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  • Clarke v. Pierce

    215 Mass. 552 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 21, 1913

    Sherman v. Fitch, 98 Mass. 59 . Blanchard v. Blackstone, 102 Mass. 343 . … Garner v. Toney, 107 Ala. 352 . Simpson v. Brown-Desnoyers Shoe Co. 70 Ark. 598 . Barnes v. Walker, 115 Ga. 108 . Rawson v. Davidson, 49 Mich. 607 . Munro v. Hill, 25 S. C. 476. Brown v. Jordhal, 32 Minn. 135 .

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • Town of Hingham v. Department of Housing & Community Development

    451 Mass. 501 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 27, 2008

    See Samuels Pharmacy, Inc. v. Board of Registration in Pharmacy, 390 Mass. 583, 592 (1983). See also East Chop Tennis Club v. … See Samuels Pharmacy, Inc. v. Board of Registration in Pharmacy, supra at 592. See also Alliance, AFSCME/SEIU, AFL-CIO v.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Choate v. Assessors of Boston

    304 Mass. 298 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 27, 1939

    The finding of the board that the company did not act as agent of the owner in filing the application was free from error. Shea v. Gurney, 163 Mass. 184 . Jean v. Cawley, 218 Mass. 271 . T. D. Downing Co. v. … of Tax Appeals, afterwards the Appellate Tax Board.

    Cited 40 timesPublished
  • Hall v. Staples

    166 Mass. 399 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 16, 1896

    Bodurtha v. Goodrich, 3 Gray, 508 . Finneran v. Leonard, 7 Allen, 54 . Hendrick v. Whittemore, 105 Mass. 23 . Gilman v. Gilman, 126 Mass. 26 . McCormick v. Fiske, 138 Mass. 379 . Needham v. Thayer, 147 Mass. 536 . … Young v. Watson, 155 Mass. 77 . See Packard v. Matthews, 9 Gray, 311 ; Eliot v. McC ormick, 141 Mass. 194 .

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Kaczmarski v. Mayor of Springfield

    346 Mass. 432 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 5, 1963

    Even if the park board had an unusual relationship to the structure of municipal government it could, nevertheless, be a municipal board in im *434 portant aspects. Eastern Mass. St. Ry. v. … Commonwealth v. Dowe, 315 Mass. 217, 222-224 . Williams v. *436 City Manager of Haverhill, 330 Mass. 14,15-16 . Commonwealth v. Oliver, 342 Mass. 82, 83-84 .

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Spacco v. Bridgewater School Department

    722 F. Supp. 834 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Aug 22, 1989

    Nebraska State Board of Education, 188 Neb. 1 , 195 N.W.2d 161 , cert. denied, 409 U.S. 921 , 93 S.Ct. 220 , 34 L.Ed.2d 182 (1972); Brown v. Heller, 51 Misc.2d 660 , 273 N.Y.S.2d 713 (1966). … The lessor has no authority whatsoever concerning the activity at these extension schools.”); Brown v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Bar Counsel v. Farber

    464 Mass. 784 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 9, 2013

    See Champigny v. … The third change proposed by the board in 1991 was to add lay members to hearing committees appointed by the board. See Introductory Statement, 9 Mass. Att’y Discipline Rep. v, v-vi (1993).

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  • Building Inspector v. Ellen M. Gifford Sheltering Home Corp.

    344 Mass. 281 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 8, 1962

    Holden *286 v. … Compare Board of Health of Woburn v. Sousa, 338 Mass. 547, 548 . See Natick v. Massachusetts Dept. of Pub. Welfare, 341 Mass. 618, 619 .

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Renado v. Lummus

    205 Mass. 155 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 23, 1910

    Fletcher v. Bartlett, 10 Gray, 491 . Russell v. Goodrich, 8 Allen, 150 . Mowry’s case, 112 Mass. 394 . Macaig’s case, 137 Mass. 467 . Young v. Blaisdell, 138 Mass. 344 . Brown’s case, 173 Mass. 498 . … Brown’s case, 173 Mass. 498 . Commonwealth v. McGovern, 183 Mass. 238 . Petition dismissed.

    Cited 21 timesPublished
  • Mozetski's Case

    299 Mass. 370 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 2, 1938

    Merrill v. Lowell, 236 Mass. 463, 467 . Berninger’s Case, 253 Mass. 52 . … ” by a reviewing board, grants original jurisdiction of such questions equally to a member and a reviewing board.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Farrar v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

    324 Mass. 45 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 7, 1949

    Hunter v. Miller, 148 Neb. 402 . Hallahan v. Riley, 94 N. H. 48. Muraski v. Board of Review of the Unemployment Compensation Commission, 136 N. J. L. 472. Bergen Point Iron Works v. … Barclay White Co. v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, 356 Pa. 43 . Judson Mills v. South Carolina Unemployment Compensation Commission, 204 S. C. 37. Jacobs v.

