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  • United States v. Goodridge

    945 F. Supp. 359 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Oct 11, 1996

    United States v. … Texas v. Brown, 460 U.S. 730, 742 , 103 S.Ct. 1535, 1543 , 75 L.Ed.2d 502 (1983) (quotations omitted). McCarthy, 77 F.3d at 534 .

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  • Pena's Case

    5 Mass. App. Ct. 451 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 24, 1977

    Brown, J. This is an appeal by Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. (the insurer) from a judgment of the Superior Court awarding workmen’s compensation to the employee. … The board recommitted the case to the single member, who issued a second decision favorable to the employee. The reviewing board affirmed that decision arid ordered the insurers to pay the employee compensation.

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  • TCR Midatlantic/NE Properties, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Appeals

    17 Mass. L. Rptr. 341 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Dec 30, 2003

    Board of Appeals of Framingham, 355 Mass. 275, 277-78 (1969), and Subaru of New England, Inc. v. Board of Appeals of Canton, 8 Mass.App.Ct. 483, 486-87 (1979). See also Roberts v. … Champigny v. Commonwealth, 422 Mass. 249, 251 (1996). Where the language of aby-law is plain and unambiguous, it must be given its ordinary meaning. Commonwealth v. Brown, 431 Mass 772, 775 (2000).

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  • YSI Ventures, LLC v. City of Boston Zoning Board of Appeals

    31 Mass. L. Rptr. 596 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Jan 21, 2014

    Butts v. … P’Ship v.

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  • Belezos v. Bd. of Selectmen of Hingham

    92 Mass. App. Ct. 1114 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 14, 2017

    Belezos filed suit against the board of selectmen (board) of the town of Hingham (town) alleging he was unlawfully cited and fined for speeding, a civil motor vehicle infraction. … Constr . v. Cranney , 436 Mass. 638 , 639 (2002) (appellate court may affirm judgment for reasons that differ from those given by motion judge). Judgment affirmed .

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  • Guillemette v. Commonwealth

    375 Mass. 543 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 28, 1978

    Commonwealth, 335 Mass. 471, 475-476 (1957), and Brown v. Commonwealth, 335 Mass. 476, 482 (1957), both decided on February 27, 1957. … L. c. 127, § 148, the board may revoke the parole at any time previous to its expiration. See Baxter v. *549 Commonwealth, 359 Mass. 175, 179-180 (1971); cf. Stefanik v.

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  • Massachusetts Teachers Ass'n v. Chairman of the Board of Education

    16 Mass. L. Rptr. 801 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Oct 10, 2003

    Bank v. Chicago Title Ins. Co., 420 Mass. 422, 426 (1995); Cassesso v. Comm’r of Correction, 390 Mass. 419, 422 (1983); Community Nat’l Bank v. Dawes, 369 Mass. 550, 553 (1976). … See generally, Commonwealth v.

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  • Graci v. Massachusetts Gas & Electric Light Supply Co.

    7 Mass. App. Ct. 221 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 19, 1979

    Brown, J. … On the day of the incident (and prior thereto) the building had been vacant, and the second floor windows above where the plaintiffs stood had been broken and boarded up for quite some time. Contrast Farolato v.

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  • Russell v. Treasurer & Receiver General

    331 Mass. 501 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 16, 1954

    Block v. Hirsh, 256 U. S. 135 . Marcus Brown Holding Co. Inc. v. Feldman, 256 U. S. 170 . Edgar A. Levy Leasing Co. Inc. v. Siegel, 258 U. S. 242 . Lowell v. Boston, 111 Mass. 454, 467 . Commonwealth v. … Brodbine v. Revere, 182 Mass. 598, 600, 601 . Bradley v. Zoning Adjustment Board of Boston, 255 Mass. 160, 171 . Krupp v. Building Commissioner of Newton, 325 Mass. 686, 690 .

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  • PELLEVERDE CAPITAL, LLC v. BOARD OF ASSESSORS OF WEST BRIDGEWATER (and two consolidated cases ).

    101 Mass. App. Ct. 739 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 21, 2022

    See also Seideman v. … Worcester v.

