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  • Blue Hills Cemetery, Inc. v. Board of Registration in Embalming & Funeral Directing

    379 Mass. 368 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 14, 1979

    certificate. *370 The board rejected Blue Hills’ application, ruling that G. … The board may suspend or revoke certificates, G.

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  • The Mentor

    17 F. Cas. 15 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · Oct 15, 1825

    Drysdale v. The Ranger [Case No. 4,097]; Sprague v. Kain [Id. 13,250]; Humphreys v. The America [Id. 6.869]; Atkins v. Burrows [Id. 618]; Whitton v. The Commerce [Id. 17,-604]; Thorne v. White [Id. 13,989]; Black v. … See Beale v. Thompson, 4 East, 546, 563; Miller v. Brant, 2 Camp. 590. Miller v. Brant, 2 Camp. 590. Miller v. Brant, 2 Camp. 590; Beale v. Thompson, 4 East, 546, 565; 15 Vin. Abr. “Mariners,” D. F.; Atkins v.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Daniel Webster Improvement Ass'n v. Board of Appeals

    329 Mass. 159 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 1, 1952

    They rely upon Gaunt v. Board of Appeals of Methuen, 327 Mass. 380 . … The final decree should be amended to agree with the form set forth in Lambert v. Board of Appeals of Lowell, 295 Mass. 224, 228 . Howland v.

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  • King v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Chatham

    30 Mass. App. Ct. 938 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 18, 1991

    L. c. 40A, § 6, subdivision plans meeting certain conditions are governed by the zoning law in effect at the time of the first submission of the plan to the planning board. … Ipswich, 395 Mass. 757, 760 (1985), quoting from Lexington v. Bedford, 378 Mass. 562, 570 (1979). Steven S. DeYoung for the plaintiff. Bruce P. Gilmore, Town Counsel, for the defendant.

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  • Boyle v. Building Inspector of Malden

    327 Mass. 564 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 2, 1951

    Kenyon v. Chicopee, 320 Mass. 528 , and cases cited. Grindle v. Brown, 321 Mass. 182, 183 . … See Tranfaglia v. Building Commissioner of Winchester, 306 Mass. 495 ; Clap v. Municipal Council of Attleboro, 310 Mass. 605 ; *568 Smith v. Board of Appeals of Fall River, 319 Mass. 341, 343 ; Caires v.

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • McKenna v. Begin

    5 Mass. App. Ct. 304 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 11, 1977

    See Academy Spires, Inc. v. Brown, 111 N.J. Super. 477, 484 (1970). It is unlikely that McKenna could have afforded $840 to remedy the major violations found in this case. … See Green v. Superior Court, 10 Cal. 3d at 639, n.24, citing with approval Academy Spires, Inc. v. Brown , 111 N.J. Super, at 477, and Morbeth Realty Corp. v. Rosenshine, 67 Misc. 2d 325 (N.Y. Civ. Ct. 1971).

    Cited 48 timesPublished
  • Lapinsky's Case

    325 Mass. 13 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 9, 1949

    Duggan v. Bay State Street Railway, 230 Mass. 370, 378 . Thomes v. Meyer Store Inc. 268 Mass. 587, 589 . Brown v. Henderson, 285 Mass. 192, 195. Del Vecchio v. Bowers, 296 U. S. 280, 286-287 . See Commonwealth v. … See Jordan Marsh Co. v. Labor Relations Commission, 316 Mass. 748, 756 .

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Drummey v. Town of Falmouth Zoning Board of Appeals

    31 Mass. L. Rptr. 250 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Jun 18, 2013

    P’ship v. Board ofApp. of Shirley, 461 Mass, at 475; MacGibbon v. Board ofApp. ofDuxbury, 356 Mass, at 639. … P’ship v. Board ofApp. of Shirley, 461 Mass, at 477.

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  • Doran's Case

    343 Mass. 776 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 22, 1961

    See Commonwealth v. Moore, 323 Mass. 70, 74-75 ; Wigmore, Evidence (3d ed.) § 682; McCormick, Evidence, § 14. Cf. Brown v. United States Fid. & Guar. Co. 336 Mass. 609, 613 . … Although it is possible that there was some confusion of records of different hospital admissions, we think that the board was warranted in its evidential use of the records.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • SUNPIN ENERGY SERVICES, LLC, & Another v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF PETERSHAM

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 9, 2025

    Williams v. Board of Appeals of Norwell, 490 Mass. 684 , 689 (2022). … See Fitzsimonds v. Board of Appeals of Chatham, 21 Mass. App.

