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  • Commonwealth v. Bastarache

    10 Mass. App. Ct. 499 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 16, 1980

    Brown, J. The defendant brings this appeal under G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, from his conviction by a jury iri the Superior Court on an indictment charging manslaughter. … See Carter v. Jury Commn., 396 U.S. 320 (1970); Akins v. Texas, 325 U.S. 398 (1945); Smith v. Texas, 311 U.S. 128 (1940).

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • City of Revere v. Blaustein

    315 Mass. 93 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 30, 1943

    Ryder v. Board of Health of Lexington, 273 Mass. 177 . The defendant availed himself of that proceeding which terminated in a decision adverse to him. … The board had the right to correct its records so as to make them comply with the truth. Halleck v. Boylston, 117 Mass. 469 . Stratton v. Lowell, 181 Mass. 511 . The vote is to be reasonably construed, Taunton v.

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  • Devine's Case

    236 Mass. 588 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 4, 1921

    Rogers v. Nichols, 186 Mass. 440 . Selectmen of Amesbury v. Citizens Electric Street Railway, 199 Mass. 394 . Howard v. Fall River Iron Worhs Co. 203 Mass. 273,276 . Hanscom v. … See in this connection Wilson v. Head, 184 Mass. 515 ; Yeomans v. Heath, 185 Mass. 189 . It was held in Commonwealth v.

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  • Watros v. Greater Lynn Mental Health & Retardation Ass'n

    421 Mass. 106 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 10, 1995

    See Marotta v. Board of Appeals of Revere, 336 Mass. 199, 204 (1958); Barvenik v. Aldermen of Newton, 33 Mass. App. Ct. 129, 131 (1992); Gordon v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Lee, 22 Mass. App. Ct. 343, 347 (1986). … Willard v. Board of Appeals of Orleans, 25 Mass. App. Ct. 15, 21 (1987).

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  • Rice v. Boston & Maine Railroad

    316 Mass. 603 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 27, 1944

    Brown v. Boston & Maine Railroad, supra, at page 92. … Germaine v. Boston & Albany Railroad, 298 Mass. 501 . Kenney v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 301 Mass. 271 . Brown v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 302 Mass. 90 . Anderson v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 302 Mass. 101 . Emery v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Yang

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 17, 2020

    Brown described Chi as short and Asian with tattoos. … See Commonwealth v.

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  • Burnham v. Town of Hadley

    58 Mass. App. Ct. 479 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 2, 2003

    Subaru of New England, Inc. v. Board of Appeals of Canton, 8 Mass. App. Ct. 483, 486 (1979). As we indicated in Cunha v. New Bedford, 47 Mass. App. … Zuckerman v.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Silverman v. Liberty Mutual Insurance

    13 Mass. L. Rptr. 303 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Jul 11, 2001

    See generally Harhen v. Brown, 46 Mass.App.Ct. 793, 803 (1999), rev’d on other grounds, 431 Mass. 838 (2000); G.L.c. 175, §30(a)(4). … See Zimmerman v.

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  • Assessors of Dover v. Dominican Fathers Province of St. Joseph

    334 Mass. 530 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 12, 1956

    Assessors of Boston v. Garland School of Home Making, 296 Mass. 378, 386 . Mount Hermon Boys’ School v. Gill, 145 Mass. 139, 146 . Parkhurst v. Treasurer & Receiver General, 228 Mass. 196, 198-199 . … In South Lomcaster Academy v.

    Cited 29 timesPublished
  • Walker v. Beal

    29 F. Cas. 7 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · Oct 15, 1868

    Compton v. Collinson, 2 Brown, Ch. 377; Worrall v. Jacob, 3 Mer. 266; Jee v. Thurlow, 2 Barn. & C. 547; Webster v. Webster, 23 Eng. Law & Eq. 216; Wilson v. Mushett, 3 Barn. & Adol. 743; Randle v. … Nevers v. Scott, 9 How. [50 U. S.] 22; Randle v. Gould, 8 El. & Bl. 457; Woodward v. Woodward, 8 Law T. (N. S.) 749; Grant v. Grant, 12 Law T. (N. S.) 721; Riley v. Riley, 25 Conn. 154 ; Turner v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Rice's Case

    229 Mass. 325 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 25, 1918

    Part V, § 2. … Part V, § 2. If within thirty days after rescript the employee moves for further hearing, and that motion is allowed the case shall be re *329 committed to the Industrial Accident Board.

