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  • Moody v. Town of Weymouth

    276 Mass. 282 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 30, 1931

    Brown v. Cushman, 173 Mass. 368, 371 . Cutler v. United Shoe Machinery Corp. 274 Mass. 341, 346 . … See McKim v. Williams, 134 Mass. 136 ; Thayer v. Keyes, 136 Mass. 104 . In Drummond v.

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  • Penn Mutual Life Insurance v. Crane

    134 Mass. 56 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 9, 1883

    Short v. Woodward, 13 Gray, 86 . Pratt v. Langdon, 12 Allen, 544 . Globe Works v. Wright, 106 Mass. 207 . The plaintiff contends, on the authority of Lindenau v. Desborough, 8 B. & C. 586, and Huguenin v. … Faunce v. State Assur. Co. 101 Mass. 279 . Watkins v. Bowers, 119 Mass. 383 . Pym v. Campbell, 6 El. & Bl. 370. Sweet v. Stevens, 7 R. I. 375. J. Hopkins, for the plaintiff. W. S. B. Hopkins & D.

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  • Openshaw v. City of Fall River

    287 Mass. 426 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 11, 1934

    The purpose of the act and the powers of the board of finance are discussed in Broadhurst v. Fall River, 278 Mass. 167 , and Paquette v. Fall River, 278 Mass. 172 . … Alger v. Justice of the District Court, 283 Mass. 596 . Hibbard v. County of Suffolk, 163 Mass. 34, 36 .

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  • Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation v. St. Botolph Club, Inc.

    321 Mass. 269 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 11, 1947

    Clapp v. Thaxter, 7 Gray, 384 , 386. Mackay v. Brock, 245 Mass. 131, 133-134 . Boston & Maine Railroad v. Greenfield, 253 Mass. 391, 397 . Frechette v. Thibodeau, 294 Mass. 51, 54 . Counelis v. … the board had no jurisdiction to entertain.the appeal, citing Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation v.

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  • Woodward v. Leavitt

    107 Mass. 453 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 15, 1871

    had been' paid; and one witness testified that Brown said he thought ‘ Woodward was on the catch.’ … State v. Howard, 17 N. H. 171. State v. Pike, 20 N. H. 344. State v. Ayer, 3 Foster, 301 . Boynton v. Turnbull, 45 N. H. 408. And in Eolsom v.

    Cited 152 timesPublished
  • Worldwide TechServices, LLC v. Comm'r of Revenue

    479 Mass. 20 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 7, 2017

    Baker Transport, Inc . v. … Commonwealth v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Morris v. 24-26 Moreland St., LLC.

    92 Mass. App. Ct. 1126 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 6, 2018

    Colony of Wellfleet, Inc . v. Harris , 71 Mass. App. Ct. 522 , 529 (2008) (citation omitted). … See Morris v. Brown , 87 Mass. App. Ct. 1130 (2015). We commend the parties' efforts to narrow the issues presented on remand, and to avoid revisiting in this appeal those matters that have already been finally decided.

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  • Hunnewell's Case

    220 Mass. 351 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 27, 1915

    Bagley v. Furness, Withey & Co. Ltd. [1914] 3 K. B. 974. Gibson & Co. v. Wishart, [1914] W. N. 232. … Spade v. Lynn *356 & Boston Railroad, 168 Mass. 285 ; S. C. 172 Mass. 488 . Berard v. Boston & Albany Railroad, 177 Mass. 179 . Homans v. Boston Elevated Railway, 180 Mass. 456 . Bell v.

    Cited 63 timesPublished
  • White v. Maynard

    111 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 timesPublished
  • Bennett v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

    8 Mass. L. Rptr. 154 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Feb 2, 1998

    See also Brown v. … Brown v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, 519 F.Supp. 864, 866 (E.D. Pa. 1981) (transportation authority is a state actor).

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  • Commonwealth v. Young

    382 Mass. 448 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 3, 1981

    (On occasion, apparently, the defendant could be found at an apartment on Morton Street or another on Browning Avenue.) … He had also seen the defendant with a small silver gun. 5 It was a silver gun with a brown handle.

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  • Johnson 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.

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  • Roberts-Haverhill v. City Coun. of Haverhill

    2 Mass. App. Ct. 715 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 18, 1974

    Board of Appeals of Milton, 341 Mass. 99, 106 (1960); MacGibbon v. Board of Appeals of Duxbury, 347 Mass. 690, 690-692 (1964); Chater v. Board of Appeals of Milton, 348 Mass. 237, 246 (1964); Tambone v. … Board of Appeal of Stoneham, 348 Mass. 359, 365 (1965); Slater v. Board of Appeals of Brookline, 350 Mass. 70, 74 (1966); MacGibbon v. Board of Appeals of Duxbury, 356 Mass. 635, 639, 642 (1970); Y. D. Dugout, Inc. v.

    Cited 42 timesPublished
  • Capen v. Bartlett

    153 Mass. 346 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 27, 1891

    Brown and Company, and against George Wilson.” One Jennie Smith “replevied the goods from the officer, and gave the bond in” the present suit. … Wright v. Quirk, 105 Mass. 44 . Leonard v. Whitney, 109 Mass. 265 . Exceptions overruled.

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  • Kinchla v. Welsh

    8 Mass. App. Ct. 367 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 24, 1979

    Brown, J. The plaintiff, Richard L. Kinchla, commenced this action in the Superior Court to recover a real estate commission alleged to be due from the defendants, Stanley G. Welsh and Marjorie W. … See Dalton v.

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  • Building Inspector of Acton v. BD. OF APPEALS OF ACTON

    348 Mass. 453 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 4, 1965

    See Campbell v. Boston, 290 Mass. 427, 429 ; Brucato v. Lawrence, 338 Mass. 612, 617 ; State Tax Commn. v. Fitts, 340 Mass. 575, 578 ; *457 Doliner v. … Smith v. Board of Appeals of Needham, 339 Mass. 399 . 5 The zoning by-law (art.

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • White v. Dahlquist Manufacturing Co.

    179 Mass. 427 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 20, 1901

    Browne, St. of Frauds, § 352 a, and eases cited. Lerned v. Wannemacher, 9 Allen, 412 , 416. Sanborn v. Chamberlin, 101 Mass. 409, 416 . … J., in Gill v. Bicknell, 2 Cush. 355 , 358. Such an authority must be exercised contemporaneously with the sale. See Browne, St. of Frauds, § 353, and cases cited in the notes.

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  • 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 .

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  • Wilson v. Askinas

    325 Mass. 136 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 23, 1949

    Askinas as guardian of Seymour David Brown, who was interested in the estate, appealed. … King v. Grace, 293 Mass. 244, 251 . Bearse v. Styler, 309 Mass. 288, 291 . Richardson v. Wolcott, 323 Mass. 693, 695 .

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  • Paulding v. Bruins

    18 Mass. App. Ct. 707 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 29, 1984

    Marotta v. Board of Appeals of Revere, 336 Mass. 199, 204 (1957). … Broderick v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 361 Mass. 472, 477 (1972). Wolfman v. *711 Board of Appeals of Brookline, 15 Mass. App. Ct. 112, 115 (1983).

    Cited 29 timesPublished

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