Case law

Opinions from 1658 to today.

FiltersMA

10,000+ results

3.42s

  • Commonwealth v. Wotton

    201 Mass. 81 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 24, 1909

    If the board in law ought to have been a board of five but the board in fact elected in the manner provided for by law was a board of four, the four would be members of a legal water board. … Barry v. Smith, 191 Mass. 78, 86 , and cases there cited. See in addition Damon v. Carrol, 163 Mass. 404 ; M’Gahey v. Alston, 2 M. & W. 206 ; Marshall v. Lamb, 5 Q. B. 115,122,123; Doe v. Young, 8 Q.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Banaghan v. Dewey

    340 Mass. 73 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 11, 1959

    Over a period of years it had installed parts, replaced cables, repaired the control board, brakes and door latches, and kept the elevator lubricated. … Lyon Realty Corp. 308 Mass. 66, 70-71 , Brown v. A. W. Perry Co. 325 Mass. 479 , McAvey v. Albany Realty Co. 328 Mass. 310, 314 , Furber v. Rodney, 331 Mass. 16 , Lee v.

    Cited 43 timesPublished
  • DePietro's Case

    284 Mass. 381 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 14, 1933

    The case was subsequently recommitted by the Superior Court to the Industrial Accident Board for a hearing as to her right to compensation from November 13, 1929, to the date of the hearing, and in the discretion of the board … It cannot be said that there was any abuse of discretion of the board in refusing to grant a further hearing as to compensation between July 17 and November 13, 1929. Davis v.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Peter Pan Bus Lines, Inc. v. Greyhound Lines, Inc.

    189 F. Supp. 3d 217 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · May 17, 2016

    Brown & Co., Inc. v. … Brown & Co., Inc. v. Toys "R" Us, Inc., 906 F.2d 169, 173 (5th Cir.1990); see also Harville Rose Serv. v. Kellogg Co., 448 F.2d 1346, 1349 (5th Cir.1971). .

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • 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.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Paquette v. City of Fall River

    338 Mass. 368 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 15, 1959

    Section 4 (a) desig *374 notes the planning board to act as a board of appeal to hear appeals-from, decisions of the superintendent of public buildings. … A challenge to the jurisdiction, however, of the superintendent of public buildings and of the board of appeal under the ordinance is open. Saint Luke’s Hosp. v. Labor Relations Commn. 320 Mass. 467, 470 .

    Cited 21 timesPublished
  • 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.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Moen v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

    324 Mass. 246 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 26, 1949

    Hamer v. Nashawena Mills, Inc. 315 Mass. 160, 165 . Wallace Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board, 323 U. S. 248,255 . McQuay-Norris Manuf. Co. v. National Labor Relations Board , 116 Fed. (2d) 748, 751 (C. C. A. 7). … National Labor Relations Board v. Draper Corp. 145 Fed. (2d) 199, 203 (C. C. A. 4).

    Cited 47 timesPublished
  • Brocklesby v. City of Newton

    294 Mass. 41 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 3, 1936

    Brown v. Winthrop, 275 Mass. 43 , at page 47, is distinguishable from the present case. … Brown v. Winthrop, 270 Mass. 322, 324 .

    Cited 20 timesPublished
  • Durgin v. Minot

    203 Mass. 26 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 24, 1909

    Yet when the order is not complied with, the board under § 69 can cause the nuisance to be removed at the expense of those who are found to be responsible for its existence or continuance. Salem v. … Grace v. Newton Board of Health, 135 Mass. 490 . See Cavanagh v. Boston, 139 Mass. 426, 434 .

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Attorney General v. Henry

    262 Mass. 127 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 5, 1928

    The respondent was a member of the board of selectmen of that town, who had been appointed superintendent of streets of that town by the board of selectmen. … Winch v. Hosmer, 122 Mass. 438 . Buckland v. Green, 133 Mass. 421 . Costelo v. Crowell, 134 Mass. 280, 284 . Fay v. Duggan, 135 Mass. 242, 244 . Pierce v. Charter Oak Life Ins. Co. 138 Mass. 151 . Lewis v.

