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  • Massachusetts State Automobile Dealers Association, Inc. v. Tesla Motors MA, Inc.

    469 Mass. 675 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 15, 2014

    However, Tesla MA had filed with the board of selectmen of Natick (board) an application for a class 1 license pursuant to G. … Tober Foreign Motors, Inc. v. Reiter Oldsmobile, Inc., 376 Mass. 313, 322 (1978) (Tober). See Brown, A Bill of Rights for Auto Dealers, 12 B.C. Indus. & Commercial L. Rev. 757 (1971) (Brown).

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Higgins v. Three Hundred Casks of Lime

    130 Mass. 1 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 23, 1880

    See Norris v. Boston, 4 Met. 282, 293 , and 7 How. 283 ; Gibbons v. Ogden, 9 Wheat. 1 ; Brown v. Maryland, 12 Wheat. 419 ; State Freight Tax case, 15 Wall. 232 ; Welton v. Missouri, 91 U. S. 275, 282 ; Railroad Co. v. … The terms of the statute, however, 'are mandatory as to the size of the cask; and § 124 provides, “ If a cask of lime is sold, or exposed to sale, or put on board of a vessel, contrary to the provisions of this chapter, the

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Sinaiko v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Provincetown

    93 Mass. App. Ct. 274 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 12, 2018

    That language is binding on the board, and the board therefore is not free to determine *279 that the by-law simply is inapplicable. See MacGibbon v. … Warcewicz v. Department of Envtl.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Haskell v. Versyss Liquidating Trust

    61 Mass. App. Ct. 824 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 13, 2004

    Haskell did not conceal his disappointment when the Alex Brown prospect petered out. 11 7. … Assocs. v. Amesbury Specialty Co., 369 Mass. 737, 745-746 (1976); for application, see Kelly v. Kosuga, 358 U.S. 516, 519-520 (1959); Ets-Hokin & Galvan, Inc. v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Baxter v. Doe

    142 Mass. 558 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 23, 1886

    Temple v. Turner, 123 Mass. 125 . Smith v. Oakes, 141 Mass. 451 . … Browne, for the defendants. G. T. Bussell, Jr., (S. W. Trowbridge with him,) for the plaintiffs. Exceptions overruled.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Nichols v. Commissioner of Public Welfare

    311 Mass. 125 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 25, 1942

    He took the examination of September 21, 1940, received a passing mark, continued as agent of the board, and now has unlimited tenure as provided by St. 1941, c. 402. … Brown v. Russell, 166 Mass. 14 . Phillips v. Metropolitan Park Commission, 215 Mass. 502 . Rich v. Mayor of Malden, 252 Mass. 213 . Mayor of Lynn v. Commissioner of Civil Service, 269 Mass. 410 .

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • Kelly v. Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liability Policies & Bonds

    4 Mass. L. Rptr. 515 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Nov 29, 1995

    Board of Appeals on Motor Vehicle Liab. Policies & Bds., 27 Mass. App. Ct. 470, 474 (1989); Faith Assembly of God v. State Bldg. Code Comm’n., 11 Mass.App.Ct. 333, 334 (1981), citing Almeida Bus Lines, Inc. v. … Flint v. Commissioner of Pub. Welfare, 412 Mass. 416, 420 (1992); Seagram Distillers Co. v. Alcoholic Beverage Control Comm’n., 401 Mass. 713, 721 (1988); Quincy City Hosp. v.

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  • Town of Southbridge Zoning Board of Appeals v. Housing Appeals Committee

    4 Mass. L. Rptr. 392 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Aug 18, 1995

    The Southbridge Housing Authority (Housing Authority) applied to the Southbridge Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) for a Comprehensive Permit under G.L.c. 40B, §§20 to 23 for the construction of twelve units (six duplex homes … See Salem v. MCAD, 404 Mass. 170 , 174 (1989); Dowd v. Director, DES, 390 Mass. 767, 771 (1984).

