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  • Willcutt v. Prescott

    340 Mass. 532 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 10, 1960

    See County of Dukes County v. New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard & Nantucket S.S. Authy. 333 Mass. 405, 406 , and cases cited. Vasilakis v. Haverhill, 339 Mass. 97, 101 . Compare Brown v. Neelon, 335 Mass. 357 . … See Smith v. Board of Appeals of Plymouth, ante, 230, 234-235. The interlocutory and final decrees are vacated.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Nicholas Mango v. Board of Assessors of Marblehead.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 15, 2024

    v. Commissioner of Revenue, 454 Mass. 114, 118 (2009), quoting Boston Professional Hockey Ass'n v. Commissioner of Revenue, 443 Mass. 276, 285 (2005). … "[T]he board is entitled to 'presume that the valuation made by the assessors was valid unless the taxpayer[] sustained the burden of proving the contrary.'" General Elec. Co. v.

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  • The Volunteer

    28 F. Cas. 1260 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · May 15, 1834

    Dic. p. 403; Zouch, Adm. pp. 122, 123; 2 Browne, Civ. & Adm. Law, p. 78; Hall, Adm. Intro. Jur. 24, D. … See also Buller, J., in Smart v. Wolff, 3 Term R. 348; 2 Browne, Civil & Adm. Law, pp. 83-85, 100. Prynne’s Animad, pp. 85, 118-122. Mr.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Comfort Ex Rel. Neumyer v. Lynn School Committee

    283 F. Supp. 2d 328 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Sep 5, 2003

    Finally, some goals are related to the federal constitutional requirements spelled out in Brown v. Board of Education and the state constitution. … Board of Education The Lynn defendants argue that the Plan “serves the compelling state interest in voluntarily achieving the ‘clear command’ of Brown v. Board of Education.”

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  • Golub v. Milpo, Inc.

    402 Mass. 397 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 16, 1988

    While this court has not directly addressed the issue, analogy may be made to Glickman v. Brown, 21 Mass. App. Ct. 229 (1985). … Frantz v.

    Cited 34 timesPublished
  • Regis College v. Town of Weston

    462 Mass. 280 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 22, 2012

    Auth. v. Board of Zoning Appeals of Fitchburg, 380 Mass. 869, 872-874 (1980) (Fitchburg); Kurz v. Board of Appeals of N. Reading, 341 Mass. 110, 113 (1960). … Brown, Rudnick, Freed & Gesmer v. Assessors of Boston, 389 Mass. 298, 302 (1983). “[W]e have refused to allow form to control.” Id. at 303 . Cf. New England Theosophical Corp. v.

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  • Anchor Steel Co. v. Town of Granville

    318 Mass. 688 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 8, 1945

    Remington Typewriter Co. v. Revere, 285 Mass. 1, 5-6 . See also Browne v. Boston, 179 Mass. 321 ; Parkhurst v. Revere, 263 Mass. 364 . The authority of the officers of the town under G. L. (Ter. … Flood v. Hodges, 231 Mass. 252, 256 . Continental Construction Co. v. Lawrence, 297 Mass. 513, 514-515 . McCarthy v. Malden, 303 Mass. 563, 567 .

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Marceau v. Bd. of Appeal On Motor Vehicle Liab. Policies

    95 Mass. App. Ct. 1111 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 30, 2019

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  • Taite v. Bridgewater State University

    236 F. Supp. 3d 466 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Feb 17, 2017

    See Campbell v. Forest Preserve Dist. of Cook County, Ill., 752 F.3d 665, 666 (7th Cir. 2014) (Jett remains good law), Brown v. Sessoms, 774 F.3d 1016, 1021 (D.C. Cir. 2014) (same), McCormick v. … See Langadinos v. Board of Trustees of University of Massachusetts, No. 12-11159-GAO, 2013 WL 5507042 , at *18 (D. Mass.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Clark v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.

    229 Mass. 1 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 31, 1917

    The word ‘Committee’ shall mean the persons appointed by the Board to administer the Employees’ Benefit Fund in accordance with approved Regulations.” “33. … Brown v. Foster, 113 Mass. 136 . Fechteler v. Whittemore, 205 Mass. 6, 10 . Hawkins v. Graham, 149 Mass. 284, 287 . Farmer v. Golde Clothes Shop, Inc. 225 Mass. 260, 263.

    Cited 52 timesPublished
  • Zora v. State Ethics Commission

    405 Mass. 1102 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 19, 1989

    See Samuels Pharmacy, Inc. v. Board of Registration in Pharmacy, 390 Mass. 583, 587 (1983). … See School Comm. of Cambridge v. Superintendent of Schools, 320 Mass. 516, 518 (1946). A declaration would not terminate the matter. See Brown v. Neelon, 335 Mass. 357, 360 (1957). Judgment affirmed.

