Case law

Shute's Case

290 Mass. 393 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 5, 1935

Cameron v. State Theatre Co. 256 Mass. 466 . It .is plain that at the time the employee received his injury he was acting in the course of his employment. … So far as the decision in Warner v. Couchman, [1912] A. C. 35, cited in McNicol’s Case, 215 Mass. 497 , is at variance with what is here decided we are not disposed to follow it. Decree affirmed.

Morris's Case

354 Mass. 420 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 5, 1968

Commonwealth v. Zaidon, 253 Mass. 600, 602, 603 . Commonwealth v. D’Amico, 254 Mass. 512, 515 . Commonwealth v. McHugh, 316 Mass. 15, 22, 23 . Commonwealth v. Butynski, 339 Mass. 151, 152 . Commonwealth v. Abbott Engr. … Guaranty Security Corp. v. Eastern S.S. Co. 241 Mass. 120, 122, 123 . Barbrick v. Huddell, 245 Mass. 428, 438 . Bianconi v. Crowley, 256 Mass. 187, 189 . 4.

Eli & Bessie Cohen Hillel Academy, Inc. v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

396 Mass. 150 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 6, 1985

The Sears case, supra at 130, went on to quote Schulte v. … Utils., 390 Mass. 208,213 (1983); Assessors of Sandwich v. Commissioner of Revenue, 382 Mass. 689 (1981). Cf. Commissioner of Revenue v.

Assessors of Everett v. General Electric Co.

330 Mass. 464 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 29, 1953

Apparently, this was the reason that the board made no findings concerning any such action. We do not intimate that, if there was such an action, it would bar the granting of relief by the board. See Radway v. … The Appellate Tax Board was empowered to grant the abatement. Milford Water Co. v. Hopkinton, 192 Mass. 491, 497-498 . Welch v. Boston, 211 Mass. 178, 186 . Assessors of Boston v.

Vokes v. Avery W. Lovell, Inc.

18 Mass. App. Ct. 471 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 17, 1984

See Kolodny v. Board of Appeals of Brookline, 346 Mass. 285 (1963). 15 *481 It was recognized, however, in Brady v. … Board of Appeals of Reading, 333 Mass. 657, 660 (1956); Simeone Stone Corp. v. Board of Appeals of Bourne, 345 Mass. 188, 192-193 (1962); Bowes v.

Lawrence v. Smith

201 Mass. 214 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 26, 1909

This is a proceeding in equity against the board of harbor and land commissioners, under R. … Attorney General v. Williams, 140 Mass. 329 . Attorney General v. Algonquin Club, 153 Mass. 447 .

J & R Investment, Inc. v. City Clerk

28 Mass. App. Ct. 1 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 2, 1989

Soc. of Graduate Physical Therapists, Inc. v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 330 Mass. 601, 605-606 (1953). … Corp. v. Gloucester, 371 Mass. 19, 20, 24 (1976); Samson v. San-Land Dev. Corp., 17 Mass. App. Ct. 977, 978 (1984).

Tileston v. Street Commissioners

182 Mass. 325 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 25, 1902

the board do not state *327 the facts. … Mendon v. County Commissioners, 2 Allen, 463 , 466. See Ward v. Aldermen of Newton, 181 Mass. 432 . No such motion having been made, the petition properly was dismissed.

Piccuirro v. Gaitenby

20 Mass. App. Ct. 286 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 28, 1985

See Dinsky v. Framingham, 386 Mass. 801 (1982). He was also serving his own interest as a real estate broker. See McDonough v. Whalen, 365 Mass. 506, 515 (1974). … York v. Sullivan, 369 Mass. 157, 162 (1975). Brandt v. Olympic Construction, Inc., 16 Mass. App. Ct. 913, 915 (1983). Compare Spring v.