    Cited 26 timesPublished
  • Chiuccariello v. Building Commissioner

    29 Mass. App. Ct. 482 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 9, 1990

    Gamer v. … Brady v. Board of Appeals of Westport, 348 Mass. 515, 520 (1965).

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  • Stowe v. Bologna

    415 Mass. 20 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 15, 1993

    of Cambridge (board). … United States v. Utah Constr. & Mining Co., 384 U.S. 394, 421-422 (1966). Al-meida v. Travelers Ins. Co., 383 Mass. 226, 229-230 (1980). Davis, Administrative Law Treatise § 21.2 (2d ed. 1983).”

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  • Kaeble v. Mayor of Chicopee

    311 Mass. 260 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 31, 1942

    Pevey v. Aylward, 205 Mass. 102, 105-107 . See Mansfield v. O’Brien, 271 Mass. 515 ; Attorney-General v. Remick, 73 N. H. 25; Gallagher v. … Cooke v. Scituate, 201 Mass. 107, 109 , and cases cited. See Bennett v. Board of Appeal of Cambridge, 268 Mass. 419, 422 . Compare Milton v. Donnelly, 306 Mass. 451, 458 .

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Peters v. City of Medford

    295 Mass. 588 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 29, 1936

    It follows that the local licensing board had no authority to employ counsel in the proceedings in question since no appropriation had been previously made for it. United States Drainage & Irrigation Co. v. … Conners v. Lowell, 246 Mass. 279, 282, 283 . Hand v. School District No. 1, 118 Wash. 439 . Whatever niay be the effect, in a case to which it is applicable, of the provision in § 7 of G.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Taber v. City of New Bedford

    177 Mass. 197 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 28, 1900

    The new board when appointed was a licensing board, not only de facto, (Coolidge v. Brigham, 1 Allen, 333 ; Martel v. East St. Louis, 94 111. 67,) but de jure. … McGinnis v. Medway, 176 Mass. 67 . There is no ground for saying that the plaintiff’s payment was less voluntary in this case than in Emery v. Lowell, 127 Mass. 138, 140 .

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  • Flaherty v. Walgreen Eastern Co.

    18 Mass. L. Rptr. 661 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Jan 25, 2005

    Brown v. Kendall, 6 Cush. 292 , 296 (1850). … Hopkins v.

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  • McLean's Case

    323 Mass. 35 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 7, 1948

    See Guinevan v. Checker Taxi Co. 289 Mass. 295, 297 . … See Gargano v. Essex County News Co. 129 N. J. L. 369; Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Hoage, 85 Fed. (2d) 417 (C. A. D. C.); Casualty Reciprocal Exchange v. Johnson, 148 Fed. (2d) 228 (C. C. A. 5).

    Cited 26 timesPublished
  • Burnett v. Commonwealth

    169 Mass. 417 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 22, 1897

    Cook v. Stearns, 11 Mass. 533 . Francis v. Boston & Roxbury Mill Co. 4 Pick. 365 . Boston Water Power Co. v. Boston & Worcester Railroad, 16 Pick. 512 . Stevens v. Stevens, 11 Met. 251 . Cobb v. Fisher, 121 Mass. 169 . … See Ladd v. Boston, 151 Mass. 585 ; Newton v. Perry, 163 Mass. 319 ; Towne v. Newton, 167 Mass. 311 ; Kuschke v. St. Paul, 45 Minn. 225 .

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Pelullo v. Croft

    86 Mass. App. Ct. 908 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 22, 2014

    Framingham Clinic, Inc., 382 Mass. at 290, quoting from Commonwealth v. Zone Book, Inc., 372 Mass. 366, 369 (1977). See Tanner v. Board of Appeals of Boxford, 61 Mass. App. Ct. 647, 649-650 (2004). … Partnership v. Board of Appeals of Shirley, 461 Mass. 469, 475 (2012).4 "[A]n 'incorrect interpretation of a statute . . . is not entitled to deference.'" Ibid., quoting from Atlanticare Med. Ctr. v.

    Cited 10 timesPublished

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