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  • Broabhurst v. City of Fall River

    278 Mass. 167 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 25, 1932

    Commonwealth v. Plaisted, 148 Mass. 375, 383-387 . Weymouth & Braintree Fire District v. County Commissioners, 108 Mass. 142 . Graham v. Roberts, 200 Mass. 152 . Duffy v. … Prince v. Crocker, 166 Mass. 347 . Boston v. Treasurer & Receiver General, 237 Mass. 403 . Chelsea v. Treasurer & Receiver General, 237 Mass. 422, 431 . Trustees of Boston Public Library v.

    Cited 24 timesPublished
  • Robertson v. Coughlin

    196 Mass. 539 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 26, 1907

    Smith v. Mayor of Haverhill, 187 Mass. 323 . Lahar v. Eldridge, 190 Mass. 504 . … Freeman v. Bourne, 170 Mass. 289 . Knowles v. Boston, 12 Gray, 339 .

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Simeone Stone Corp. v. Oliva

    350 Mass. 31 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 31, 1965

    Caires v. Building Commr. of Hingham, 323 Mass. 589, 594 . Burnham v. Board of Appeals of Gloucester, 333 Mass. 114 . … Lexington v. Govenar, 295 Mass. 31, 35-36 . Building Commr. of Medford v. C. & H. Co. 319 Mass. 273, 281-282 . Sellors v. Concord, 329 Mass. 259, 263 . Burnham v. Board of Appeals of Gloucester, 333 Mass. 114, 118.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • In Re Molten Metal Technology, Inc.

    244 B.R. 515 · United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · Jan 28, 2000

    Stoll v. … And in McAlpine v.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • THOMAS J. HUTTON & Another v. BOARD OF HEALTH OF NANTUCKET.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 16, 2024

    Perisho v. Board of Health of Stow, 103 Mass. App. Ct. 593, 597 (2023). We review the board's decision de novo. See Fieldstone Meadows Dev. Corp. v. Conservation Comm'n of Andover, 62 Mass. App. … Daddario v. Cape Cod Comm'n, 56 Mass. App. Ct. 764, 770 (2002), cert. denied, 540 U.S. 1005 (2003). See Caswell v.

    Cited 0 timesUnpublished
  • In the Matter of John Hoffman Moran

    Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 31, 2025

    Rule 3:01, § 5.1, as appearing in 478 Mass. 1301 (2018); Rule V.2 of the Rules of the Board of Bar Examiners (2021). … Rule V of the Rules of the Board of Bar Examiners sets forth a number of attributes that the board "considers . . . to be essential for all petitioners seeking admission to the Massachusetts bar."

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Greenstein v. Flatley

    19 Mass. App. Ct. 351 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 14, 1985

    That letter brought forth from the Flatley home office in Braintree a lease on a printed form published by the Greater Boston Real Estate Board, with typed material filled in, typed addenda, and a floor plan as an annexed … See also Hoffman v. Red Owl Stores, Inc., 26 Wis. 2d 683 (1965).

    Cited 50 timesPublished
  • Kszepka's Case

    408 Mass. 843 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 17, 1990

    See Bronstein v. Prudential Ins. Co., 390 Mass. 701, 704 (1984); Jinwala v. Bizzaro, 24 Mass. App. Ct. 1,4 (1987). … Board of Educ., 362 Mass. 417 , 441 n.22 (1972); International Bhd. of Elec. Workers v. Western Mass. Elec. Co., 15 Mass. App. Ct. 25, 28 (1982). The language of G.

    Cited 36 timesPublished
  • Riva v. Com. of Mass.

    871 F. Supp. 1511 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Dec 29, 1994

    In Lorance v. … V.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Gritta's Case

    241 Mass. 525 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 15, 1922

    Commonwealth v. Danziger, 176 Mass. 290 . Mutual Loan Co. v. Martell, 200 Mass. 482, 484 . Dewey v. Richardson, 206 Mass. 430 . Welch v. Swasey, 193 Mass. 364 . Chase v. Proprietors of Revere House, 232 Mass. 88 . … Hill v. Hall, 191 Mass. 253 . Boston Bar Association v. Hale, 197 Mass. 423 . Manheim v. Woods, 213 Mass. 537 . Rolikatis v. Lovett, 213 Mass. 545 . Arnold v. Maxwell, 223 Mass. 47 .

