Case law

Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation v. Ryan

323 Mass. 154 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 1, 1948

Miami Grove Inc. v. Licensing Board for Boston, 312 Mass. 318, 324 . … But whether the evidence warrants a general conclusion of the board is a question of law, and is raised by appeal. Assessors of Boston v. Garland School of Home Making, 296 Mass. 378, 383 . Assessors of Boston v.

DUANE E. GALBI v. CELLCO PARTNERSHIP & another.

101 Mass. App. Ct. 260 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 16, 2022

Martin does not claim that she was unaware that Cellco had applied for a variance, or that she was unaware of the hearing before the board, or that she did not know of the board's decision. See Miles-Matthias v. … See, e.g., Connors v. Annino, 460 Mass. 790, 796-798 (2011); Fisher v. Presti Family Ltd. Partnership, 100 Mass. App. Ct. 234, 242-243 (2021); Miles-Matthias, 84 Mass. App. Ct. at 783 ; Gallivan v.

Barnard v. Inhabitants of Shelburne

222 Mass. 76 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 13, 1915

Rowe v. Peabody, 207 Mass. 226, 236 . Damon v. Selectmen of Framingham, 195 Mass. 72, 78 . Murdough v. Revere, 165 Mass. 109 . Shea v. Milford, 145 Mass. 528 . Haven v. Lowell, 5 Met. 35 . … It was proper to show the educational' standard of excellence in studies required and prescribed by the New England College Entrance Certificate Board, as also that by the State Board of Education.

Forte Investment Fund v. State Tax Commission

369 Mass. 786 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 1, 1976

McDonald v. Commissioner, 323 U.S. 57, 61 (1944). … In Wheatland v.

Septimo's Case

219 Mass. 430 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 12, 1914

Irons v. Davis & Timmins, Limited, [1899] 2 Q. B. 330. Merry & Cuninghame, Limited, v. Black, 46 Sc. L. R. 812. Thompson v. Johnson & Nephew, Limited, [1914] 3K.B. 694. … The grounds upon which this decision rests render unnecessary the consideration of other matters determined by the Industrial Accident Board. Decree affirmed.

Merrill v. City of Springfield

284 Mass. 260 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 25, 1933

O’Connell v. Cambridge, 258 Mass. 203 . Brown v. Winthrop, 275 Mass. 43, 46 . … Brown v. Winthrop, 275 Mass. 43, 46 , and cases cited. Exceptions overruled.

Bratton v. CSX Transportation, Inc.

586 F. Supp. 2d 12 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Nov 19, 2008

Dartt v. Browning-Ferris Indus., Inc., 427 Mass. 1, 3 , 691 N.E.2d 526 (1998). He must establish that he has a “reasonable expectation of proving each element” of the prima facie case. Beal v. … Board of Selectmen of Hingham, 419 Mass. 535, 541 , 646 N.E.2d 131 (1995) (citing Kourouvacilis v. General Motors Corp., 410 Mass. 706, 716 , 575 N.E.2d 734 (1991)).

Sullivan v. Fall River Housing Authority

348 Mass. 738 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 2, 1965

The State Housing Board, created in accordance with G. … Brewster v. Sherman, 195 Mass. 222, 224-225 . Kaplan v. Bowker, 333 Mass. 455, 460 . Porter v. City Council of Malden, 346 Mass. 368, 372 .

Eastern Racing Ass'n v. Assessors of Revere

300 Mass. 578 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 28, 1938

The rules governing the interpretation of statutes are well defined in such cases as Commonwealth v. S. S. Kresge Co. 267 Mass. 145, 148 , Kneeland v. Emerton, 280 Mass. 371, 376 , and Morrison v. … Morrison v. Selectmen of Weymouth, 279 Mass. 486, 492 .

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 .