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  • Board of Appeals v. Z & K Enterprises, Inc.

    1 Mass. App. Ct. 845 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 25, 1973

    See Lawrence v. Board of Appeals of Lynn, 336 Mass. 87, 90 (1957); Gallagher v. Board of Appeals of Falmouth, 351 Mass. 410, 412-414,415-419 (1966); Gallagher v. Selectmen of Falmouth, 352 Mass. 307 (1967). … See also Clark v. Board of Appeals of Newbury, 348 Mass. 407, 408-409 (1965). Final decree of the Superior Court affirmed.

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  • Boston Licensing Board v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission

    404 Mass. 1008 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 3, 1989

    The sole issue in this case is whether the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (commission) or the Boston Licensing Board (local board) has the final determination once the local board has denied an application to change … See Boston Licensing Bd. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Comm’n, 26 Mass. App. Ct. 275, 278 (1988). We granted the applications of Charles Street Liquors, Inc., and the commission for further appellate review.

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  • KATHERINE DANT & Another v. MOBILE HOME RENT CONTROL BOARD OF CHICOPEE & Another

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 15, 2025

    See Veksler v. Board of Registration in Dentistry, 429 Mass. 650, 652 (1999), quoting Pinecrest Village, Inc. v. … No. 10800 v.

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  • Walsh ex rel. National Labor Relations Board v. W.B. Mason Co.

    219 F. Supp. 3d 209 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Nov 28, 2016

    See NLRB v. … See McGaw of Puerto Rico, Inc. v.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Hemric v. Reed & Prince Manufacturing Co.

    575 F. Supp. 254 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Dec 1, 1983

    Brown v. Great American Indemnity Company, 298 Mass. 101 , 9 N.E.2d 547 (1937). … Brown v. Motor Inns, 47 N.C.App. 115 , 266 S.E.2d 848 (1980).

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Boston & Albany Railroad v. Public Service Commissioners

    232 Mass. 358 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 1, 1919

    It was said in Copeland v. Mayor & Aldermen of Springfield, 166 Mass. 498, 504 , following Brown v. … Paszkowski v. Stony Brook Payer Co. 210 Mass. 86, 89 .

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  • Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Advisory Board v. Governor

    383 Mass. 24 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 23, 1981

    L. c. 161A, § 5 (i), the MBTA is forbidden to incur expenses in excess of those in the budget approved by the Advisory Board. See Boston v. Massachusetts Bay Transp. … Springfield v. Assessors of Granville, 378 Mass. 159, 163 (1979). Thompson v. Chelsea, 358 Mass. 1, 8 (1970).

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  • Seamans v. Loring

    21 F. Cas. 920 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · Oct 15, 1816

    Smith v. Steinback, 2 Caines, Cas. 158; Garrigues v. Coxe, 1 Bin. 592 ; Chitty v. Selwyn, 2 Atk. 359; Camden v. Cowley, 1 W. Bl. 417; 1 Marsh. Ins. 262; Bird v. Appleton, 8 Term R. 562; Bell v. … Lee v. Massachusetts F. & M. Ins. Co., 6 Mass. 208 ; Brown v. Hartford Ins. Co., 3 Day, 58 . On the whole, the district judge concurs with me in the opinion, that the motion for a new trial must be overruled.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Secretary of Administration & Finance v. Commonwealth Employment Relations Board

    81 Mass. App. Ct. 81 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 3, 2012

    Boston Police Superior Officers Fedn. v. … Brown, 432 Mass. 1015, 1015 (2000), cited by the union, is inapposite. There, the court held that the aggrieved party ran afoul of the statutory requirement of G.

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  • Cape Resort Hotels, Inc. v. Alcoholic Licensing Board

    388 Mass. 1013 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 18, 1983

    Cape Resort Hotels, Inc. v. Alcoholic Licensing Bd. of Falmouth, 385 Mass. 205 (1982). There we reversed the prior judgments of the Superior Court and remanded the case for the entry of new judgments.

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