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177 Mass. 457 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 4, 1901
There was also evidence tending to show that the drawers of the bill were its real owners, that Brown, Shipley and Company, Brown Brothers and Company and the bank were merely agents for the collection of the bill for the … So in Jones v.
Cited 2 timesPublished334 Mass. 422 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 17, 1956
Bell v. Treasurer of Cambridge, 310 Mass. 484, 488 . *434 Caputo v. Board of Appeals of Somerville, 330 Mass. 107, 111 , and cases cited. … It was said in Berenson v.
Cited 15 timesPublished459 Mass. 32 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 3, 2011
Commonwealth v. Hart, 455 Mass. 230, 238 (2009) (Hart), citing Commonwealth v. Brown, 11 Mass. App. Ct. 288, 295 (1981) (Brown). … Commonwealth v. Brown, 11 Mass. App. Ct. 288, 296 (1981).
Cited 13 timesPublished622 F. Supp. 262 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Nov 25, 1985
George Kirane ("Kirane") brings this action against the City of Lowell ("Lowell"), the members of its Planning Board, the members of its Zoning Board of Appeals, the Assistant City Manager, and several building inspectors … Brown v. Walker, 161 U.S. 591, 597 , 16 S.Ct. 644, 647 , 40 L.Ed. 819 (1896).
Cited 3 timesPublishedTracht v. County Commissioners of Worcester
318 Mass. 681 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 6, 1945
Commonwealth v. Young, 135 Mass. 526 . Commonwealth v. Rawson, 183 Mass. 491 . Belmont v. New England Brick Co. 190 Mass. 442 . Kineen v. Lexington Board of Health, 214 Mass. 587 . … Whitney v. Judge of the District Court of Northern Berkshire, 271 Mass. 448, 458-459 . Morrissey v. State Ballot Law Commission, 312 Mass. 121, 126 . Miami Grove Inc. v. Licensing Board for Boston, 312 Mass. 318, 324 .
Cited 26 timesPublished86 Mass. App. Ct. 514 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 23, 2014
Stark, board certified in cardiology and internal medicine, and familiar with authorities and published literature in liposuction practice, appears well qualified and was not seriously challenged by Russo. See Letch v. … Germain v. Pfeifer, 418 Mass. 511, 516 (1994) (citation omitted). See Little v.
Cited 3 timesPublished318 Mass. 276 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 9, 1945
The granting of a permit is merely the instrumentality by which the removal or transportation is to be controlled by the board of health. Commonwealth v. McGann, 213 Mass. 213 . Saxe v. … Burke v. Holyoke Board of Health, 219 Mass. 219, 221 . Commonwealth v. McCarthy, 225 Mass. 192, 195 .
Cited 14 timesPublished111 Mass. 250 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1872
But there is nothing in either of the reports to show that the rooms were in a boarding-house ; and, as suggested by the judges in Wright v. … , in the plaintiff’s boarding-house; and Mr.
Cited 43 timesPublishedBedford v. Trustees of Boston University
25 Mass. App. Ct. 372 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 5, 1988
See Krantz v. John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co., 335 Mass. 703, 711-713 (1957); Marotta v. Board of Appeals of Revere, 336 Mass. 199, 204 (1957); Sherrill House, Inc. v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 19 Mass. App. … See Brady v. Board of Appeals of Westport, 348 Mass. 515, 518-521 (1965); Lane v. Selectmen of Great Barrington, 352 Mass. 523, 526 (1967). Cf. Cappuccio v.
Cited 31 timesPublished289 Mass. 602 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 26, 1935
Williams v. School District in Lunenburg, 21 Pick. 75 , 82. Damon v. Selectmen of Framingham, 195 Mass. 72, 78 . Barnard v. Shelburne, 222 Mass. 76, 79 . See Cooke v. Scituate, 201 Mass. 107 . G. L. (Ter. … Morrison v. Lawrence, 98 Mass. 219, 221 . Lowell v. Wheelock, 11 Cush. 391 . State v. Crookston Lumber Co. 85 Minn. 405 . Sweetsir v. Chandler, 98 Maine, 145, 152. Compare Commonwealth v.
