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  • Berliner v. Feldman

    363 Mass. 767 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 22, 1973

    See, e.g., McAleer v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 361 Mass. 317, 320 . … Board of Appeals of Fall River, 319 Mass. 341, 344 ; Clark v. Board of Appeals of Newbury, 348 Mass. 407, 408-409 .

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • 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
  • Hill

    422 Mass. 147 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 23, 1996

    Uri Amit, the chair of the restrictive integration review board/community access board (review board), 4 to speak on behalf of the review board and to explain its report. 5 The Legislature established the *150 board to review … See, e.g., Slochower v. Board of Higher Educ. of New York City, 350 U.S. 551 (1956) (discharge from public employment); Helvering v.

    Cited 38 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Roxbury Charter High Public School

    69 Mass. App. Ct. 49 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 14, 2007

    See Sinnott v. Boston Retirement Bd., 402 Mass. 581, 585-586 , cert. denied sub nom. Sinnott v. Radin, 488 U.S. 980 (1988); Manfrates v. Lawrence Plaza Ltd. … Compare Aspinall v.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Herson's Case

    341 Mass. 402 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 14, 1960

    In several cases, where the evidence failed to support the board’s conclusion of absence of prejudice, this court has set aside the board’s decision. … See Linse v. O’Meara, 338 Mass. 338, 340 . See also Dargis v. Lane, 331 Mass. 759 , for a case in which the absence of a complete record deprived an appellant of a broad review in equity.

    Cited 20 timesPublished
  • Town of Marblehead v. Deery

    356 Mass. 532 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 24, 1969

    See Saugus v. B. Perini & Sons, Inc. 305 Mass. 403, 407-410 . Cf. the somewhat analogous situations discussed in Mahoney v. Board of Appeals of Winchester, 344 Mass. 598, 601-602 , Lombard v. … Board of Appeal of Wellesley, 348 Mass. 788 , and Lapenas v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Brockton, 352 Mass. 530, 533-534 .

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • Marble v. Town of Clinton

    298 Mass. 87 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 1, 1937

    On November 17, 1934, the plaintiff gave to the board of selectmen, which by vote of the town had succeeded to the duties of the board of health (G. L. [Ter. … Oliver v. Gale, 182 Mass. 39 . The town, as the principal in the contract, may direct the selectmen or board of health in making it: Oliver v. Gale, 182 Mass. 39 . Clarke v. Fall River, 219 Mass. 580 . Tuckerman v.

    Cited 21 timesPublished
  • MacDonnell's Case

    82 Mass. App. Ct. 196 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 19, 2012

    Commonwealth v. Durling, 407 Mass. 108, 111 (1990). … Commonwealth v. Speight, 59 Mass. App. Ct. 28, 32 (2003).

    Cited 5 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Piona v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission

    332 Mass. 53 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 17, 1954

    Burns v. Thomas Cook & Sons, Inc. 317 Mass. 398, 402 . O’Leary, petitioner, 325 Mass. 179, 182 . Compare Burgess v. Mayor & Aldermen of Brockton, 235 Mass. 95, 100 ; Clarke v. … See Coyne v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, 312 Mass. 224, 230 ; Selectmen of Lakeville v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, 329 Mass. 769 .

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Schertzer v. City of Somerville

    345 Mass. 747 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 15, 1963

    Caputo v. Board of Appeals of Somerville, 330 Mass. 107,114 . 2. … Leahy v. Inspector of Bldgs. of New Bedford, 308 Mass. 128, 132-134 . McHugh v. Board of Zoning Adjustment of Boston, 336 Mass. 682 . Shapiro v. Cambridge, 340 Mass. 652, 658 . Cary v.

    Cited 27 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
  • Commonwealth v. Markham

    10 Mass. App. Ct. 651 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 29, 1980

    Commonwealth v. DeChristoforo, 360 Mass. at 542-543 . Commonwealth v. Brown, 378 Mass. at 171 . … Commonwealth v. Bernier, 359 Mass. 13, 16 (1971). Commonwealth v. Brown, 378 Mass. at 172 . We conclude that the judge applied the correct standard and analyzed the potential impact of the new evidence conscientiously.

    Cited 39 timesPublished
  • Cieri v. Commissioner of Insurance

    343 Mass. 181 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1961

    Commonwealth v. Higgins, 4 Gray, 34 , 35. Opinion of the Justices, 239 Mass. 603, 605 .” Opinion of the Justices, 275 Mass. 575, 579 . Howard v. State Bd. of Retirement, 325 Mass. 211, 213 . … See Sullivan v. Committee on Rules of the House of Representatives, 331 Mass. 135,137 .

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Prince v. City of Boston

    111 Mass. 226 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1872

    Whiting v. Boston, 106 Mass. 89, 95 . … Codman v. Johnson, 104 Mass. 491 .

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Rice

    261 Mass. 340 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 22, 1927

    Sherman, 191 Mass. 439 , Commonwealth v. Beck, 194 Mass. 14 , Commonwealth v. Tyler, 199 Mass. 490 , Commonwealth v. Kingsbury, 199 Mass. 542 , Commonwealth v. Allen, 203 Mass. 529 , Commonwealth v. … Commonwealth v. Stodder, supra. Commonwealth v. Matthews, supra. Commonwealth v. Flax, 259 Mass. 117 .

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Hayden v. Beane

    293 Mass. 347 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 30, 1936

    Cripps and Henry V. Greene, copy of which is annexed marked “A”; and that on said date the plaintiff was elected president of the defendant corporation and a member of its board of directors. … Almy v. Orne, 165 Mass. 126 . Brightman v. Bates, 175 Mass. 105, 111 . Bullivant v. First National Bank of Boston, 246 Mass. 324, 333, 334 . Kirkley v. F. H. Roberts Co. 268 Mass. 246, *352 251 . Allen v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished

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