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  • Commonwealth v. Smith

    58 Mass. App. Ct. 166 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 21, 2003

    Following a separate trial, Brown was convicted on the perjury charge; the *168 conviction was later reversed by this court. Commonwealth v. Brown, 55 Mass. App. Ct. 440 (2002). … Stephens, 609 F.2d 230, 232-233 (5th Cir. 1980); Brown v. Artuz, 124 F.3d 73, 77 (2d Cir. 1997), cert. denied, 522 U.S. 1128 (1998); United States v. Reveles, 190 F.3d 678, 683 (5th Cir. 1999); United States v.

    Reversed on other grounds by Smith v. Massachusetts, 543 U.S. 462 (2005)Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Thompson

    382 Mass. 379 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 29, 1981

    See Brown v. State, 299 So. 2d 37, 38 (Fla. Dist. Ct. … Commonwealth v. Miller, supra at 652 . There were no lengthy negotiations between Brown and Thompson, nor aggressive persuasion or coercive encouragement by Brown. Cf. United States v. Jannotti, 501 F.

    Cited 33 timesPublished
  • New World Entertainment, Ltd. v. Connolly

    674 F. Supp. 1 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Aug 11, 1987

    Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, 375 U.S. 411 , 84 S.Ct. 461 , 11 L.Ed.2d 440 (1964), is of no moment as New World, as a plaintiff in federal court has not been “shunted” unwillingly into state court proceedings … Distillers Corp. v.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Jackson v. Harvard University

    111 F.R.D. 472 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Aug 12, 1986

    Prem Kumar v. Board of Trustees, University of Massachusetts, 1 Cir.1985, 774 F.2d 1,10 . … In re Dinnan, 5 Cir. 1981, 661 F.2d 426 ; Gray v. Board of Higher Education, 2 Cir.1982, 692 F.2d 901 .

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Nutt v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Marblehead

    93 Mass. App. Ct. 1118 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 6, 2018

    Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers of N.Y., Inc . v. Board of Appeal of Billerica , 454 Mass. 374 , 382 (2009) ( Wendy's ), quoting from Roberts v. Southwestern Bell Mobile Sys., Inc ., 429 Mass. 478 , 487 (1999). … We also afford " 'substantial deference' to a board's interpretation of its zoning bylaws and ordinances." Wendy's , supra at 381 , quoting from Manning v. Boston Redev. Authy ., 400 Mass. 444 , 453 (1987). 1.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Peerless Unit Ventilation Co. v. D'Amore Construction Co.

    283 Mass. 121 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 24, 1933

    Monaghan v. Putney, 161 Mass. 338 . Burrell v. Way, 176 Mass. 164 . Thurston v. Blunt, 216 Mass. 264, 268 . Dolben v. Duncan Construction Co. 276 *125 Mass. 242, 251, 252 . See also Miller v. Batchelder, 117 Mass. 179 . … Grow, 265 Mass. 578, 580 ; Booras v. Logan, 266 Mass. 172 ; Degnan v. Maryland Casualty Co. 271 Mass. 427 ; Adams v.

    Cited 32 timesPublished
  • McDermott v. Estate of Buchman

    3 Mass. L. Rptr. 161 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Dec 12, 1994

    The Massachusetts case of Brown v. … Buchman, in 1991, to refer the Board of Registration of Dentistry to Dr. Lehman for McDermott’s dental records of 1989-90.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission v. Bettencourt

    474 Mass. 60 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 6, 2016

    Id. at 327, quoting Browning-Ferris Indus. of Vt., Inc. v. … Ct. 325 (2013) (adopting same assumption and concluding forfeiture not excessive). 9 In Browning-Ferris Indus. of Vt., Inc. v.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Shapiro v. Lyon

    254 Mass. 110 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 27, 1925

    Marsh v. Hammond, 11 Allen, 483 . Matheson v. O’Kane, 211 Mass. 91, 95 . White v. Beverly Building Association, 221 Mass. 15, 17 . See Brown v. Cambridge, 3 Allen, 474 ; Johnson v. Von Scholley, 218 Mass. 454 . … O’Neil v. National Oil Co. 231 Mass. 20, 29 . Dwy v. Connecticut Co. 89 Conn. 74 ; L. R. A. 1915 E, 800. Chicago v. Babcock, 143 Ill. 358 .

