Case law

Clarke v. City of Fall River

219 Mass. 580 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 31, 1914

It was said by Chief Justice Shaw in Willard v. … There is nothing at variance with this result in Oliver v. Gale, 182 Mass. 39 , and Commercial Wharf Corp. v. Boston, 208 Mass. 482,488 , both somewhat relied upon by the defendant. 3.

Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. State Tax Commission

370 Mass. 127 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 9, 1976

Walsh v. Curcio, 358 Mass. 819 (1971). Neither the board nor this court, however, can create an exception to the time limit specified by the statutes. William Rodman & Sons v. … See Grosjean v. American Press Co., 297 U.S. 233, 251 (1936); Times-Picayune Publishing Co. v. United States, 345 U.S. 594, 604 (1953); Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. A.S. Abell Co., 218 Md. 273, 288-289 (1958).

Comeau v. Town of Webster

881 F. Supp. 2d 177 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Jul 24, 2012

Comeau”), collectively “Plaintiffs,” have brought suit against the Town of Webster, Massachusetts (‘Webster”), its Board of Selectmen (“Selectmen”), Board of Health (“Board of Health”), Police Chief Timothy Bent (“Chief Bent … assert virtually identical negligence claims against the Board of Selectmen (Count IV (first)), Police Department (Count IV (second)), the Board of Selectmen and Chief Bent (Count V), and against the Board of Health (Counts

Clap v. Municipal Council

310 Mass. 605 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 26, 1942

Building Commissioner of Winchester, 306 Mass. 495 ; Tranfaglia v. … Turner v. Board of Appeals of Milton, 305 Mass. 189 .

Rothschild v. Knight

176 Mass. 48 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 15, 1900

Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific *54 Railway v. Sturm, 174 U. S. 710 . King v. Cross, 175 U. S. 396 . Cross v. Brown, 19 R. I. 220. … In Cross v. Brown, ubi supra, the subject was considered at length with a citation of the authorities, and this conclusion was reached. In Chicago, Rock Island, Pacific Railway v.

Devlin v. Dalton

41 L.R.A. 379 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 21, 1898

People v. Hill, 126 N. Y. 497 . Simon v. Hoboken, 23 Vroom, 367 . A writ of certiorari does not lie to revise a decision of a question of fact upon evidence heard. Farmington River Water Power Co. v. … Since in these proceedings the board of examiners did not act as a court, his petition must fail, because a writ of certiorari is issued only to revise proceedings which are judicial in their nature. Attorney General v.

Perkins v. Massachusetts Department of Revenue

507 B.R. 45 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Mar 7, 2014

The decision in In re Brown In In re Brown, 489 B.R. 1 (Bankr.D.Mass.2013) (Hoffman, Bankr. … See Ardestani v. Immigration & Naturalization Serv., 502 U.S. 129, 135-36 , 112 S.Ct. 515 , 116 L.Ed.2d 496 (1991); see also Lamie v.

Savage v. Shaw

195 Mass. 571 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 16, 1907

Chase v. Curtis, 113 U. S. 452 . Leighton v. Campbell, 17 R. I. 51. Rohn v. Brown, 33 Mich. 257 . Cable v. McCune, 26 Mo. 371 . Calle v. Gaty, 34 Mo. 573 . Doolittle v. Marsh, 11 Neb. 243 . … Bohn v. Brown, 33 Mich. 257 .

Higgins v. License Commissioners of Quincy

308 Mass. 142 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 27, 1941

The power of the board to proceed is measured by the statute; compliance with it is essential, if the action of the board is to be valid. Tucker v. Boston, 223 Mass. 478 . Thomas v. … But if the board did impose certain conditions, Commonwealth v. Willcutt, 259 Mass. 406 ; Leach v.

Lawton v. State Mutual Life Assurance Co. of America

924 F. Supp. 331 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · May 10, 1996

In Blare v. … Soule favored Chris Brown because of his family relationship to another State Mutual executive.” Defendant’s Memorandum at 17-18. In Foster v.

Pagan v. Dubois

884 F. Supp. 25 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Apr 11, 1995

Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1, 10 , 87 S.Ct. 1817, 1822 , 18 L.Ed.2d 1010 (1967); Hill v. Texas, 316 U.S. 400 , 62 S.Ct. 1159 , 86 L.Ed. 1559 (1942); Strauder v. … Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 , 74 S.Ct. 686 ; 98 L.Ed. 873 (1954), ruled that the separation of persons by race would no longer be tolerated in this land.

Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. BD. OF APPEALS OF AMHERST

360 Mass. 604 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 13, 1971

Zaltman v. Board of Appeals of Stoneham, 357 Mass. 482 . Gulf Oil Corp. v. Board of Appeals of Framingham, 355 Mass. 275 . MacGibbon v. Board of Appeals of Duxbury, 356 Mass. 635 . Brockton Pub. Mkt. Inc. v. … Gulf Oil Corp. v.

Commonwealth v. Crowninshield

68 L.R.A. 245 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 5, 1905

In Commonwealth v. … See Commonwealth v. Stodder, 2 Cush. 562 , 570.

London Guarantee & Accident Co. v. Sterling

233 Mass. 485 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 11, 1919

Jordan v. Dennis, 7 Met. 590 . Gilman v. Thompson, 11 Vt. 643, 647 . … See Boston Diatite Co. v. Florence Manuf. Co. 114 Mass. 69 ; Palmer v. Lavers, 218 Mass. 286 ; Currier v. Esty, 110 Mass. 536 ; Amherst College v. Allen, 165 Mass. 178 .

Fisher v. Lint

69 Mass. App. Ct. 360 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 19, 2007

See Butz. v. … to a military court martial board.”

Kirane v. City of Lowell

622 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).

Colpitts v. L. C. Fisher Co.

289 Mass. 232 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 10, 1935

Curtis v. Brown, 5 Cush. 488 , 492. Furbish v. Goodnow, 98 Mass. 296 . Ames v. Foster, 106 Mass. 400 . Richardson v. Robbins, 124 Mass. 105 . A promise by an owner (Gill v. Herrick, 111 Mass. 501 ; Collins v. … Fish v. Thomas, 5 Gray, 45 . Fears v. Story, 131 Mass. 47 . Burr v. Wilcox, 13 Allen, 269 . Wills v. Brown, 118 Mass. 137 . See v. Downey, 256 Mass. 47 . See also Mackin v. Dwyer, 205 Mass. 472, 476 .

Dittemore v. Dickey

249 Mass. 95 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 21, 1924

In O’Dowd v. … Ham v. Boston Board of Police, 142 Mass. 90 . Decisions of that class are distinguishable from the case at bar. 5.

Pheasant Ridge Associates Ltd. Partnership v. Town of Burlington

399 Mass. 771 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 30, 1987

L. c. 40A, § 20, in lieu of making application to various municipal boards. The details of the handling of such an application, including any appeal from its denial, are spelled out in Board of Appeals of Hanover v. … Milton Commons Assocs. v. Board of Appeals of Milton, 14 Mass. App. Ct. 111, 115 (1982).

Almeida v. Travelers Insurance

383 Mass. 226 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 31, 1981

Franklin v. North Weymouth Coop. Bank, 283 Mass. 275, 280 (1933). The only questionable *230 elements here are the identity of the causes of action and whether the board is a “court of competent jurisdiction.” … Travelers has suggested no alternate explanation of the board’s finding and order. 3 See, e.g., CIBA Corp. v.