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Young Men's Christian Ass'n v. Sandwich Water District
16 Mass. App. Ct. 666 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 28, 1983
The locus was zoned for low density residential use, but land in the district could be used for commercial water supply purposes if a special permit were obtained from the board of appeals. *670 The Town of Sandwich Zoning … See, e.g., Birnbaum v. Pamoukis, 301 Mass. 559, 561-562 (1983); Shapiro v. State Farm Mut. Ins. Co., 355 Mass. 54, 55-57 (1968); Bruno v.
Cited 8 timesPublishedMARITA E. HYMAN v. CHRISTINE CONWAY & Another.
Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 18, 2025
Cigal v. Leader Dev. Corp., 408 Mass. 212, 218 (1990). … Cote v. Levine, 52 Mass. App. Ct. 435, 439 (2001).
Cited 0 timesUnpublishedTerrio v. McDONOUGH HARTFORD FIRE INS. CO.
16 Mass. App. Ct. 163 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 15, 1983
Giroux v. Board of Dental Examrs., 322 Mass. 251, 252 (1948); Natick v. Sostilio, 358 Mass. 342, 344-345 (1970). … Contrast State v.
Cited 135 timesPublishedOne North of Boston LLC v. Dhiren Thakkar.
Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 11, 2025
See Goreham v. … Auth. v.
Cited 0 timesUnpublished79 Mass. App. Ct. 389 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 29, 2011
Land, a board certified forensic psychiatrist, testified for the defendant as to his opinion of the victim’s competency at the time of the incident. Dr. … Commonwealth v.
Cited 5 timesPublishedMassachusetts Appeals Court · May 18, 2017
Co. v. Gentile, 472 Mass. 1012, 1015 (2015), citing Barnstable County Ins. Co. v. Gale, 425 Mass. 126, 128 (1997). See Hingham Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Mercurio, 71 Mass. App. Ct. 21, 23-24 (2008) (Mercurio). … See Kobrin v. Board of Registration in Med., 444 Mass. 837, 843 (2005). Conclusion.
Cited 0 timesPublished55 Mass. App. Ct. 76 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 6, 2002
See LePage v. … See Smith v.
Cited 3 timesPublished30 Mass. App. Ct. 207 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 8, 1991
See United States v. Chadwick, 433 U.S. 1 (1977); Arkansas v. Sanders, 442 U.S. 753 (1979); Robbins v. California, 453 U.S. 420 (1981); Commonwealth v. Bishop, 402 Mass. at 451 . See also Texas v. … Brown, 460 U.S. 730, 747-751 (1983) (Stevens, J., concurring).
Cited 28 timesPublishedProperty Acquisition Group, LLC v. Ivester
95 Mass. App. Ct. 170 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 18, 2019
Co. v. … Boston Edison Co. v.
Cited 3 timesPublished23 Mass. App. Ct. 218 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 3, 1986
See Lewis v. Emerson, 391 Mass. 517, 519-520 (1984); Swampscott Educ. Assn. v. … See Wellman v. Carter, 286 Mass. 237, 248 (1934); Mooney v.
Cited 31 timesPublished73 Mass. App. Ct. 274 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 4, 2008
See Commonwealth v. … Registrar of Motor Vehicles, 425 Mass. 523, 525 (1997), quoting from Registrar of Motor Vehicles v. Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liab. Policies & Bonds, 382 Mass. 580, 585 (1981).
Cited 11 timesPublishedU.S. BANK, N.A. v. STEPHEN POOLE & Others.
Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 20, 2025
DeGiacomo v. Quincy, 476 Mass. 38, 41 (2016), quoting Wright Mach. Corp. v. Seaman-Andwall Corp., 364 Mass. 683, 688 (1974). … Kobrin v. Board of Registration in Med., 444 Mass. 837, 843 (2005). Furthermore, "the issue decided in the prior adjudication must have been essential to the earlier judgment." Id. at 844 (quotation omitted).
Cited 0 timesUnpublished93 Mass. App. Ct. 681 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 3, 2018
See Commonwealth v. … city or town may by ordinance or by-law not inconsistent with this section provide for non-criminal disposition of violations of any ordinance or by-law or any rule or regulation of any municipal officer, board
Cited 1 timesPublished44 Mass. App. Ct. 41 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 15, 1997
Commonwealth v. … See Commonwealth v. Hubbard, 371 Mass. 160, 168-169 (1976); Commonwealth v. Brown, 378 Mass. 165, 171 (1979). Compare, however, Commonwealth v. Correa, 43 Mass. App. Ct. at 718-719 .
Cited 40 timesPublishedMARK E. MILLER & Others v. HAROLD M. MILLER, JR.
Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 30, 2026
See also Board of Registration in Med. v. Doe, 457 Mass. 738, 743 n.12 (2010). The defendant also challenged the judge's award of attorney's fees, costs, and expenses pursuant to G. L. c. 231, § 6F. … Consistent with the procedure set out in Fabre v.
Cited 0 timesUnpublishedCommonwealth v. Alexis Gonzalez.
Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 2, 2025
See Commonwealth v. Brown, 413 Mass. 693, 696 (1992). The defendant does not dispute that the stabbing constituted a sufficiently startling event to give rise to an excited utterance. … See Commonwealth v.
Cited 0 timesUnpublishedDillon v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
49 Mass. App. Ct. 309 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 2, 2000
So, for example, the recordings aim to provide a record of procedures followed during emergencies, to aid accident investigations by internal means as well as by agencies such as the National Transportation Safety Board, … See State v.
Cited 17 timesPublishedMassachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 1, 2025
See, e.g., Maghsoudi v. Immigration & Naturalization Serv., 181 F.3d 8, 14- 15 (1999); Commonwealth v. Taron T., 104 Mass. App. … See Commonwealth v.
Cited 0 timesUnpublished39 Mass. App. Ct. 144 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 23, 1995
Swift, 230 Mass. 407, 412 (1918); Dolbeare v. Bowser , 254 Mass, at 61; Pitman v. Pitman, 314 Mass. 465, 471, 476 (1943); Berenson v. Nirenstein, 326 Mass. 285, 288, 289 (1950); Mackey v. … Arnold v. Brown, 24 Pick. 89 , 96-97 (1832).
Cited 33 timesPublished102 Mass. App. Ct. 183 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 18, 2023
Baxter v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 29 Mass. App. Ct. 993, 994 (1990) (although appellant appealed from only denial of Mass. R. Civ. … Marengi v. 6 Forest Rd.
Cited 2 timesPublished
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