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  • Chamberlain v. Board of Registrars of Voters of Harwich

    358 Mass. 536 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 30, 1970

    Hall v. Barton, 290 Mass. 476, 478 . Kane v. Registrars of Voters of Fall River, 328 Mass. 511, 520 . … However, just as “[t]here is no principle that where reasonable men might differ in interpreting the voter’s intent, the decision of the returning board must stand” (Contakos v.

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  • Megiel-Rollo v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

    27 Mass. L. Rptr. 202 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Apr 21, 2010

    The Board’s decision “maybe set aside only if based upon an error of law or unsupported by substantial evidence.” Dube v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd., 50 Mass.App.Ct. 21, 23 (2000), quoting Robinson v. … Weston v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd., 76 Mass.App.Ct. 475, 479 (2010) (rejecting Board’s interpretation of “teacher”).

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  • Farrell v. Branconmier

    337 Mass. 366 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 11, 1958

    Brown Park was acquired by the town by eminent domain on April 6, 1905, by an order of taking by the board of park commissioners of the town, which order stated that the land was being taken as a public park. … No public or private way or ways were ever laid out or established by the board of park commissioners on, through, or across Brown Park.

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  • Currier v. National Board of Medical Examiners

    27 Mass. L. Rptr. 414 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Jul 26, 2010

    See also Brown v. Federation of State Med. … Co. v.

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  • Warrington v. Town of Rutland Zoning Board of Appeals

    21 Mass. L. Rptr. 37 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Mar 14, 2006

    Flesner v. Technical Communications Corp., 410 Mass. 805, 809 (1991); Kourouvacilis v. … Green v. Bd. of Appeals of Provincetown, 404 Mass. 571, 573 (1989); see also Butts v.

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  • Richardson v. Board of Selectmen of Blackstone

    27 Mass. L. Rptr. 591 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Dec 23, 2010

    See Fiske v. Quint, 274 Mass. 169, 173-74 (1931); Ratte v. Ratte, 260 Mass. 165, 168 (1927). … The Heirs rely on Eldredge v.

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  • Commonwealth v. Timothy Brown.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 30, 2024

    TIMOTHY BROWN. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 23.0 In this appeal we revisit various issues associated with the murder prosecution of defendant Timothy Brown, see Commonwealth v. … Commonwealth v. Simon, 481 Mass. 861, 872 (2019), quoting Commonwealth v. Rasmusen, 444 Mass. 657, 666 (2005).

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  • Retirement Board of Attleboro v. School Committee of Attleboro

    417 Mass. 24 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 8, 1994

    The Attleboro retirement board and Paul J. … Costello v. School Comm. of Chelsea, 27 Mass. App. Ct. 822, 826 (1989).

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  • Connelly v. Bartlett

    286 Mass. 311 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 24, 1934

    Dawe v. Morris, 149 Mass. 188 . Bradley v. Fuller, 118 Mass. 239 . Whitney v. Blanchard, 2 Gray, 208. … Nudd v. Hamblin, 8 Allen, 130 , 134. Leslie v. Jaquith, 201 Mass. 242 . O’Brien v. McSherry, 222 Mass. 147, 150 . Maloney v. Brackett, 275 Mass. 479, 484 .

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  • Schleifer v. Worcester North Savings Institution

    306 Mass. 226 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 7, 1940

    Brown said it would be a splendid thing for the building if the plaintiff would take a lease. … Brown also told the plaintiff that the plaintiff might consider the taxes and interest paid, and that Brown would advance the $25,000 as soon as the lease was signed, and told Williams in the presence of the plaintiff that

    Cited 28 timesPublished
  • Fresh Pond Shopping Center, Inc. v. Rent Control Board

    388 Mass. 1051 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 3, 1983

    He is a member of the Board of Overseers of Harvard College, which may have an interest in the disposition of issues raised in this case.

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  • Arriaga v. Members of the Board of Regents

    825 F. Supp. 1 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Mar 23, 1992

    Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill, 470 U.S. 532 , 105 S.Ct. 1487 , 84 L.Ed.2d 494 (1985). … Hays v.

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  • Mansfield Beauty Academy, Inc. v. Board of Registration of Hairdressers

    326 Mass. 624 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 3, 1951

    See Lawrence v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 239 Mass. 424 . … Our decision is upheld by Brasier v. State Board of Barber Examiners, 193 Okla. 74, 76 .

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  • RicMer Properties, Inc. v. Board of Health of Revere

    59 Mass. App. Ct. 173 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 5, 2003

    TBI, Inc. v. Board of Health of N. … TBI, Inc. v. Board of Health of N. Andover, supra at 14-15.

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  • Board of Assessors of Lynn v. Shop-Lease Co., Inc.

    364 Mass. 569 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 12, 1974

    Bettigole v. Assessors of Springfield, 343 Mass. 223, 230-232 (1961). G. L. c. 59, §§ 38, 52. See Leto v. Assessors of Wilmington, 348 Mass. 144, 146 (1964); Shoppers World, Inc. v. … See Assessors of Lynnfield v. New England Oyster House, Inc. 362 Mass. 696, 700, fn. 2 (1972).

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  • Sciola's Case

    236 Mass. 407 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 28, 1920

    Brown’s Case, 228 Mass. 31 . Dempsey’s Case, 230 Mass. 583, 587 . … Commonwealth v. Slocum, 230 Mass. 180, 190 , and cases there collected. The Industrial Accident Board could take judicial notice of these rules. Carroll’s Case, 225 Mass. 203. Walsh’s Case, 227 Mass. 341 . Caha v.

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  • Ellen M. Gifford Sheltering Home Corp. v. Board of Appeals

    349 Mass. 292 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 8, 1965

    Adams v. American Employers Ins. Co. 292 Mass. 260, 261 . Rogers v. Attorney Gen. 347 Mass. 126,130 . The “one dwelling” limitation is authorized by G. L. c. 41, §§ 81Q and 81B. … See Building Inspector of Wayland v. Ellen M. Gifford Sheltering Home Corp. 344 Mass. 281 .

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Board of Gas & Electric Commissioners v. Department of Public Utilities

    363 Mass. 433 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 3, 1973

    Terminal Co. v. Interstate Commerce Commn. 219 U. S. 498, 515 , and Roe v. Wade, 410 U. S. 113, 125 . See Wellesley College v. Attorney Gen. 313 Mass. 722, 731 ; Tsongas v. … A municipal light board does not fall within that definition. In Howard v. Chicopee, 299 Mass. 115, 122 , involving the meaning of the words “electric company” as appearing in G.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Warrington v. Town of Rutland Zoning Board of Appeals

    21 Mass. L. Rptr. 453 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Aug 25, 2006

    Id. at 203 ; see Carey v. Planning Board of Revere, 335 Mass. 740, 744-45 (1957) (appeal arising from a local planning board); see also First Christian Church v. … See Ranney v. Board of Appeals of Nantucket 11 Mass.App.Ct. 112 (1981).

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  • Dymek v. Town of Leicester Zoning Board of Appeals

    21 Mass. L. Rptr. 499 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Sep 15, 2006

    O’Blenes v. Bd. of Appeals of Lynn, 397 Mass. 555, 558 (1986). Therefore “if the required notice was not received [by the town clerk] within twenty days, the appeal should be dismissed.” Bingham v. … A notice of appeal allows third parties relying on a board’s decision to move forward without fear that later appeals will be filed past the twenty-day period allotted by the statute. See Konover Mgmt. Corp. v.

    Cited 1 timesPublished

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