Case law

Rader v. Odermatt

2008 Mass. App. Div. 154 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Jul 23, 2008

Agis v. Howard Johnson Co., 371 Mass. 140, 144 (1976). … Darmetko v. Boston Hous. Auth., 378 Mass. 758, 763 (1979), quoting G.L.c. 186, §14. The amount of attorney’s fees to be awarded lies largely in the discretion of the judge. Berman v.

Moore v. Moore

1982 Mass. App. Div. 72 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Mar 9, 1982

For example, in Walters v. … Knabe, 176 Md. 606 , 6 A.2d 366 [1939]; Ballin v. Ballin, 78 Nev. 224 , 371 P.2d [1962]; Brown v. Brown, 198 Tenn. 600 , 281 S.W.2d 492 [1955]; see also 61 ALR 3d 520 and 24 AM.JUR. 2d, DIVORCE AND SEPARATION § 906).

Baratta Realty Co. v. Brandano

32 Mass. App. Dec. 21 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Jul 1, 1968

Brown v. Cambridge, 3 Allen 474 . See: Feneff v. B & M RR., 196 Mass. 575 . … Boston Supply Co. v. Rubin, 214 Mass. 217, 221 . Nor is it material whether McMaster from whom she obtained a settlement in good faith, would have been legally liable for the injury. Brown v. Cambridge, supra; Brewer v.

Turner v. J. J. Newberry Co.

19 Mass. App. Dec. 115 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · May 27, 1960

She testified that on the occasion of her first trip to get change she saw a spot on the floor; that it was “yellowish brown, about the size of a half dollar, and greasy looking.” … Mugar, 280 Mass. 73, 75; Howlett v. Dorchester Tr. Co., 256 Mass. 544, 546. As to foreign substances on *118 floors: Kanter v. Mass. W. Food Terminal, Inc.; 340 Mass. 339 ; Chastain v.

Browning Ferris Industries, Inc. v. Veggo Larsen Co.

1997 Mass. App. Div. 120 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Aug 7, 1997

. *121 Browning Ferris Industries, Inc. (Hereafter “BFI”) entered into a written contract with Veggo F. … Nelson v. Hamlin, 258 Mass. 331, 340 (1927), Imper Realty Corp. v. Riss, 358 Mass. 529, 534-535 (1970). Absent ambiguity the Court cannot interpret the contract but must take it as written.

Welby v. Stop & Shop Supermarket Co.

2000 Mass. App. Div. 265 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Sep 28, 2000

Anderson v. Shaw’s Supermarkets, Inc., 1999 Mass. App. Div. 23 ; O’Connor v. Shaw’s Supermarkets, Inc., 1999 Mass. App. Div. 135 ; Gottlin v. Graves, 40 Mass. App. Ct. 155 (1996); Moose v. … In O’ Leary, supra, the plaintiff slipped in the vestibule of Smith’s restaurant at 7 a.m. on a reddish-brown substance “that looked like apple pie.”

Cavanaugh v. Athena Equipment & Supply Co.

2000 Mass. App. Div. 254 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Sep 19, 2000

See Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Rodco Autobody, 138 F.R.D. 328, 332 (D. Mass. 1991). It is more than “conjecture or hypothesis,” Marashlian v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Newburyport, 37 Mass. App. … Barvenik v. Board of Aldermen of Newton, 33 Mass. App. Ct. 129 (1992). “Reasonable” means “a fair chance,” MERRIAM-WEBSTER’S COLLEGIATE DICTIONARY, Tenth Edition, 1998.

Basch v. Travelers Indemnity Co.

1981 Mass. App. Div. 251 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Dec 22, 1981

Neither this finding, (Harrow v. Board of Appeals of Pittsfield, 7 Mass. App. Ct. 937 (1979); Leary v. Yacht Leasing Corp., 6 Mass. App. Ct. 961 (1978); Villalobo v. Rent Board of Boston, 6 Mass. App. … Ct. (1980); a Levy v. Bendetson, 6 Mass. App. Ct. 558, 561 (1978); Tsei v. Building Insp. of Marlborough, 5 Mass. App. Ct. 328, 330 (1977); Lechiara v. Amato, Mass. App. Div. Adv.

Dufresne-Henry v. John R. Murphy Engineering Corp.

1980 Mass. App. Div. 126 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Sep 4, 1980

Cohn v. Cavallerano, Mass. App. Div. Adv. Sh. (1980) 184, 185; Murray v. Board of Health of Watertown, Mass. App. Div. Adv. Sh. (1979) 469 , 471, 471-472; Fred C. Church & Co. v. Pacy, 46 Mass. App. … See Pollack v. Kelly, 372 Mass. 469, 471 (1977); Rollins Environmental Services, Inc. v. Superior Court, supra at 179-180 ; Albano v. Jordan Marsh Co., 367 Mass. 651, 654-655 (1975); Hart v. Keoveney, Mass. App. Div.