D'URBANO v. Commonwealth

345 Mass. 466 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 12, 1963

On March 9,1959, in Metcalf v. … See Commonwealth v. Peters, 12 Met. 387 , 396-397; Commonwealth v. Farrell, 105 Mass. 189, 191 ; Commonwealth v. Fraher, 126 Mass. 265 ; Commonwealth v. Mahoney, 331 Mass. 510, 513-514 . 5.

Town of Boylston v. Commissioner of Revenue

434 Mass. 398 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 26, 2001

Because § 5G does not provide a definite answer to the question, it is appropriate to consult other sources to obtain a resolution, see Henry v. Board of Appeals of Dunstable, 418 Mass. 841, 843 (1994); Oxford v. … Henry v. Board of Appeals of Dunstable, 418 Mas. 841 , 843 (1994). We usually determine the “plain and ordinary meaning” of a term by its dictionary definition.

CRAIG H. WELCH & Another v. COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE

Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 3, 2025

We view it as a mixed question of fact and law, and accord "some deference" to the board's decision. Boston Professional Hockey Ass'n v. Commissioner of Revenue, 443 Mass. 276, 285 (2005), quoting Koch v. … See Bernier v.

Josi's Case

324 Mass. 415 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 9, 1949

See Toy v. Mackintosh, 222 Mass. 430 . Compare D’Entremont v. Boston Consolidated Gas Co. 320 Mass. 582 . … Walker v. Nickerson, 291 Mass. 522, 525-526 . Kramer v. New York Life Ins. Co. 293 Mass. 440 . O’Connor v. Griff, 307 Mass. 120 . Comeau v. Beck, 319 Mass. 17 .

Wardwell v. Leggat

291 Mass. 428 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 1, 1935

Board of Examiners, 126 Mass. 282 . The issuance of certificates of election is prima facie evidence of right to office. Prince v. Skillin, 71 Maine, 361, 371. … The board has performed the ministerial duties incumbent on it by the examination of the returns and the issuance of certificates of election to those who appear to be elected. Clark v.

Attorney General v. Stratton

194 Mass. 51 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 11, 1907

See Fawcett v. Charles, 13 Wend. 473, 476 ; People v. Chicago Board of Trade, 45 Ill. 114 . … In Hooper v.

Sargentelli's Case

331 Mass. 193 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 3, 1954

We think there was no error in the ruling of the board that Liberty had the burden of proving that the employee became an employee of Verson. Mersey Docks & Harbour Board v. Coggins & Griffith (Liverpool) Ltd. [1947] A. … Ltd. v. Northern Ireland Road Transport Board, [1942] A. C. 509; Nicholas v. F. J. Sparkes & Son, [1945] K. B. 309; Girvan v. MacDonald, [1951] 3 D. L. R. 92 (Nova Scotia Supreme Court).

Malone-Campagna v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

391 Mass. 399 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 13, 1984

The Divi *400 sion of Employment Security’s board of review (board) denied the claimants’ application for review, making the review examiner’s decision the final decision of the board. G. L. c. 151A, § 41 (c). … The claimants challenge the decision of the board on three grounds.

Tolman v. Selectmen of Brookline

319 Mass. 382 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 29, 1946

board of physicians must make certification of that fact to the town treasurer. … See also Lawless v. Waltham, 258 Mass. 181 . We perceive nothing in Acford v. Auditor of Cambridge, 300 Mass. 391 , inconsistent with what we have expressed herein. Judgment affirmed.

Houghton Mifflin Co. v. State Tax Commission

373 Mass. 772 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 2, 1977

We disagree with Houghton’s contention and affirm the rulings of the Appellate Tax Board (board) on this issue. … See Courier Citizen Co. v. Commissioner of Corps. & Taxation, 358 Mass. 563 , 573 n.13 (1971). The commission does not press the board’s reasoning here.

Clemons v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

395 Mass. 174 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 11, 1985

Cape Cod Bank & Trust Co. v. LeTendre, 384 Mass. 481,484 (1981). Accord Simpson v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., 391 Mass. 403, 405 (1984). … Schulte v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., 369 Mass. 74, 79 (1975).