Case law

Murphy v. Mayor of Boston

220 Mass. 73 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 31, 1914

See Galligan v. Leonard, 204 Mass. 202 . … There is nothing in the character of the service required of the board of appeal which prevents the words expressive of power of removal from having their normal meaning. They are not judicial officers. Welch v.

Godbout v. Cousens

396 Mass. 254 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 19, 1985

See Framingham Clinic, Inc. v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Framingham, 382 Mass. 283, 298-299 (1981); Farley v. Sprague, 374 Mass. 419, 425 (1978); Olde Towne Liquor Store, Inc. v. … See Fleming v. Benzaquin, 390 Mass. 175, 189 (1983). But see Reader’s Digest Ass’n v.

Pearsons v. Ranlett

110 Mass. 118 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 15, 1872

The act makes the treasurer one of the board of commission ers, but there is nothing in it to indicate that he is to have any greater power than any other member of the board. … Waldron v. Lee, 5 Pick. 823 . Peremptory writ of mandamus to issue.

Broderick's Case

320 Mass. 149 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 12, 1946

Scullin v. Cities Service Oil Co. 304 Mass. 75, 84 . G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 214, §§ 19, 26; c. 215, § 9; c. 231, §§ 96, 97, 109; c. 185, § 15. See Weil v. Boston Elevated Railway, 216 Mass. 545, 546 ; Vincent v. … See Reidy v. Old Colony Gas Co. 315 Mass. 631, 632-633 .

Sullivan v. Lowell Institution for Savings

2 Mass. App. Div. 598 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Nov 16, 1937

Marston v. Reynolds, 211 Mass. 590, 592 . The court found he was not employed or paid by the defendant and that Brown had no authority to employ anyone. … The trial court found Brown had no authority to invite assistance in the performance of his work. Coulombe v. Horne Coal Co., 275 Mass. 226, 230 .

Gildea v. Commissioner of Correction

336 Mass. 48 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 8, 1957

Lembersky v. Parole Board of the Department of Correction, 332 Mass. 290, 294 . Previous to October 20, 1955, under G. L. (Ter. … While “[Reductions for good behavior provided by a statute are a part of the sentence imposed by the court and a lessening of the term due a prisoner for good behavior must be recognized and granted” (Lembersky v.

Gill v. Gibson

225 Mass. 226 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 28, 1916

Boynton v. Moulton, 159 Mass. 248 . Krebs v. Olmstead, 137 Mass. 504 . Gillingham v. Brown, 178 Mass. 417 . Weston v. Hodgkins, 136 Mass. 326 . … Gillingham v. Brown, 178 Mass. 417 . Wenz v. Wenz, 222 Mass. 314, 321 . Exceptions overruled.

Johnson's Case

258 Mass. 489 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 2, 1927

The findings of the board, if supported by evidence, supersede those of the board member. Di Giovanni’s Case, 255 Mass. 241 . … The credibility of witnesses was for the board and they were at liberty to disbelieve any part of the testimony of the driver of the truck which did not seem truthful. Commonwealth v.

Rapson v. Leighton

187 Mass. 432 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 1, 1905

Thompson v. Worcester, 184 Mass. 354 . But in the case at bar Beady, who could be found to be a superintendent, interfered and directed the employees to use the ledger board, without inspecting it to see if it was safe. … Damon v. Carrol, 163 Mass. 404 . Boyle v. Columbian Fire Proofing Co. 182 Mass. 93 . Allen v. Fuller, 182 Mass. 202 . Brightman v. Buffington, 184 Mass. 401 .

Commonwealth v. Flanagan

17 Mass. App. Ct. 366 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 12, 1984

Brown, 364 Mass. at 479 ; Commonwealth v. Moore, 379 Mass. at 111 . We consider first the need for those measures. … See Commonwealth v. Brown, 364 Mass. at 479 (“ordinary rules of admissibility need not be observed”). Though Commonwealth v.

Weston v. Minot

29 F. Cas. 807 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · Sep 15, 1847

Brown v. Lull [Cas. No. 2,018]; Dean v. Bates [Id. 3,704], Indeed, Spence on Equity Jurisprudence (page 17) says that admiralty powers were once exercised in the courts of chancery. … Major v. White, 7 Car. & P. 41; 3 Conn. 9 . The captain neither bought the articles, nor sent them on board, but merely received and stowed such as came.