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  • The D.S. Brown Company v. White-Schiavone, JV

    District Court, D. Massachusetts · Apr 28, 2021

    Brown in connection with the defective delcrete. See Huntsman International LLC v. D.S. Brown Co., No 19-11-14861 (Co. Ct., Montgomery County, Tex. … See Daimler AG v. Bauman, 571 U.S. 117, 133 n.11, 139 n.19 (2014) (quoting Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.A. v Brown, 564 U.S. 915, 919 (2011)).

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  • Members of Bakery & Confectionery Workers International Union of America v. Hall Baking Co.

    320 Mass. 286 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 5, 1946

    Whiting Milk Co. v. Grondin, 282 Mass. 41 . Donovan v. Travers, 285 Mass. 167 . Hamer v. Nashawena Mills, Inc. 315 Mass. 160, 165 . J. I. Case Co. v. National Labor Relations Board, 321 U. S. 332 . … Brown v. Evans, 6 Allen, 333 . Torrey v. Munroe, 119 Mass. 490 . Cummington Realty Associates v. Whitten, 239 Mass. 313, 326 . Franks v. Franks, 294 Mass. 262 . J. F. Fitzgerald Construction Co. v.

    Cited 24 timesPublished
  • Lawrence Print Works, Inc. v. Lynch

    52 F. Supp. 615 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Nov 10, 1943

    Massachusetts Statutes, Ter.Ed. c. 58, sec. *617 8, as amended, and c. 59, sec. 59, as amended, St. 1939, c. 250, § 1; also Dowling v. Board of Assessors of Boston, 268 Mass. 480, 484 , 168 N.E. 73 ; Hough v. … Codman v. Assessors of Westwood, 309 Mass. 433, 437 , 35 N.E.2d 262 . That authority they attempted to secure the next day.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation v. City of Springfield

    321 Mass. 31 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 13, 1947

    Brown v. Winthrop, 275 Mass. 43, 46 . DePrizio v. F. W. Woolworth Co. 291 Mass. 143 . King v. Boston, 300 Mass. 377 . … Oliver v. Washington Mills, 11 Allen, 268 . Commonwealth v. Lowell Gas Light Co. 12 Allen, 75 . Commonwealth v. Hamilton Manuf. Co. 12 Allen, 298 . Worcester v. Board of Appeal, 184 Mass. 460 .

    Cited 24 timesPublished
  • Jaffarian v. Murphy

    280 Mass. 402 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 25, 1932

    Stetson v. Kempton, 13 Mass. 272, 283 . Dowling v. Board of Assessors of Boston, 268 Mass. 480, 485 . … Mellon v. Brewer, 18 Fed. Rep. (2d) 168. Brown v. Rudolph, 25 Fed. Rep. (2d) 540. Dawkins v. Lord Paulet, L. R. 5 Q. B. 94,113-120. *409 The exceptions must be sustained.

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • The D.S. Brown Company v. White-Schiavone, JV

    District Court, D. Massachusetts · Oct 29, 2020

    Brown Company in the Massachusetts Superior Court, see White-Schiavone, JV v. The D.S. Brown Co., No. 19-3663 (Mass. Super. … Brown Company to consolidate cases (Docket No. 62 in Civil Action No. 19-30095) is ALLOWED. White-Schiavone, JV v. The D.S. Brown Co., C.A.

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  • Andrew v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Bos.

    92 Mass. App. Ct. 1117 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 7, 2017

    Harris v. Sannella , 400 Mass. 392 , 395 (1987) (motion for relief from judgment "may not be used as a substitute for a timely appeal"), quoting from Nemaizer v. Baker , 793 F.2d 58 , 61 (2d Cir. 1986). … Scannell v. Ed. Ferreirinha & Irmao, Lda ., 401 Mass. 155 , 158 (1987). We review an order denying a rule 60(b)(1) motion for an abuse of discretion. See Tai v. Boston , 45 Mass. App.

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  • COMMONWEALTH v. RICHARD M. CORBETT.

    101 Mass. App. Ct. 355 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 8, 2022

    Brown's testimony. … Brown's testimony, and the judge issued a ruling excluding it. The defendant also renewed his motion at trial, and made an offer of proof of Dr. Brown's report.

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  • Browne v. Turner

    176 Mass. 9 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 28, 1900

    v. … Essex Public Road Board v. Skinkle, 140 U. S. 334, 339, 340 . New Orleans v. New Orleans Water Works Co. 142 U. S. 79, 91, 92 . Chicago, Burlington, Quincy Railroad v. Nebraska, 170 U. S. 57, 72 . Railroad Co. v.

    Cited 30 timesPublished

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