Case law

1095 Commonwealth Corp. v. Citizens Bank of Massachusetts (In Re 1095 Commonwealth Corp.)

236 B.R. 530 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Jul 27, 1999

Brown Rudnick attorney Steven J. … Rome v. Braunstein, 19 F.3d 54, 62 (1st Cir.1994).

Furbish v. Goodnow

98 Mass. 296 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1867

Boynton , and Curtis v. Brown , above quoted. See also Jepherson v. Hunt, 2 Allen, 423 ; Dexter v. Blanchard, 11 Allen, 365 ; Burr v. Wilcox, 13 Allen, 269 . In Wood v. … The decision of this court in Curtis v. Brown , above cited, has been followed in Clapp v. Lawton, 31 Conn. 95 , and recognized in Robinson v. Gilman, 43 N. H. 491. And the decision in Emerson v.

Fisher School v. Assessors of Boston

325 Mass. 529 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 30, 1950

That would be a question of law and it was appropriately raised before the board. Choate v. Assessors of Boston, 304 Mass. 298, 300 . Assessors of Lancaster v. Perkins School, 323 Mass. 418, 419 . … McDonough v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. 228 Mass. 450, 452 . Reardon Importing Co. v. Security Trust Co. 318 Mass. 304, 307 . American Institute for Economic Research v.

United States v. Green

2 Mass. Supp. 14 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Dec 12, 1980

A boarding party from RELIANCE conducted a search of PERSISTANCE and discovered approximately 5 tons of marijuana on board. … United States v. Brown, 549 F.2d 954 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 430 U.S. 949 (1977). Accordingly, defendants’ motion to dismiss Count I for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is DENIED. B.

Hibbard v. County of Suffolk

163 Mass. 34 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 8, 1895

Attorney General v. Boston, 142 Mass. 200 . Rockwell v. Fillmore County, 47 Minn. 219 . Ryan v. Outagamie Co. 80 Wis. 336 . Clark v. State, 142 N. Y. 101 . … The intimation in Wheelock v. Auditor of Suffolk County, 130 Mass. 486 , is that such a suit as this should be brought against the city.

Selectmen of Natick v. Boston & Albany Railroad

210 Mass. 229 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 6, 1911

Brown v. Brown, 8 Met. 573 , 576. Ford v. Tirrell, 9 Gray, 401 . Easton v. Smith, 20 Pick. 150 , 156. Federal Ins. Co. v. Gilmour, 206 Mass. 203 . … Browne v. Turner, 174 Mass. 150, 154 . United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Association, 166 U. S. 290, 317, 319 . But the trial judge does not appear to have proceeded on the theory of such extension of the rule.

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF HINGHAM & Another v. HOUSING APPEALS COMMITTEE & Another.

Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 25, 2025

The HAC rejected the board's argument that this court's decision in Reynolds v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Stow, 88 Mass. App. Ct. 339 (2015) compelled the HAC to uphold the board's decision. … On appeal, the board does not contend that its evidence met the preponderance standard applicable to civil cases, see Callahan v.

City of Salem v. Eastern Railroad

98 Mass. 431 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 15, 1868

Baker v. Boston, 12 Pick. 184 , 193. Commonwealth v. Tewksbury, 11 Met. 55 . Commonwealth v. Alger, 7 Cush. 53 , 85. Belcher v. Farrar, 8 Allen, 325 . … Boswell’s Lessee v. Otis, 9 How. 336 . Harris v. Hardeman, 14 How. 334 . McKee v. McKee, 14 Penn. State, 231. We think that these principles apply to the proceedings of a board of health.

Becker v. Calnan

313 Mass. 625 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 26, 1943

Ratté v. Forand, 299 Mass. 185, 187 . Walter v. McCarvel, 309 Mass. 260, 263 . … Snay v. Lovely, 276 Mass. 159, 163, 164 , and cases cited. Cohen v. Silver, 277 Mass. 230, 235 . Sullivan v. Barrows, 303 Mass. 197, 201 . See Clark v. Morgan, 271 Mass. 164 .