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  • Paulding v. Board of Appeals on Motor Vehicle Liability Policies & Bonds

    31 Mass. L. Rptr. 669 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Dec 13, 2013

    Commonwealth v. … See Commonwealth v. Murphy, 389 Mass. 316, 318 (1983).

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  • Kareske's Case

    250 Mass. 220 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 8, 1924

    The ruling of the board was correct. The board was clearly justified in finding that the insurer had knowledge of the injury by inference from the agreement and what it stated. … Brown's Case, 228 Mass. 31 . No contention of fraud or mistake has been made. The decree ought not to be disturbed. Decree affirmed.

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  • Henderson v. Canadian Pacific Railway Co.

    258 Mass. 372 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 3, 1927

    New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. Beaham, 242 U. S. 148, 151 . The case of Brown v. … See Hooker v.

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  • Kreisberg ex rel. National Labor Relations Board v. Emerald Green Building Services, LLC

    169 F. Supp. 3d 261 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Oct 23, 2015

    Courts should not resolve contested issues of fact and should defer to the characterization by the Board of the facts as long as the characterization is “within the range of rationality.” Rivera-Vega v. … N.L.R.B. v. Excel Case Ready, 238 F.3d 69 , 75 (1st Cir.2011).

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  • Benoit v. City of Boston

    477 Mass. 117 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 16, 2017

    See id., quoting Brown v. Taunton, 16 Mass. App. Ct. 614, 620 (1983). 2. The worker's compensation act. … Yeretsky v. Attleboro, 424 Mass. 315, 319 (1997), quoting Board of Educ. v. Assessor of Worcester, 368 Mass. 511, 513 (1975).

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  • Commonwealth v. Holmgren

    421 Mass. 224 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 3, 1995

    Grayson, 58 Ill. 2d 260 (1974), cert. denied, 421 U.S. 994 (1975), questioned in In re Nau, 153 Ill. 2d 406, 428 (1992); Commonwealth v. Brown, 503 Pa. 514 (1983), limited in Lyness v. State Bd. of Medicine, 127 Pa. … See Department of Revenue of Mont. v. Kurth Ranch, 114 S. Ct. 1937, 1948 (1994); Kvitka v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 407 Mass. 140 , 146 n.4, cert. denied, 498 U.S. 823 (1990).

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  • Crimmins & Peirce Co. v. Kidder Peabody Acceptance Corp.

    282 Mass. 367 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 30, 1933

    Abrahams v. Medlicott, 86 Kans. 106 . Booth v. Union Fibre Co. 142 Minn. 127 . Butler v. Beach, 82 Conn. 417, 421 . Westerfield-Bonte Co. v. Burnett, 176 Ky. 188 . … Brown v. Little, Brown & Co. (Inc.) 269 Mass. 102, 110 . Barrett v. W. A. Webster Lumber Co. 275 Mass. 302, 307 , and cases cited.

    Cited 72 timesPublished
  • Chief Justice for Administration & Management of the Trial Court v. Commonwealth Employment Relations Board

    79 Mass. App. Ct. 374 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 28, 2011

    See Onex Communications Corp. v. Commissioner of Rev., 457 Mass. 419, 424 (2010). In this instance we must determine whether the board’s decision constitutes (1) an error of law within the meaning of G. … See generally Board of Educ. of the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional Sch. Dist. v. Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional Educ. Assn., 81 N.J. 582, 588-591 (1980) (comprehensive discussion). 3. Authority of CJAM.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • CONSERVATION LAW FOUNDATION & Another v. ENERGY FACILITIES SITING BOARD & Another (And a Consolidated Case)

    Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 11, 2024

    In so doing "we give great deference to the board's expertise and experience," Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, Inc. v. … See Canton v. Commissioner of the Mass. Highway Dep't, 455 Mass. 783, 788 (2010), quoting eVineyard Retail Sales–Mass., Inc. v.

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  • Albernaz v. City of Fall River

    346 Mass. 336 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 2, 1963

    The rule of the Giedrewicz case was followed in Silva v. Brown, 319 Mass. 466, 469 . … Spear v. H. V. Greene Co. 246 Mass. 259 at 266 . Compare Brucato v.

    Cited 16 timesPublished

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