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  • Mann v. Eastern Sugar & Products Co.

    244 Mass. 100 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 27, 1923

    Cunningham v. Judson, 100 N. Y. 179 . Thornton v. Simpson, 6 Taunt. 556. See also Browne v. Paterson, 165 N. Y. 460 . … Coleman v. Edwards, 5 Ohio St. 51 . Whitla v. Moore, 164 Penn. St. 451. Borrowman, Phillips & Co. v. Free & Hollis, 4 Q. B. D. 500.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • KEVIN M. SEXTON, Trustee v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF WELLFLEET.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 4, 2025

    Williams v. Board of Appeals of Norwell, 490 Mass. 684, 689 (2022). Our review is de novo. See Tracer Lane II Realty, LLC 3 v. … If the board's interpretation of its bylaw is reasonable, the court may not substitute its judgment. Tanner v. Board of Appeals of Boxford, 61 Mass. App. Ct. 647, 649 (2004).

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  • Berkshire Hills Regional School District Committee v. Gray

    5 Mass. App. Ct. 686 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 17, 1977

    The Supreme Judicial Court, following New York cases, took an intermediate position which distinguished between “the evaluation procedures guaranteed in a collective bargaining agreement” and “the school board’s ultimate … Compare O’Brien v. Pittsfield, 316 Mass. 283, 285-286 (1944); Demers v. School Comm. of Worcester, 329 Mass. 370, 373 (1952); Murphy v. Cambridge, 342 Mass. 339, 341 (1961) ; Sullivan v.

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  • United States v. Haynes

    557 F. Supp. 2d 200 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Jun 3, 2008

    The indictment also named two others, Kenneth Whigham and Gerrod Brown. 1 Haynes, Whigham, and Brown were only three of the defendants caught up in an eighteen-defendant sweep that represented the culmination of “Operation … See Sieland Aff. ¶ 13 (document # 5-1); id. at ¶ 1 n.l (citing United States v. Carrasquillo et al., Cr. No. 06-10320-WGY; United States v. Bush, Cr. No. 06-10319-JLT; United States v. Jones et al., Cr.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Tisserand

    5 Mass. App. Ct. 383 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 2, 1977

    The defendant claims that the standards articulated in Brown v. Illinois, 422 U. S. 590 (1975), require the suppression of his statements. … Brown, supra, at 603-604 .

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  • Belezos v. Board of Selectmen of Hingham, Massachusetts

    District Court, D. Massachusetts · Nov 27, 2019

    Ruiz Rivera v. … Corp. v.

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  • In re Brown

    4 F. Cas. 342 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · Oct 15, 1843

    I am aware of the case of Brown v. Lusk, 4 Yerg. 210 , in which it was held, that a check, drawn in Nashville, on the Branch Bank of the United States at Nashville, on the 13th of December, 1827, payable to A. … The learned judge, who delivered the opinion of the court in Brown v. Lusk, added: “They (checks) are appropriations of money in the hands of a banker, and are payable on presentment.”

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • Wilfert v. Medoff

    5 Mass. App. Dec. 63 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Jul 1, 1953

    He submitted to Brown an estimate which was accepted. He believed Smith and Brown were the general contractors. The defend-ants and Brown were present when the first delivery was made. … (Butler v. Price, 115 Mass. 578 ; Barker v. McKay, 175 Mass. 485 ; Harvey v. Squire, 217 Mass. 411 ; Hannon v. Schwartz, 304 Mass. 468 ; Gordon v. O’Brien; 320 Mass. 739 ).

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Garcia

    34 Mass. App. Ct. 645 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 24, 1993

    Texas v. Brown, supra at 742 . 7 Here, the trooper observed an apparently empty baggie on the floor of the automobile. 6 Such an item is “capable of use for a lawful as well as an unlawful purpose.” Commonwealth v. … Texas v. Brown, 460 U.S. at 746 . Commonwealth v. Figueroa, supra at 751. Commonwealth v. Santaliz , 413 Mass, at 241.