Fleet National Bank v. Smith

1999 Mass. App. Div. 163 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Jun 22, 1999

Scannell v. Ed. Ferreirinha Irmao, Lda., 401 Mass. 155, 158 (1987); Shapiro v. Brown, 1998 Mass. App. Div. 203, 205 . The defendants failed to satisfy that burden. … See also Scannell v. Ed. Ferreirinha & Irmao, Lda., supra at 159-160; Bird v. Ross, 393 Mass. 789, 791 (1985).

Damaso v. Yared

1982 Mass. App. Div. 210 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Aug 26, 1982

Inc. v. Bird, 287 Mass. 477, 484 (1934). Codman v. Beane, 312 Mass. 570 573 (1942). Abandonment is generally a question of fact. Willets v. Langhaar, 212 Mass. 573, 575 (1912). … Delconte v. Salloum, 336 Mass. 184, 188 (1957): Dobbs v. Board of Appeals of Northampton, 339 Mass. 694, 696, 687 (1959).

Cameron v. Buckley

2 Mass. App. Div. 456 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Jun 8, 1937

This board was originally held in place, in part, by 4 nails hammered through it, lengthwise, and into the top of the riser. … Commonwealth v. Hull, Mass. Adv. Sh. (1937) 15, 24, and see Mericantante v. Boston and Maine Railroad, Mass. Adv. Sh. (1935) 1613, 1614, 1615. Povey v. Colonial Beacon Oil Co., Mass Adv. Sh. (1936) 767, 773. Freeman v.

Massey v. Stop & Shop Companies, Inc.

1998 Mass. App. Div. 117 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Jun 8, 1998

Div. 38, 41 , and the issue presented is a matter of general importance, see Board of Selectmen of Braintree v. … See, e.g., Paresky v. Board of Zoning Appeal of Cambridge, 19 Mass. App. Ct. 612, 615 (1985).

Hashimi v. Kalil

1982 Mass. App. Div. 139 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Jun 1, 1982

In Smith v. … Now. said § 15 (present law) reads: "(t)he decisionof the board shall be made within seventy-five days after the date of the filing of an appeal, application or petition.Failure by the board to act within seventy-five days

Votour v. City of Medford

12 Mass. App. Dec. 45 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Jul 1, 1956

Russell Sullivan written as part of his report to the Retirement Board was introduced in evidence as follows: "The issue as to the necessity of retirement in this case rests entirely on the back condition as the fracture … Bresnick v. Heath, 292 Mass. 293, 298 ; Marquis v. Messier, 303 Mass. 553 ; Bern v. Boston Cons. Gas Co., 310 Mass. 651, 653, 654 ; Mansfield v. Spear, 313 Mass. 685, 686; Horton v. Tilton, 325 Mass. 79 . Mark E.

Currie v. Doherty

1990 Mass. App. Div. 149 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Sep 21, 1990

Kemble Fischer Realty Trust v. Board of Appeals of Concord, 9 Mass. App. Ct. 477 (1980). … Fischer Realty Trust v. Board of Appeals of Concord, supra. While the allowance by the court of request for ruling No. 1 may have been error, that does notrequire areversalinthis case.

Abdo v. D'Amato

1980 Mass. App. Div. 167 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Nov 17, 1980

Compare Bucella v. Schuster, 340 Mass 323 (1960) with Fox v. Rogers, 171 Mass 546 (1898). See also Tocci v. Lembo, 325 Mass 707 (1950); Ames v. Gilman, 10 Metc. 239 (Mass., 1845); Browne v. Phelps, 211 Mass 376 (1912). … In its opinion, the court quoted from Nussenbaum v.

Roche v. Zurich Insurance

1989 Mass. App. Div. 133 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Jun 8, 1989

The defendant also claims that the policy does not cover the engine or the equipment on board the vessel. … Van Dyke v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co., 388 Mass. 671, 677, 678 (1983). In Swanson v.

Smiglis v. Olde Salem Village Condominium Trust

1995 Mass. App. Div. 111 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Sep 12, 1995

Viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, Beal v. Board of Selectmen of Hingham, 419 Mass. 535, 536 (1995); Monks v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Plymouth, 37 Mass. App. … Miller v. Berk, 328 Mass. 393, 396 (1952); Nash v. Webber, 204 Mass. 419, 424-425 (1910).

Anderson v. Old King's Highway Regional Historic District Commission

1985 Mass. App. Div. 128 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Jun 25, 1985

Gumley v. Board of Selectmen of Nantucket, 371 Mass. 718 (1977); MacGibbon v. Board of Appeals of Duxbury, 369 Mass. 512 (1976). … In Gumley v. Board of Selectmen of Nantucket, 371 Mass. 718 (1977), a developer challenged the denial of a building permit for multiple unit dwellings.