Gibney v. Mayor of Fall River

306 Mass. 561 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 11, 1940

Breault v. Auburn, 303 Mass. 424, 428 , and cases cited. “A municipality can exercise no direction or control over one whose duties have been defined by the Legislature.” Daddario v. … The board was not obliged to give any reason for its action. In its action the board violated no law. In Downey v.

Stone v. Heath

179 Mass. 385 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 19, 1901

Horton, Salem v. Eastern Railroad , and People v. Board of Health, ubi supra. … Miller v. Morton, Salem v. Eastern Railroad, People v. Board of Health , and Commonwealth v. Alden, ubi supra.

Meade v. State Racing Commission

27 Mass. L. Rptr. 341 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Feb 9, 2010

Kevin Lightbrown (“Light-brown”), in the presence of a Commission testing agent. Lightbrown then sealed the urine sample. … Tri-County Youth Programs, Inc. v. Acting Deputy Dir. of the Div. of Employment & Training, 54 Mass.App.Ct. 405, 408 (2002).

Barrows v. Bell

73 Mass. 301 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1856

The King v. Fleet, 1 B. & Ald. 383. So in Roberts v. … Fairman v.

Brayton v. Monson Public Schools

950 F. Supp. 33 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Jan 17, 1997

Brown v. Hot, Sexy & Safer Productions, Inc., 68 F.3d 525 ,’ 534 (1st Cir.1995), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 116 S.Ct. 1044 , 134 L.Ed.2d 191 (1996), citing Ingraham v. … Board of County Commissioners, Wabaunsee County, Kansas v. Umbehr, — U.S. -, -, 116 S.Ct. 2342, 2347 , 135 L.Ed.2d 843 (1996).

Thayer v. City of Worcester

144 F. Supp. 3d 218 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Nov 9, 2015

See McLaughlin v. Lowell, 140 F.Supp.3d 177 , Civ.Act.No. 14-10270-DPW, 2015 WL 6453144 (D.Mass. Oct. 23, 2015); Browne v. … See Madsen v.

Tesson v. Commissioner of Transitional Assistance

41 Mass. App. Ct. 479 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 10, 1996

Board of Appeals of Peabody, 360 Mass. 867, 867 (1971). … Belanger & Sons v. Joseph M. Concannon Corp., 333 Mass. 22, 25 (1955), quoting Brown v. Robinson, 275 Mass. 55, 57 (1931).

Swett v. Black

23 F. Cas. 549 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Jun 15, 1862

Upon the face of it, Brown & Tukey are the shippers, and the contract or carriage is between them and the libellants as carriers. … This decision is supported by the case of Blanchard v. Page, 8 Gray, 281 , where the late Chief Justice Shaw has examined the whole subject of the liability of shipper and carrier with great care and thoroughness.

Cappy's, Inc. v. Dorgan

313 Mass. 170 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 1, 1943

On the refusal of Kaplan to pay this alleged difference on January 30, 1940, the employees immediately went on a strike, which was terminated February 1 after a conference with the State board of conciliation and arbitration … Lajoie v. Milliken, 242 Mass. 508 . Richardson v. Brown, 260 Mass. 509 . Freeman v. Teeling, 290 Mass. 93 . Carey v. Fitzpatrick, 301 Mass. 525 .

Twomey v. Town of Middleborough

468 Mass. 260 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 2, 2014

. *270 More specifically, a town meeting cannot exercise authority over a board of selectmen when the board is acting in furtherance of a statutory duty. See Anderson v. … In Anderson v.

Commonwealth v. Fleming

37 Mass. App. Ct. 927 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 22, 1994

Were we to rely solely on the detail of the tip and its corroboration, we would be constrained to disagree with the motion judge on the authority of Commonwealth v. Brown, 31 Mass. App. Ct. 574 (1991). … Commonwealth v. Brown, supra at 578 . Significantly, however, the court noted that “[t]he informant gave no indication of his source of knowledge as to these details.” Ibid. See also Commonwealth v.