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • Howard v. Roach

    226 Mass. 80 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 26, 1917

    In Barnes v. … In Bliss v.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Dickstein v. DuPont

    320 F. Supp. 150 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Dec 8, 1970

    See Silver v. … Works, Inc., 142 F.2d 854, 855-856 (4th Cir. 1944) ; Brown v. Gilligan, Will & Co., 287 F.Supp. 766, 770 (S.D.N.Y. 1968). 16 . Wilko v. Swan, 346 U.S. 427, 431 , 74 S.Ct. 182 , 98 L.Ed. 168 (1953). Contra, Donahue v.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • 320 Fall River, LLC v. Bd. of Assessors of Seekonk

    93 Mass. App. Ct. 1104 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 29, 2018

    DeMoranville v. Commissioner of Rev. , 457 Mass. 30 , 34 (2010), quoting from Space Bldg. Corp. v. Commissioner of Rev. , 413 Mass. 445 , 448 (1992). … See Bettigole v.

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  • Massachusetts General Hospital v. Waldman

    19 Mass. L. Rptr. 712 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Aug 23, 2005

    Goldberg v. Board of Health of Granby, 444 Mass. 627, 638 (2005); Fisch v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 437 Mass, at 138. … Hosp. v. Brown, Suffolk Super. Ct. Civil Action No. 03-1751G (May 31, 2005) (Billings, J.) (concluding that Division’s new regulations are valid as administered); Massachusetts Hosp. Assoc. v. Warring, Suffolk Super.

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  • Aronson v. Sol. & S. Marcus Co.

    292 Mass. 389 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 12, 1935

    Duchemin v. Kendall, 149 Mass. 171, 175 . No such demand was made. The corporation was never put in default, and its obligation was at an end before Aronson *396 brought his action. Brown v. Davis, 138 Mass. 458 . … Carter v. Phillips, 144 Mass. 100 . Soderlund v. Helman, 215 Mass. 542, 544 . Morgan v. Forbes, 236 Mass. 480, 483 . Hunt v. Bassett, 269 Mass. 298, 302 . Grueby v. Chase Harris Forbes Corp., ante, 156, 159.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Riley v. Wolverine, Proctor & Schwartz, Ltd.

    404 B.R. 1 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Apr 17, 2009

    See Granfinanciera S.A. v. … See Langenkamp v.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Inhabitants of Milton v. Auditor of the Commonwealth

    244 Mass. 93 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 27, 1923

    Rea v. Aldermen of Everett, 217 Mass. 427, 430 . Bay State Street Railway v. Woburn, 232 Mass. 201 . … Crocker v. Justices of the Superior Court, 208 Mass. 162 . Knights v. Treasurer & Receiver General, 236 Mass. 336 . The writ may be maintained on the facts here disclosed. Peremptory writ to issue.

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • DAVID C. TURLEY v. COMMONWEALTH EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD & Another.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 28, 2024

    See Morris v. Board of Registration in Med., 405 Mass. 103, 110-111 (1989) (adopting Vinal standard); United Water & Sewer Workers, Local 1 v. Labor Relations Comm'n, 28 Mass. App. … Graham v. Quincy Food Serv. Employees Ass'n, 407 Mass. 601, 606 (1990), quoting Baker v. Local 2977, State Council 93, Am. Fed'n of State, County & Mun.

    Cited 0 timesUnpublished
  • Friend v. Boston & Maine Railroad

    13 Mass. App. Div. 48 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Jan 21, 1948

    Co., 147 Mass. 412 ; Merritt v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, 162 Mass. 326, at 329 ; Kellogg v. Smith, 179 Mass. 595 ; Brown v. New York, New Haven & Hartford R. R., 181 Mass. 365, at 367 . LaPointe v. … In Brown v.

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  • Anderson v. Qualey

    216 Mass. 106 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 31, 1913

    Such are the cases of Trull v. Howland, 10 Cush. 109 ; Root v. Fellowes, 6 Cush. 29 ; Sanford v. Hodges, 11 Gray, 485 , relied on by the defendant. But in other cases the rule is different. … In Slasson v. Brown, 20 Pick. 436 , it was held that a notice of intention to take the poor debtor’s oath addressed to Ebenezer B. Slasson when it should have been addressed to Edward B.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • STEFANIK v. Town of Huntington

    536 F. Supp. 2d 106 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Mar 13, 2008

    Shortly thereafter, on May 11, 2004, the board of assessors conducted a new inspection. (Id. ¶ 12.) … Silva v. Worden, 130 F.3d 26, 30-31 (1st Cir.1997) (citing Board of County Comm’rs of Bryan County v. Brown, 520 U.S. 397, 404 , 117 S.Ct. 1382 , 137 L.Ed.2d 626 (1997); Pembaur v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished

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