1977

    On November 22, 1971, the board of directors of Inforex, citing Steranko’s refusal to execute the M-297 assignment, *259 voted unanimously to discharge him for cause. 5 Inforex then informed Steranko of its intention, pursuant … effect the stockholders’ agreement became ineffectual by the passage of time in the course of this dispute. 4 The Infobond process is an automated wiring process for connecting electronic components on a printed circuit board

    Cited 100 timesPublished
  • JIANGHE NIU v. BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY & Another.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 24, 2024

    See Kellogg v. … Board of Registration in Med., 461 Mass. 1001, 1003 (2011) (insufficient basis for appellate consideration where appellant "failed to support his claims of error with sufficient legal argument . . . and fail[ed] to cite

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  • Commonwealth v. Ware

    75 Mass. App. Ct. 220 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 23, 2009

    United States v. … The witnesses told the officers that one of the two men had a long barreled, black colored handgun with a light brown handle, and that both men had fled inside 12 York Street prior to the arrival of the police.”

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  • Catrone v. State Racing Commission

    17 Mass. App. Ct. 484 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 8, 1984

    The board of stewards later refused to order the racing secretary of the track to accept the entry in a race of a horse owned by Catrone, and Catrone appealed to the commission. … Compare Casa Loma, Inc. v.

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Farnkoff

    16 Mass. App. Ct. 433 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 29, 1983

    Commonwealth v. … California, 395 U.S. 250, 253-254 (1969), Schneble v. Florida, 405 U.S. 427, 430-432 (1972), and Brown v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Smith v. Atlantic Properties, Inc.

    12 Mass. App. Ct. 201 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 6, 1981

    See Jessie v. Boynton, 372 Mass. 293, 304 (1977); Hallahan v. Haltom Corp., 7 Mass. App. Ct. 68, 70-71 (1979). See also Cain v. Cain, 3 Mass. App. Ct. 467, 473-479 (1975). … See Crocker v. Waltham Watch Co., 315 Mass. 397, 402 (1944); Donahue v.

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Laguer

    89 Mass. App. Ct. 32 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 29, 2016

    At a parole board hearing held in 2003, the defendant admitted that in advance of his trial he had mixed his saliva with that of another inmate before being swabbed for testing. Commonwealth v. Laguer, 65 Mass. … Commonwealth v.

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  • Commonwealth v. Chilcoff

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 2, 2023

    Commonwealth v. Brown, 401 Mass. 745, 747 (1988). The prosecution's theory at trial was that the victim lacked the ability to consent to intercourse since she was incapacitated by her intoxication. … See Commonwealth v. Kennedy, 478 Mass. 804, 810-811 (2018); Commonwealth v. Butler, 97 Mass. App.

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  • Commonwealth v. Ryan Vibber.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 7, 2024

    Commonwealth v. Gerhardt, 477 Mass. 775, 776 (2017). The judge was not wrong to overrule the defendant's objection and admit the evidence. See Commonwealth v. Brown, 83 Mass. App. … See Commonwealth v. Rodriguez, 437 Mass. 554, 565 (2002); Commonwealth v.

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  • Curly Customs, Inc. v. Pioneer Financial

    62 Mass. App. Ct. 92 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 22, 2004

    See Torphy v. Reder, 357 Mass. 153, 155-156 (1970), S.C., 360 Mass. 869 (1971). … See Bass v. Hoagland, 172 F.2d 205, 210 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 338 U.S. 816 (1949).

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • City of Springfield v. Local Union No. 648, International Association of Firefighters, AFL-CIO

    88 Mass. App. Ct. 1 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 13, 2015

    For its argument, the city relies on Somerville v. Somerville Mun. Employees Assn., 20 Mass. App. Ct. 594 (1985) (Somerville). … Fall River v. AFSCME Council 93, Local 3177, AFL-CIO, 61 Mass. App. Ct. 404, 406 (2004), quoting from Dedham v. Labor Relations Commn., 365 Mass. 392, 402 (1974).

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  • Davidson v. Davidson

    19 Mass. App. Ct. 364 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 20, 1985

    Rice v. … Van Loan, 116 Ariz. 272 (1977); In re Marriage of Brown, 15 Cal. 3d 838 (1976); Robert C.S. v. Barbara J.S., 434 A.2d 383 (Del. 1981); In re Marriage of Fairchild, 110 Ill. App. 3d 470 (1982); Damiano v.

    Cited 81 timesPublished
  • Connors v. Connors

    111 N.E.3d 305 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 18, 2018

    Ansin , 457 Mass. at 298 , quoting from Dominick v. Dominick , 18 Mass. App. Ct. 85 , 92 (1984). 2. Attorney's fees and costs . … He has served on boards of directors of multiple businesses and acted as CEO at times.

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  • Murphy v. Miller

    75 Mass. App. Ct. 210 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 22, 2009

    Isakson v. Vincequere, supra at 284 , quoting from Hass v. … See United States v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Downey v. Chutehall Construction Co.

    86 Mass. App. Ct. 660 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 13, 2014

    See also Driscoll v. Board of Trustees of Milton Academy, 70 Mass. App. Ct. 285, 296 (2007); Gray v. St. Martin's Press, Inc., 221 F.3d 243, 248 (1st Cir. 2000), cert. denied, 531 U.S. 1075 (2001). … King v.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • National Medical Care, Inc. v. Zigelbaum

    18 Mass. App. Ct. 570 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 26, 1984

    On June 25,1973, NMC sent a letter to the defendant informing him that the boards of directors of NMC and HRI had voted to terminate his employment as of June 30, 1973. … But see Staples Coal Co. v. Ucello, 333 Mass. 464, 468 (1956); Costonis v.

    Cited 56 timesPublished
  • L.P. v. C.R.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 4, 2025

    See Sugarman v. Board of Registration in Med., 422 Mass. 338, 347 (1996). We briefly address it regardless. … Commonwealth v. A.Z., 493 Mass. 427, 432 (2024).

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