Northeast Petroleum Corp. v. Commissioner of Revenue

395 Mass. 207 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 13, 1985

McGraw-Hill, Inc., 383 Mass. 397, 404-405 ( 1981); New Bedford Gas & Edison Light Co. v. Assessors of Dartmouth, 368 Mass. 745, 751-752 (1975). Cf. Gurry v. Board ofPublic Accountancy, 394 Mass. 118, 125-126 (1985); M. … Such a result would be consistent with the policy against duplicative taxation expressed in Commissioner of Revenue v. Shafner, supra, and Dow Chem. Co. v. Commissioner of Revenue, supra. See also Rohrbough, Inc. v.

Commonwealth v. Staples

191 Mass. 384 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 3, 1906

It is not necessary to decide whether the principle acted on in Commonwealth v. Sisson, 189 Mass. 247 , and in Brodbine v. … However that may be, the act under which the regulation here in question was made does not authorize the board to delegate the granting or withholding of such a permit to another board, in this case the board of water commissioners

Fenton v. Department of Public Welfare

344 Mass. 343 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 9, 1962

Leigh v. Commissioner of Pub. Health & Charities of Lawrence, 310 Mass. 343, 345 . Section 2 of G. … See Mathewson v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd. 335 Mass. 610, 614-615 ; Boston v. Chelsea, 343 Mass. 499, 501 .

Real v. Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution

390 Mass. 399 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 10, 1983

In the second action, the plaintiff sought the removal of sanctions imposed by the disciplinary board (board) alleg *401 ing that his constitutional right of due process 4 was violated by the procedures in which the board … To hold that the board need not state its reasons for refusal would render meaningless the prisoner’s limited right to call witnesses. See Hurney v.

Town Fair Tire Centers, Inc. v. Commissioner of Revenue

454 Mass. 601 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 25, 2009

The board’s reliance on Commissioner of Revenue v. J.C. … The board relied on Montgomery Ward & Co. v. State Bd. of Equalization, 272 Cal.

Town of Cohasset v. Town of Scituate

309 Mass. 402 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 25, 1941

See Worcester v. Quinn, 304 Mass. 276, 278, 279 ; Waltham v. Newton, 306 Mass. 59, 62 . … If we assume, without deciding, that such a *411 letter, signed by the chairman, is binding upon, the board, and consequently binding upon the town (see Belfast v. Leominster, 1 Pick. 123 , 128; Oakham v.

Sandrelli v. Commonwealth

342 Mass. 129 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 20, 1961

Questions to the secretary of the Boston licensing board as to who were, according to the board’s records, the officers and stockholders of the Coliseum Restaurant, and as to complaints made with respect to the liquor license … Brown v. Commonwealth, 335 Mass. 476, 479-480 . Garabedian v. Commonwealth, 336 Mass. 119, 125-126 . Guerin v. Commonwealth, 337 Mass. 264, 268-269 .

Framingham Union Hospital, Inc. v. Travelers Insurance

721 F. Supp. 1478 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Sep 27, 1989

See, e.g., Norman v. Brown, Todd & Heyburn, 693 F.Supp. 1259, 1263 (D.Mass.1988). RICO is directed at threats of continuing criminal activity, and not the isolated offender. See, e.g., Sedima, S.P.L.R. v. … See, e.g., Norman v. Brown, Todd & Heyburn, 693 F.Supp. 1259 (D.Mass.1988). Application of these factors to the conduct alleged in this case persuades me that no RICO claim can be maintained.

Commonwealth v. Young

135 Mass. 526 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 7, 1883

. * The board of health had authority under that section of the statute, if it deemed such employment a nuisance, to prohibit its exercise within the limits of the town, and it had no such authority under any other statute … Belcher v. Farrar, 8 Allen, 325 . Taunton v. Taylor, 116 Mass. 254 . Sawyer v. State Board of Health, 125 Mass. 182 . A majority of the court are of opinion that the Exceptions must be sustained.

Russell v. Wellington

157 Mass. 100 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 1, 1892

or boards to be convened.” … Keough v. Board of Aldermen of Holyoke, 156 Mass. 403 . Writ of mandamus to issue. Knowlton, J. . I do not concur in the opinion of the majority of the court.