C. & H. Co. v. Building Commissioner

303 Mass. 499 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 7, 1939

Bellevue Hotel Co. v. Building Commissioner of Boston, 299 Mass. 73 . Godfrey v. Building Commissioner of Boston, 263 Mass. 589, 593 . Bancroft v. Building Commissioner of Boston, 257 Mass. 82, 86 . McLaughlin v. … A further provision created a board of appeal, and declared: “An applicant for a permit hereunder whose application has been refused, may appeal therefrom within thirty days to said Board.”

State Tax Commission v. Assessors of Springfield

331 Mass. 677 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 1, 1954

In National Bank of Commerce v. … See Finnegan v. Fall River Gas Works Co. 159 Mass. 311, 312-313 ; Johnson v. Lowell, 240 Mass. 546, 550 ; Shaw v. Keown & McEvoy, Inc. 243 Mass. 221, 223 ; Commonwealth v. Coshnear, 289 Mass. 516, 526 ; Davenport v.

Lamont v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

337 Mass. 328 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 9, 1958

Mattey v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, 164 Pa. Super. Ct. 36 . Subsequently there have been others to the same effect. Beaman v. Bench, 75 Ariz. 345 . Grobe v. Board of Review, 409 Ill. 576 . Jackson v. … Johnson v. LaGrange Shoe Corp. 244 Minn. 354 . In re Barnes, 286 App. Div. (N. Y.) 910. See Bedwell v. Review Board, 119 Ind. App. 607 .

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Jaaskelainen

407 B.R. 449 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · May 28, 2009

Mirabal v. Gen. Motors Acceptance Corp., 537 F.2d 871 , 878-79 (7th Cir.1976), overruled on other grounds by Brown v. Marquette Sav. and Loan Ass’n, 686 F.2d 608, 614-15 (7th Cir.1982). … Co., 938 F.2d 889, 890 (8th Cir.1991); Brown v. Nat’l Perm. Fed. Sav. and Loan Ass’n, 683 F.2d 444, 447 (D.C.Cir.1982); Rudisell v. Fifth Third Bank, 622 F.2d 243, 254 (6th Cir.1980); Rachbach v.

Guinevan v. Checker Taxi Co.

289 Mass. 295 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 29, 1935

Magee v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, 195 Mass. 111, 112 . Fitzgerald v. Boston Elevated Railway, 274 Mass. 287, 289 . Wilson v. Colonial Air Transport, Inc. 278 Mass. 420 . See also Hinds v. … Hartford v. Boston Elevated Railway, 280 Mass. 288 . Bagnell v. Boston Elevated Railway, 247 Mass. 235 . Rosen v. Boston, 187 Mass. 245 . Gilman v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 168 Mass. 454 .

Anderson's Case

373 Mass. 813 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 7, 1977

L. c. 152, § 7A, and to determine whether that statute was correctly applied by the reviewing board (board) of the Industrial Accident Board. … Cook v. Farm Serv. Stores, Inc., 301 Mass. 564, 566-567, 569 (1938). Thomes v.

Hildreth v. Thibodeau

186 Mass. 83 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 20, 1904

Merrill v. Beckwith, 163 Mass. 503 . Eliot v. McCormick, 144 Mass. 10 . Pennoyer v. Neff, 95 U. S. 714 . Freeman v. Alderson, 119 U. S. 185 . … Browne, A. P. Browne J. K. Berry, for the plaintiff, submitted a brief. , W. Quinby, for the defendants Thibodeau. J. 3. Richardson, for the defendants Duff and Kitzmiller. Decrees affirmed.

Cassesso v. Commissioner of Correction

390 Mass. 419 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 10, 1983

Hewitt v. Helms, 459 U.S. 460, 466 (1983), quoting Meachum v. Fano, 427 U.S. 215, 223-227 (1976). … See, e.g., United States v. LaFond, 482 F. Supp. 1379, 1382-1384 (E.D. Wis. 1980); Davenport v. District of Columbia, 65 A.2d 209, 211 (D.C. App. 1949); Wood v. Breier, 54 F.R.D. 7 (E.D.

Craddock's Case

310 Mass. 116 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 30, 1941

The cases of Hantz v. Sealy, 6 Binn. 405 , Hunt’s Appeal, 86 Penn. St. 294, 297, and Fitzpatrick v. Miller, 129 Pa. Super. … Redgrave v. Redgrave, 38 Md. 93, 97, 98 . Jackson v. Jackson, 82 Md. 17, 30 .