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Keros v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance

    958 F. Supp. 2d 306 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Aug 5, 2013

    Massachusetts state and federal courts have applied corporate law concepts to mutual insurance companies, boards of directors, and policyholders. See Pomerantz v. Clark, 101 F.Supp. 341 (D.Mass.1951); Harhen v. … Brown, 431 Mass. 838 , 730 N.E.2d 859 (2000); Silverman v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 2001 WL 810157 (Mass.Super. July 11, 2001). . As Defendants point out, Plaintiffs clearly have not offered a Caremark claim.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Rhoten v. R.T. Beatty Insurance Agency

    397 F. Supp. 2d 151 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Jul 8, 2005

    (“Brown”), owner of the M/V Kim and Dan Too, and Commercial Union, which purportedly holds a subrogation claim for repairs to the M/V Kim and Dan Too. … Murray and Allman bring negligence counts against the Bechtolds (Count I) and the Rho-tens (Counts V). Brown brings negligence counts against the Bechtolds (Count II) and the Rhotens (Count VI).

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Comfort Ex Rel. Neumyer v. Lynn School Committee

    263 F. Supp. 2d 209 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Jun 6, 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.”

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Brask

    354 Mass. 416 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 4, 1968

    While every presumption is to be indulged in favor of the validity of the ordinance, Brown v. Carlisle, 336 Mass. 147 -148, an ordinance which is penal in character is to be strictly construed. Commonwealth v. … Commonwealth v. Carpenter, 325 Mass. 519, 521 . See Druzik *419 v. Board of Health of Haverhill, 324 Mass. 129, 134 .

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Smith v. Livermore

    298 Mass. 223 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 17, 1937

    Clause 3 of the will gave an equitable life interest in the trust fund thereby created to Mary Ann Quigley Brown. … of State for Scotland and known as the Board of Trustees for the National Galleries of Scotland; that this board was constituted under the National Galleries of Scotland Act, 1906, and was established for the purpose of

    Cited 42 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Murphy

    63 Mass. App. Ct. 11 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 11, 2005

    To the extent that Murphy is a codefendant with Brown in indictments that allege possessory offenses, he may assert an expectation of privacy in items seized from Brown. See Commonwealth v. … v.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Hutchins v. Browne

    253 Mass. 55 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 29, 1925

    Browne, or is to be paid to him and Dorothy C. G. Browne. … Browne *59 under article three of his will cannot be disturbed. See Wyeth v. Stone, 144 Mass. 441 ; Blodgett v. Stowell, 189 Mass. 142 ; Walcott v. Robinson, 214 Mass. 172 ; MacMaster v. Fobes, 226 Mass. 396 .

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Com. of Mass. v. Heckler

    616 F. Supp. 687 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Aug 27, 1985

    Findings of fact of the Board are reviewable by this court under the "substantial evidence" standard. State of Minnesota v. Heckler, 8 Cir.1983, 718 F.2d 852, 860 . Questions of law are to be resolved by the court. … The court was aided in understanding these exercises by the testimony of Linda Brown before the Board on March 17, 1983 (A.R. 1278-1315). 9 .

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Bryan

    476 Mass. 351 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 20, 2017

    Cruz v. Commonwealth, 461 Mass. 664, 670 (2012), quoting Bucchiere v. New England Tel. & Tel. Co., 396 Mass. 630, 641 (1986). … United States v. Perez, 22 U.S. (9 Wheat.) 579, 580 (1824). Commonwealth v. Nicoll, 452 Mass. 816, 818 (2008).

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Lockhart v. Attorney General

    390 Mass. 780 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 18, 1984

    Brown v. … “Further, the petition containing [sic] one hundred and twenty-eight sections and concerns numerous diverse topics ranging from sentence reform, to changes in the parole board’s jurisdiction, to changes in the way good-time

    Cited 95 timesPublished
  • Commissioner of Metropolitan District Commission v. Director of Civil Service

    348 Mass. 184 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 7, 1964

    In Brown v. … We conclude that Brown v.

    Cited 27 timesPublished

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