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376 Mass. 801 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 12, 1978
See Costanza & Bertolino, Inc. v. Planning Bd. of N. Reading, 360 Mass. 677, 679-680 (1971); Stoneham v. Savelo, 341 Mass. 456, 458 (1960); Daley Constr. Co. v. … See Kuklinska v. Planning Bd. of Wakefield, 357 Mass. 123, 130 (1970); Sansoucy v. Planning Bd. of Worcester, 355 Mass. 647, 649 (1969); Trottier v. Lebanon, 117 N.H. 148, 150 (1977); Noble v.
Cited 45 timesPublished4 Mass. Supp. 151 · Massachusetts District Court · Jan 28, 1983
Farris v. Cox, 508 F.Supp. 222, 228 (N.D. Cal. 1981). … See Lamphere v. Brown University, 610 F.2d 46 (1st Cir. 1979). See Brewster v. Dukakis, 544 F.Supp. 1069, 1082 (D. Ma. 1982); Keyes v. School District No. 1, 439 F. Supp. 393, 414-15 (D. Co. 1977).
Cited 0 timesPublishedBristol County Retirement Board v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board
65 Mass. App. Ct. 443 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 26, 2006
See also Flanagan v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd., 51 Mass. App. Ct. 862, 866-868 (2001). The county board refused to waive repayment by Polycarpo, see G. … See Namay v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd., 19 Mass. App. Ct. 456, 463 (1985). But where a question of law is involved, we act de nova, see Raytheon Co. v.
Cited 9 timesPublished14 Mass. L. Rptr. 176 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Oct 17, 2001
Pederson v. Time Inc., 404 Mass. 14, 16-17 (1989); Flesner v. Technical Communications Corp., 410 Mass 805, 809 (1991); accord Kourouvacilis v. General Motors Corp., 410 Mass. 706, 716 (1991). … Patsos v. First Albany Corp., 433 Mass. 323, 328 (2001).
Cited 0 timesPublished332 Mass. 757 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 3, 1955
Brown, who died on November 10, 1952, seeks to set aside a joint bank account created by the decedent with her daughter Theresa L. Brown. … Hiller v. Hiller, 305 Mass. 163 . MacLennan v. MacLennan, 316 Mass. 593, 595 .
Cited 0 timesPublished326 Mass. 793 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 28, 1950
Mangan v. Howard, 238 Mass. 1, 5 . Millett v. Temple, 280 Mass. 543, 549 . Gowell v. Twitchell, 306 Mass. 482, 487 . Greeley v. Flynn, 310 Mass. 23, 26 .
Cited 0 timesPublished444 Mass. 188 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 11, 2005
See DiGiovanni v. Board of Appeals of Rockport, 19 Mass. App. … DiGiovanni v. Board of Appeals of Rockport, 19 Mass. App. Ct. 339, 346-347 (1985).
Cited 33 timesPublished12 Mass. L. Rptr. 426 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Oct 12, 2000
In Commonwealth v. … See Hennessy v.
Cited 0 timesPublished254 Mass. 404 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 7, 1926
In consequence of the action of the retirement board, the auditor and the treasurer of the city of Boston refused to certify the plaintiff’s name on the salary list. … "Under the authority of Attorney General v. Tillinghast, sufra, and the numerous cases there collected and reviewed, the petitioner is an officer and not an employee.
Cited 9 timesPublished158 Mass. 470 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 8, 1893
See also Webb v. Noah, 1 Edw. Ch. 604, 615 ; Hughes v. Sanders, 3 Bibb, 360 ; Foley v. Kirk, 6 Stew. 170 , 174. … Fowler v. Palmer, 62 N. Y. 533 .
Cited 0 timesPublished1 Mass. App. Ct. 451 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 30, 1973
Carey v. Planning Board of Revere, 335 Mass. 746 (1957). … Potter v. Board of Appeals of Mansfield, supra.
Cited 25 timesPublished71 Mass. 108 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1855
Garland v. Salem Bank, 9 Mass. 408 . Exceptions sustained.
Cited 0 timesPublished68 Mass. 359 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1854
Griggs v. Austin, 3 Pick. 20 . Watson v. Duykinck, 3 Johns. 335 . Caze v. Baltimore Ins. Co. 7 Cranch, 358 . Welch v. Hicks, 6 Cow. 504 . Pitman v. Hooper, 3 Sumner, 66. 3 Kent Com. (6th ed.) 219. … Mulloy v. Backer, 5 East, 321. See also Howland v. Brig Lavinia, 1 Pet. Adm. 123 ; 3 Kent Com. 219; Abbott on Shipping, (5th Amer. ed.) 405, note ; Angell on Carriers, § 391; Watson v. Duykinck, 3 Johns. 335 .
Cited 0 timesPublished90 Mass. 590 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 15, 1864
Donaldson v. Wood, 22 Wend. 400 . McDermott v. Palmer, 4 Selden, 383. Barclay’s Appeal, 13 Penn. State R. 497. Gaule v. Bilyeau, 25 Penn. State R. 522, 523. Truesdell v. Gay, 13 Gray, 311 . Rathbun v. … Parker v. Bell, 7 Gray, 433 . Whitford v. Newell, 2 Allen, 426 . In Lewin v.
Cited 0 timesPublished61 Mass. 220 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 15, 1851
Each case in this respect must depend on its own peculiar circumstances, *223 Cazenove v. Cutler, 4 Met. 246 . … The reasoning of the court in Mann v. Richardson , before cited, fully sustains these views, and we can see no difference in principle between that case and the case at bar. Stewart v. Clark, 11 Met. 384 ; 2 Dan. Ch.
Cited 0 timesPublished419 Mass. 548 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 24, 1995
It is not enough to show that the board “exceeded, abused or ‘distorted’ its legal authority,” Creative Env’ts, Inc. v. … In Littlefield v.
Cited 73 timesPublished90 Mass. 209 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 15, 1864
Coburn v. Palmer, 10 Cush. 273 . So if the plaintiff had consented to the proceeding, the judgment would have been discharged. But he cannot be regarded as consenting to it. … The case of Kellogg v. Gilbert, 10 Johns. 220 , seems to show that he had not such power.
Cited 0 timesPublishedDoe v. Sex Offender Registry Bd.
483 Mass. 131 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 13, 2019
No. 496501 v. Sex Offender Registry Board , 482 Mass. 643 , 650, 126 N.E.3d 939 (2019) ( Doe No. 496501 ), quoting 803 Code Mass. Regs. § 1.20(2) (2016). … No. 151564 v. Sex Offender Registry Bd ., 456 Mass. 612 , 625-626, 925 N.E.2d 533 (2010) (error for board to disregard mitigating evidence). See also New Boston Garden Corp . v.
Cited 56 timesPublishedBrown v. Inhabitants of Wenham
51 Mass. 495 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1845
Cited 1 timesPublished9 Mass. L. Rptr. 361 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Dec 18, 1998
Commonwealth v. Gurney, 413 Mass. at 103 . In some cases, the defendant’s demeanor in an unmedicated condition will not be relevant. Id. … Concomitantly, Brown is competent to refuse to take his prescribed antipsychotic medications. Rogers v. Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health, 390 Mass. 489 (1983).
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