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  • John Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 5976 v. Sex Offender Registry Board.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 5, 2024

    SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY BOARD. … No. 523391 v. Sex Offender Registry Bd., 95 Mass. App.

    Cited 0 timesUnpublished
  • Harrison v. Browne

    46 F.2d 700 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Jan 27, 1931

    Ewing, Chairman of the Munition Patents Board, as “a brilliant conception.” … Claims 6 and 7, therefore, belong to Browne. Decree accordingly.

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  • Arguello v. Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liability Policies & Bonds

    3 Mass. L. Rptr. 422 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Feb 3, 1995

    The function of the Court is to consider the entire record and to sustain the Board’s decision unless it is unsupported by substantial evidence (emphasis supplied). Langlitz v. … See Lycurgus v. Dir. of Div. of Employment Security, 391 Mass. 623, 627-28 (1984). 4.

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  • John Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 22860 v. Sex Offender Registry Board.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 2, 2024

    SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY BOARD. … No. 523391 v. Sex Offender Registry Bd., 95 Mass. App.

    Cited 0 timesUnpublished
  • Lowry v. Commissioner of Agriculture

    302 Mass. 111 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 9, 1939

    See Brown v. Robinson, 275 Mass. 55, 57 . … As to this step in proceedings for removal the removing officer or board must take the initiative.

    Cited 36 timesPublished
  • ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF BRAINTREE v. 383 WASHINGTON STREET, LLC, & Others (And a Consolidated Case)

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 18, 2025

    L. c. 40B, §§ 21, 23; Board of Appeals of Hanover v. Housing Appeals Comm., 363 Mass. 339, 364 (1973) (board of appeals to apply same "consistent with local needs" standard as HAC). … Attorney Gen. v. Milton, 495 Mass. 183 , 193-196 (2025).

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  • John Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 523873 v. Sex Offender Registry Board.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 1, 2023

    No. 1211 v. Sex Offender Registry Bd., 447 Mass. 750, 764 (2006). This is not a case where the plaintiff's expert presented reliable evidence that was not addressed in the board's regulations. … See Smith v. Sex Offender Registry Bd., 65 Mass. App. Ct. 803, 813 (2006), citing Midland States Life Ins. Co. v. Cardillo, 59 Mass. App. Ct. 531, 537 (2003). See also Doe, Sex Offender Registry Bd. No. 496501 v.

    Cited 0 timesUnpublished
  • John Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 345593 v. Sex Offender Registry Board.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 20, 2023

    No. 22188 v. Sex Offender Registry Bd., 101 Mass. App. Ct. 797, 799 (2022) (Doe No. 22188). The board concedes that factor 2 does not apply in the circumstances presented. … No. 7083 v.

    Cited 0 timesUnpublished
  • Correia v. Town of Framingham

    969 F. Supp. 2d 89 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Sep 3, 2013

    of plaintiffs Complaint, except for the allegation by plaintiff Correia that Officer Brown assaulted him (Count V). … See Williams v.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • DiMaggio v. MYSTIC BUILDING WRECKING CO. INC.

    340 Mass. 686 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 11, 1960

    Paragraphs (b), (c), and (e) of § 119 permit the board to reverse or modify the commissioner’s order. … Rev. 303 , 325; Brown, Use of Extraordinary Legal and Equitable Remedies, 22 B. U. L. Rev. 55, 90-91; Lewis, Finality of Findings of Fact in Regulation of Public Health and Professions in Massachusetts, 21 B. U. L.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Woodall v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.

    192 Mass. 308 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 20, 1906

    In McGree v. Boston Elevated Railway, 187 Mass. 569 , and Wadsworth v. … See also Hubbard v. Boston & Albany Railroad, 162 Mass. 132 .

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Leland v. Drown

    78 Mass. 437 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 15, 1859

    Wyles v. Beals, 1 Gray, 233 . Edwards v. Mitchell, 1 Gray, 239 . … The case of Bowles v.

    Cited 0 timesPublished

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