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  • Brown v. Lakeman

    66 Mass. 482 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1853

    In Wickes v. Fentham, 4 T. R. 247, there was an acquittal by the jury, though it was founded on a defect in the indictment. In Pippet v. … Secor v.

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  • Brown v. Gunter

    428 F. Supp. 889 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Mar 2, 1977

    Commonwealth v. Brown, Mass., 323 N.E.2d 902, 905 (1975). The case was accordingly remanded to the Superior Court for a new trial. … Benton v. Maryland, 395 U.S. 784, 794 , 89 S.Ct. 2056 , 23 L.Ed.2d 707 (1969); Ashe v. Swenson, 397 U.S. 436 , 90 S.Ct. 1189 , 25 L.Ed.2d 469 (1970).

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  • Brown v. Metcalf

    215 Mass. 289 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 18, 1913

    For the general principles bearing upon this branch of the law see Drury v. Midland Railroad, 127 Mass. 571, 581 , and especially Whitman v. Shaw, 166 Mass. 451 , and cases therein cited. … The case is not like Boston Water Power Co. v. Hanlon, 132 Mass. 483 , cited by the respondent. By the terms of the report there is to be a decree for the petitioners; and it is So ordered. By Davis, J.

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  • Commonwealth v. Brown

    92 Mass. App. Ct. 1106 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 25, 2017

    Commonwealth v. Gildea , 17 Mass. App. Ct. 177 , 181 (1983). The property sought was appropriately seized pursuant to a search warrant and were the fruits of the kidnapping and robbery.

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  • Rockwood v. Brown

    67 Mass. 261 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 15, 1854

    Jones v. Witter, 13 Mass. 304 . Grover v. Grover, 24 Pick. 261 . Stone v. Hubbard, 7 Cush. 595 . … Hodges v. Holland, 19 Pick. 43 . Sigourney v. Severy, 4 Cush. 176 . Drury v. Vannevar, 5 Cush. 442 . There is a slight difference of phraseology in the provisions of § 5 of St. 1786, c. 52, and of § 4 of Rev.

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  • School Committee v. Brown

    375 Mass. 502 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 20, 1978

    Springfield v. Korbut, 373 Mass. 788, 795-796 (1977), and cases cited. Brown is entitled to have his sabbatical leave application appraised in good faith and on equal terms with all others. … See Associated Teachers of Huntington, Inc. v. Board of Educ., Union Free School Dist. No. 3, 33 N.Y.2d 229, 233 (1973).

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  • Commonwealth v. Ralph Brown

    Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 10, 2025

    Commonwealth v. Brown, 490 Mass. 171 , 181 (2022), citing Commonwealth v. Mayfield, 398 Mass. 615, 621 (1986). … Montgomery, 495 Mass. at 245, quoting Commonwealth v. Brown, 477 Mass. 805, 821 (2017), cert. denied, 586 U.S. 826 (2018). Nevertheless, such issues must be probed with care.

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  • Sweet v. Brown

    53 Mass. 175 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1846

    The case of Allen v. Holton, 20 Pick. 458 , presented a question of construction of a deed entirely similar in its terms, where it was held that the covenants were limited to the estate and interest of the grantor. … See also Blanchard v. Brooks, 12 Pick. 47 , 66. The ruling at nisi prius was correct, and the nonsuit is confirmed,

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  • Leatherbee v. Brown

    69 F. 590 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · Sep 16, 1895

    Sharp v. Reissner 9 Fed. 445 ; Korn v. Wiebusch, 33 Fed. 50 . … Boston Woven Hose Co. v. Star Rubber Co., 40 Fed. 167 ; Linotype Co. v. Ridder, 65 Fed. 853 .

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  • Brown v. O'BRIEN

    624 F. Supp. 2d 136 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Jun 1, 2009

    Commonwealth v. Brown, 449 Mass. 1102 , 865 N.E.2d 1140 (2007) (table). … See Early v.

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  • Financial Resources Network, Inc. v. Brown & Brown, Inc.

    930 F. Supp. 2d 287 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Mar 14, 2013

    Pending before this court is a third summary judgment motion filed by defendants American Guarantee and Liability Insurance Company (“American Guarantee”), Zurich North America Company (“Zurich”), Brown & Brown, Inc. … (“B & B”), Brown & Brown of California, Inc. (“BBC”) and Calsurance (collectively “defendants”). (Docket Entry # 119). They seek summary judgment on counts I, III, IV, V and VI in the first amended complaint.

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  • Dunn v. Brown

    517 F. Supp. 2d 541 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Sep 28, 2007

    Johnson v. Gordon, 409 F.3d 12, 18 (1st Cir.2005). … Johnson v. Gordon 409 F.3d at 18 (citation omitted).

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  • Iasigi v. Brown

    12 F. Cas. 1147 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · Oct 15, 1853

    Brown, it will be “discreetly” used by himself. This, if the word “confidential” were omitted from the reply, would leave the matter to Mr. … Brown did not know that Mr. Curtis wrote his letter at the request of the plaintiffs or any other party.

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  • Brown v. Duchesne

    4 F. Cas. 369 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · May 15, 1855

    See, also, the case of Universities of Oxford & Cambridge v. Richardson, 6 Ves. 689; Thomson v. Advocate-General, 12 Clark & F. 1. … Brown v. Duchesne, 19 How. (GO U. S.) 183.] _ The right of every nation, by its laws, to regulate the structure and equipment of its vessels of commerce, must be allowed to be complete and entire.

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  • Bridge v. Brown

    4 F. Cas. 89 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · Apr 15, 1871

    Allen v. Blunt [Case No. 216]; Battin v. Taggert, 17 How. [58 U. S.] 83; Sickles v. Evans [Case No. 12,839.] … Brown, Case No. 1,858.]

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  • Bridge v. Brown

    4 F. Cas. 92 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · Jan 15, 1873

    complainants to restrain an alleged infringement by the same defendants of patent for a process for extracting tan-bark in conjunction with the apparatus which was the subject-matter of the litigation herein, see Bridge v. … Brown, Case No. 1,857.]

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  • Prindle v. Brown

    136 F. 616 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · Mar 29, 1905

    found in favor of Prindle; that, on appeal to *617 the board of examiners in chief, priority was awarded to Brown; that the Commissioner affirmed the decision of the examiners in chief; and that the Court of Appeals for the … Christie v. Seybold, 55 Fed. 69, 78 , 5 C. C. A. 33 .

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  • Board of Selectmen v. Outdoor Advertising Board

    346 Mass. 754 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 4, 1964

    See Milton v. Donnelly, 306 Mass. 451, 458 . … In Milton v.

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  • Penelope v. Brown

    792 F. Supp. 132 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · May 8, 1992

    Co. v. Classic Lawn Ornaments, Inc., 843 F.2d 600, 606 (1st Cir.1988). Brown concedes that she had access to Stylistics. Brown Aff. ¶ 9. … Brown, Starting from Scratch, supra, at 218. 5 . Brown cites Celotex Corp. v.

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  • Piper v. Brown

    19 F. Cas. 722 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · Jan 21, 1873

    Sparhawk v. Wills, 5 Gray, 423 ; Boston Iron Co. v. King, 2 Cush. 405 ; Adams v. Brown. 7 Cush. 222 . Defendants except to the master’s report as to his findings in respect to the operations of the year 1870. … [For other cases involving this patent, see note to Piper v. Brown, Case No. 11,180.] No commissions were paid by defendants for selling the fish preserved by them.

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