Cited 28 timesPublished166 Mass. 344 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 15, 1896
As pointed out in McCann v. Waltham, ubi supra, the board has only a qualified control over them. … Haverhill, 143 Mass. 582 and Pratt v. Weymouth, 147 Mass. 245 . There is nothing in McManus v. Weston, 164 Mass. 263 , inconsistent with the result we have reached.
Cited 9 timesPublished386 Mass. 701 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 7, 1982
Board of Registration in Embalming & Funeral Directing, 379 Mass. 368, 371 (1979), quoting Friedman v. … Schipper v. Levitt & Sons, 44 N.J. 70, 82, 90-92 (1965). Cf. Broyles v. Brown Eng’r Co., 275 Ala. 35, 40 (1963). We decline to follow that approach.
Cited 219 timesPublishedHill v. Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution
392 Mass. 198 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 19, 1984
Wolff v. McDonnell, supra at 565 . … Written records of disciplinary board proceedings are constitutionally required in any event. Wolff v. McDonnell, supra at 563-567 .
Reversed on other grounds by Superintendent, Mass. Correctional Institution at Walpole v. Hill, 472 U.S. 445 (1985)Cited 32 timesPublishedCullen v. Building Inspector of North Attleborough
353 Mass. 671 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 16, 1968
See Ferrante v. Board of Appeals of Northampton, 345 Mass. 158, 163 ; New City Hotel Co. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commn. 347 Mass. 539, 542 . See also Lincoln v. … See Connors v. Burlington, 325 Mass. 494, 495-496 ; Chilson v. Zoning Bd. of Appeal of Attleboro, 344 Mass. 406, 411-412 ; Simeone Stone Corp. v. Board of Appeals of Bourne, 345 Mass. 188 .
Cited 54 timesPublishedCommonwealth v. Albert J. Erler
Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 10, 2025
Similarly, restrictions on earning good time, Commonwealth v. Brown, 6 Mass. App. Ct. 844, 844 (1978), or calculations of parole eligibility, Commonwealth v. … See Commonwealth v. Brown, 71 Mass. App. Ct. 743, 747 (2008) (no ineffectiveness in failure to present cumulative evidence). 3. Prejudicial evidence.
Cited 0 timesPublishedNational Credit Union Administration v. Ticor Title Insurance
873 F. Supp. 718 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Jan 10, 1995
The October 2, 1986, minutes of the BCFCU Board of Directors Meeting, at which Smith was present, reveal that a loan to the Duke of Earl Realty Trust in the amount of $625,000 was approved by the Board. … Brown v. St. Paul Insurance Corp., 634 F.2d 1103 , 1108 n. 8 (8th Cir.1980).
Cited 10 timesPublished240 Mass. 419 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 28, 1922
Cazenove v. Cutler, 4 Met. 246 . … Gerrish v. Black, 104 Mass. 400, 403 . Montague v. Boston & Albany Railroad, 124 Mass. 242, 247 . Brown v. South Boston Savings Bank, 148 Mass. 300 . See Clark v. Story, 208 Mass. 36, 40 .
Cited 3 timesPublished2 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.
Cited 0 timesPublished2011 Mass. App. Div. 83 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Apr 22, 2011
Shortly thereafter, in June, 2007, tenant Julie Brown (“Brown”) moved out of the apartment in 294 (“Brown unit”). … See, e.g., Cheek v. Econo-Car Rental Sys. of Boston, Inc., 393 Mass. 660, 662 (1985), citing Thomes v. Meyer Store Inc., 268 Mass. 587, 588 (1929); Brown-Forman Corp. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Comm’n, 65 Mass. App.
Cited 0 timesPublishedJohnson v. District Attorney for the Northern District
342 Mass. 212 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 9, 1961
Dolan v. County of Suffolk, 310 Mass. 318, 322-323 . The board had jurisdiction to hear and act upon the petitioner’s appeal. … Elmer v. Commissioner of Ins. 304 Mass. 194, 196 . It was not within the respondent’s discretion to ignore the board’s decision. The statute imposes a clear duty upon the respondent to comply with the board’s decision.
Cited 30 timesPublished
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