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • Vickowski v. Hukowicz

    201 F. Supp. 2d 195 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Mar 13, 2002

    (the “Board”), Glenn E. … Silva v. Worden, 130 F.3d 26, 30-31 (1st Cir.1997) (citing Board of County Comm’rs of Bryan County v. Brown, 520 U.S. 397, 404 , 117 S.Ct. 1382 , 137 L.Ed.2d 626 (1997); Pembaur v.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Agrippino v. Perrotti

    270 Mass. 55 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 15, 1930

    It was said in Correia v. … As the plaintiffs have failed to prosecute an appeal to the executive board they are not entitled to maintain the present bill. Hickey v. Baine, 195 Mass. 446 . Correia v. Portuguese Fraternity, supra. Crawford v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Davis v. School Committee

    307 Mass. 354 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 25, 1940

    Walsh v. … McDevitt v. School Committee of Malden, 298 Mass. 213, 214 . Roberts v. Boston, 5 Cush. 198 .

    Cited 40 timesPublished
  • Lawton v. Chase

    108 Mass. 238 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1871

    Swan v. Middlesex, 101 Mass. 173 . 3. … Standish v. Washburn, 21 Pick. 237 . Exceptions overruled.

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Neuhaus v. Building Inspector of Marlborough

    11 Mass. App. Ct. 230 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 26, 1981

    See Dresser v. Inspector of Bldgs. of Southbridge, 348 Mass. 729, 731 (1965); Woods v. … Attleborough, 353 Mass. 671, 674 (1968); Crawford v. Building Inspector of Barnstable, 356 Mass. 174, 180 (1969). Contrast Stow v. Pugsley, 349 Mass. 329, 331, 335 (1965); Hallenborg v.

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Pina

    1 Mass. App. Ct. 411 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 16, 1973

    On another occasion Pina told Brown to stop following him around. He then took a knife from his pocket, opened it and said to Brown, “This is for you if you don’t quit bugging.” … Commonwealth v. Schnackenberg, 356 Mass. 65, 73-74 (1969). Commonwealth v. Albert, 310 Mass. 811, 816-817 (1942). Commonwealth v. Murphy, ante, 71, 75 (1973).

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Wallace v. Building 19, Inc.

    1996 Mass. App. Div. 8 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Jan 18, 1996

    Court infers that brown mushy substance had degenerated or turned brown while lying on tile floor. Each of the three requests at issue was a “warrants” request albeit expressed in the negative. … Gallagher v. Stop & Shop, Inc., 332 Mass. 560, 562-63 (1955). Oliveri v. Massachusetts Bay Transp. Authority, 363. Mass. 165, 169-170 (1973). Sahagan v. Commonwealth, 25 Mass. App. Ct. 953 (1988).

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Iron Mountain Information Management, Inc. v. Viewpointe Archive Services, LLC

    707 F. Supp. 2d 92 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Apr 12, 2010

    (TR at 180) Congrave told Brown that Viewpointe was not a competitor of Iron Mountain, and Brown “believed him.” … V.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Williams v. Inspector of Buildings of Belmont

    341 Mass. 188 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 9, 1960

    Works v. Cities Serv. Oil Co. 308 Mass. 349, 360 . Foster v. Mayor of Beverly, 315 Mass. 567, 569-570 . Desmarais v. Standard Acc. Ins. Co. 331 Mass. 199, 202 . Kurz v. Board of Appeals of No. … Under both by-laws the board of selectmen is the board of appeals.

    Cited 24 timesPublished

Ask Donna

Ask Donna

A word about cookies

We need a few to keep you signed in and the library working. The rest help us see which pages people use and where they get stuck. They stay off unless you say yes.