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  • Springfield Terminal Railway Co. v. United States Surface Transportation Board

    472 F. Supp. 2d 89 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Feb 2, 2007

    BACKGROUND Before the court is a petition seeking review of a September 24, 2004 decision of the United States Surface Transportation Board (STB). … At the apex of the regulatory system is the Surface Transportation Board (STB), the successor agency to the venerable Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC).

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  • Adams v. Haffards

    37 Mass. 127 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 26, 1838

    The declaration is for a trespass committed by the defendant on the plaintiff on shore. “ In all matters of tort, locality is the strict limit,” savs Brown, on admiralty jurisdiction. 2 Brown’s Civ. and Adm. Law, 110. … Thomas v.

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  • Doe v. Boston Medical Center Corp.

    88 Mass. App. Ct. 289 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 9, 2015

    BROWN, J. … Epstein v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 77 Mass. App. Ct. 2 Consoli was later convicted of indecent assault and battery and assault and battery for his actions. See Commonwealth v. Consoli, 82 Mass. App.

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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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  • 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.

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  • 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 .

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  • 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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  • Rashid

    District Court, D. Massachusetts · Dec 19, 2025

    Id.; see also Moore v. … ; Deugoue v.

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  • Hosking v. Massachusetts Turnpike Authority Employees' Retirement Board

    8 Mass. L. Rptr. 652 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Jun 29, 1998

    Coggin v. Massachusetts Parole Bd., 42 Mass.App.Ct. 584, 587 (1997); Merisme v. Board of Appeals on Motor Vehicle Liab. Policies and Bonds, 27 Mass.App.Ct. 470, 474 (1989). … Hayes v. Retirement Board of Newton, 425 Mass. 468, 473-74 (1998).

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  • John Doe No. 376575 v. Sex Offender Registry Board

    31 Mass. L. Rptr. 620 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Feb 4, 2014

    Opposition at 8, quoting United States v. Brown, 529 F.3d 1260, 1264 (10th Cir. 2008). … United States v.

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  • Hathaway v. Cronin

    301 Mass. 419 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 1, 1938

    Stewart v. Loring, 5 Allen, 306 , 307. Fuller v. Brown, 11 Met. 440 . Harrison v. Conlan, 10 Allen, 85 , 86. Harrington v. Fall River Iron Works Co. 119 Mass. 82, 83 . Johnson v. Walker, 155 Mass. 253, 254 . Stearns v. … Co. v. Green, 185 Mass. 306, 310 . Beverly Hospital v. Early, 292 Mass. 201, 202-203 , and cases cited. DeMontague v. Bacharach, 187 Mass. 128, 132 . Williams v. Bemis, 108 Mass. 91, 92 .

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  • City of Salem v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination

    404 Mass. 170 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 21, 1989

    See Amherst-Pelham Regional School Comm. v. Department of Educ., 376 Mass. 480 (1978); Perkins v. School Comm. of Quincy, 315 Mass. 47 (1953). We agree. … Compare Amherst-Pelham Regional School Comm. v. Department of Educ., supra at 498 (only hearing officer can judge credibility of witness), with Board of Appeals of Maynard v.

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  • Burgess's Case

    331 Mass. 90 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 27, 1954

    We construe the decision of the reviewing board as a finding of fact with an incidental ruling of law: In these circumstances “The decision of the reviewing board superseded that of the single member. ... … So ordered. 1 Waters v. William J. Taylor Co. 218 N. Y. 248 . Puttkammer v. Industrial Commission, 371 Ill. 497 . O’Leary v. Brown-Pacific-Maxon, Inc. 340 U. S. 504 .

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  • Smith v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF SCITUATE

    347 Mass. 755 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 2, 1964

    Sullivan v. Board of Appeals of Canton, 345 Mass. 117, 119 . Twomey v. Board of Appeals of Worcester, ante, 684, 685. Compare Ferrante v. Board of Appeals of *759 Northampton, 345 Mass. 158, 161 . … Cary v. Board of Appeals of Worcester, 340 Mass. 748, 750 . Ferrante v. Board of Appeals of Northampton, 345 Mass. 158, 161 .

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  • Cormier's Case

    337 Mass. 714 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 18, 1958

    Nass v. Duxbury, 327 Mass. 396, 401-402 . Ralph’s Case, 331 Mass. 86, 90 . Brown v. United States Fid. & Guar. Co. 336 Mass. 609, 613-614 . See Brownhill v. Kivlin, 317 Mass. 168, 170 . … The question should have been raised at the time *718 of the hearing before the board. It could not be raised as of right at a later time. See Cummings v. National Shawmut Bank, 284 Mass. 563, 568 ; Solomon v.

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  • Clean Harbors of Braintree, Inc. v. BD. OF BRAINTREE

    415 Mass. 876 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 19, 1993

    Brown v. Hutton Group, 795 F. Supp. 1307 , 1316 n.7 (S.D.N.Y. 1992). 8 See Matarese v. … Later, quoting Brown v. Hutton Group, 795 F.

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  • Walsh v. Planning Bd. of Dennis

    95 Mass. App. Ct. 1108 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 17, 2019

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  • In re Sonus Networks, Inc. Derivative Litigation

    18 Mass. L. Rptr. 295 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Sep 27, 2004

    Kamen v. Kemper Fin. Servs., Inc., 500 U.S. 90, 95-96 (1991); Harhen v. Brown, 431 Mass. 838, 844 (2000); Bartlett v. New York, N.H., & H.R.R. Co., 221 Mass. 530, 538 (1915). … See also White v. Panic, 793 A.2d 356, 366 (Del.Ch. 2000); Langner v. Brown, 913 F.Sup. 260, 266 (S.D.N.Y. 1996).

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