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Burnett

    417 Mass. 740 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 10, 1994

    None of the additional elements of spontaneity and reliability present in Brown was present here. … See Commonwealth v. Fuller, supra at 682 .

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • Commissioner of Revenue v. Cargill, Inc.

    429 Mass. 79 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 1, 1999

    See Commissioner of Revenue v. Houghton Mifflin Co., 423 Mass. 42, 43 (1996) (when reviewing a decision of the board, “the sole question before us is whether the board erred as a matter of law”). … See generally King v.

    Cited 56 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Rosado

    450 Mass. 657 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 14, 2008

    No. 3844 v. Sex Offender Registry Bd., 447 Mass. 768, 769 (2006), quoting St. 1999, c. 74, § 1. A convicted sex offender must register with the board. G. L. c. 6, § 178E. … Commonwealth v. Hilton, 398 Mass. 63, 64 (1986). See Commonwealth v. Latimore, 378 Mass. 671, 676-678 (1979).

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Piccicuto v. Dwyer

    32 Mass. App. Ct. 137 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 13, 1992

    Brown, J. … Doliner v. Brown, 21 Mass. App. Ct. 692, 700 (1986) (Brown, J., concurring). 6.

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • Rourke's Case

    237 Mass. 360 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 20, 1921

    Langley v. Boston Elevated Railway, 223 Mass. 492, 496 . … McGuirk v. Shattuck, 160 Mass. 45 . Kilduff v. Boston Elevated Railway, 195 Mass. 307 . Donovan’s Case, 217 Mass. 76 . See Harbroe’s Case, 223 Mass. 139, 142 .

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • Duncan v. School Committee

    331 Mass. 738 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 18, 1954

    Ullian v. Registrar of Motor Vehicles, 325 Mass. 197 . Rines v. Justices of the Superior Court, 330 Mass. 368 . … See Peckham v. Mayor of Fall River, 253 Mass. 590, 592 ; Lowry v. Commissioner of Agriculture, 302 Mass. 111, 116 ; Henderson v. Mayor of Medford, 320 Mass. 663, 667-668 .

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • E & J Properties, LLC v. Medas

    464 Mass. 1018 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 19, 2013

    Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers of N.Y., Inc. v. Board of Appeals of Billerica, 454 Mass. 374, 381 (2009), quoting Pendergast v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 331 Mass. 555, 558 (1954). … The judge reviews the facts de novo without giving evidentiary weight to the board’s findings, Roberts v.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Town of Canton v. Bruno

    361 Mass. 598 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 18, 1972

    The town bases its argument not upon zoning cases but upon Abbene v. Board of Election Commrs. of Revere, 348 Mass. 247 , and Crosby v. … Abbene v. Board of Elections Commrs. of Revere, supra, at 250. Crosby v. Board of Election Commrs. of Newton, supra, at 548.

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • Lowell v. City of Boston

    322 Mass. 709 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 17, 1948

    See Browne v. Bowdoinham, 71 Maine, 144; Trustees of the Freeholders & Commonalty of East Hampton v. Vail, 151 N. Y. 463 . … This legislation did not go so far as the statute in Browne v.

    Cited 66 timesPublished
  • Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation v. J. G. McCrory Co.

    280 Mass. 273 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 14, 1932

    Hawkins v. Graham, 149 Mass. 284, 288 . Traiser v. Commercial Travellers’ Eastern Accident Association, 202 Mass. 292, 294. Fechteler v. Whittemore, 205 Mass. 6, 10 . Compare Farmer v. … Hans Rees’ Sons, Inc. v. North Carolina, 283 U. S. 123 . Alpha Portland Cement Co. v. Massachusetts, 268 U. S. 203 . Cannon Manuf. Co. v. Cudahy Packing Co. 267 U. S. 333 . People v. Gilchrist, 244 N. Y. 114 .

    Cited 27 timesPublished

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