    Cited 24 timesPublished
  • Perez v. Boston Housing Authority

    379 Mass. 703 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 4, 1980

    See Amherst-Pelham Regional School Comm. v. Department of Educ., 376 Mass. 480, 494-495 (1978); Board of Health of N. Adams v. *730 Mayor of N. Adams, 368 Mass. 554, 564-568 (1975). … A procedure is provided by statute for the re *739 moval of Board members from office on charges as therein defined. See G. L. c. 121B, § 6; Belinfante v. Mayor of Revere, 352 Mass. 712 (1967); Bunte v.

    Cited 63 timesPublished
  • Crall v. City of Leominster

    362 Mass. 95 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 5, 1972

    See Pitman v. Medford, 312 Mass. 618, 623 . Compare Gallagher v. Board of Appeals of Falmouth, 351 Mass. 410, 414-415 . Spot Zoning. … Burnham v. Board of Appeals of Gloucester, 333 Mass. 114, 117 . Cohen v. Lynn, 333 Mass. 699, 705 . Banner v. Board of Appeal of Tewksbury, 348 Mass. 220, 228 . Rousseau v.

    Cited 46 timesPublished
  • In re Mackenzie Coach Lines, Inc.

    100 F. Supp. 489 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Sep 27, 1951

    Haynes Stellite Co. v. Chesterfield, 6 Cir., 97 F.2d 985, 986 . 3. After the Board issued its order, there were various attempts of the bankrupt and others to effectuate a compromise. … Bramwell v U.S. Fidelity Co., 269 U.S. 483 , 46 S.Ct. 176 , 70 L.Ed. 368 .

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Stokes v. Commissioner of Correction

    26 Mass. App. Ct. 585 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 16, 1988

    See Jensen v. Satran, 688 F.2d 76, 78 (8th Cir. 1982); Saenz v. Young, 811 F.2d 1172, 1174 (7th Cir. 1987); Culbert v. Young, 834 F.2d 624, 631 (7th Cir. 1987). Contrast Wightman v. Superintendent, Walpole, 19 Mass. … See Langlitz v. Board of Registration of Chiropractors, 396 Mass. 374, 382 (1985); MediCab of Mass. Bay, Inc. v.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Doliner v. Town Clerk of Millis

    343 Mass. 10 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 9, 1961

    See Tracy v. Board of Appeals of Marblehead, 339 Mass. 205, 207-208. It is not fatal to the validity of the revised by-law that the preexisting bylaw imposed less onerous restrictions. … See Lexington v. Simeone, 334 Mass. 127,131 ; Pierce v. Wellesley, 336 Mass. 517, 521 . See also Lamarre v. Commissioner of Pub. Works of Fall River, 324 Mass. 542, 545-546 . Cf. Leahy v.

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • Court Street Parking Co. v. City of Boston

    336 Mass. 224 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 26, 1957

    Cabot v. … Lowell v. Boston, 322 Mass. 709, 735-738 . Cabot v. Assessors of Boston, 335 Mass. 53, 59 . See Allydonn Realty Corp. v.

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • Pettengell v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission

    295 Mass. 473 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 27, 1936

    It was said in Damon v. … See Farmington River Water Power Co. v. County Commissioners, 112 Mass. 206, 212 ; Westport v. County Commissioners, 246 Mass. 556, 562 ; Davis v. County Commissioners, 153 Mass. 218 ; Hammond v.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Inhabitants of Quincy v. Kennard

    151 Mass. 563 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 19, 1890

    It is admitted that the board of health had authority to forbid the exercise of the employment of keeping swine in the town of Quincy. Pub. Sts. c. 80, § 84. Commonwealth v. Young, 135 Mass. 526 . Taunton v. … are put in a worse position by the order contemplating the possibility that the board of health may grant them a written permit, than if it had excluded that possibility.

    Cited 39 timesPublished
  • Leahy v. Inspector of Buildings

    308 Mass. 128 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 22, 1941

    Wilbur v. Newton, 302 Mass. 38 . Zahn v. Board of Public Works, 274 U. S. 325 . … Bradley v. Zoning Adjustment Board of Boston, 255 Mass. 160 . Prusik v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 262 Mass. 451 . Kane v. Board of Appeals of Medford, 273 Mass. 97 . Coleman v.

    Cited 70 timesPublished

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