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  • Pendoley v. Ferreira

    345 Mass. 309 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 7, 1963

    [A]lthough the board exercised a measure of control over the operation . . . the board had no intention to . . . license it under” § 143. … See Board of Health of Franklin v. Hass, 342 Mass. 421, 424 ; Prosser, Torts (2d ed.) § 72, esp. at p. 415. See also Boston Ferrule Co. v. Hills, 159 Mass. 147,150-151 .

    Cited 20 timesPublished
  • Zullo

    37 Mass. App. Ct. 371 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 30, 1994

    Similarly, in Chalifoux v. … The board’s unwillingness to execute its warrant in these circumstances fairly implies a waiver of jurisdiction. See Shields v. Beto, 370 F.2d at 1005-1006 . Judgment reversed.

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  • Fernandes Super Markets, Inc. v. State Tax Commission

    371 Mass. 318 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 5, 1976

    Assessors of Holyoke v. State Tax Comm'n, 355 Mass. 223, 234 (1969). We summarize the facts found by the board on the nature of Fernandes’s business activities. … . & Taxation v.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Welch v. Swasey

    193 Mass. 364 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 1, 1907

    Nelson v. State Board of Health, 186 Mass. 330 . Commonwealth v. Bennett, 108 Mass. 27 . Field v. Clark, 143 U. S. 649, 692 . In re Kollock, petitioner, 165 U. S. 526 . … Even in towns such powers have long been exercised by local boards, for example, *376 by the board of health.

    Cited 95 timesPublished
  • Commissioner of Revenue v. Plymouth Home National Bank

    394 Mass. 66 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 13, 1985

    for the board’s decision. … United States v. Benz, 740 F.2d 903, 916 (11th Cir. 1984). See 16 C.A. Wright & A.R. Miller, Federal Practice and Procedure § 3974, at 428 & n.24 (1977 & Supp. 1984).

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Connery v. Commissioner of Correction

    33 Mass. App. Ct. 253 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 4, 1992

    Pina v. Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Inst., Walpole, 376 Mass. 659 , 662 n.l (1978). Burno v. Commissioner of Correction, 399 Mass. at 116 . … Gennari v. Revere, 23 Mass. App. Ct. 979, 980 (1987). Silverleib v. Hebshie, 33 Mass. App. Ct. 911, 913 (1992).

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Jason v. Antone

    131 Mass. 534 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 2, 1881

    of money equal to or less than the board of the sailors, contingent upon the sailors going to sea. … Jenks v. Dyer, 102 Mass. 235 . A. B. Collins, for the claimant. L. T. Willcox, for the plaintiff.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Randolph's Case

    247 Mass. 245 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 3, 1924

    Romana v. Boston Elevated Railway, 218 Mass. 76, 82, 83 . Beckles’s Case, 230 Mass. 272 . E. Clemens Horst Co. v. Industrial Accident Commission, 16 A. L. R. 611. … Gleason v. Smith, 172 Mass. 50 .

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Ellis

    12 Mass. App. Ct. 476 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 30, 1981

    Brown, J. The defendant appeals from his conviction on a complaint charging possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. See G. L. c. 94C, § 32. … Silva, 366 Mass. 402, 405 (1974); Commonwealth v. Ferrara, 376 Mass. 502, 504 (1978); Commonwealth v. Bacon, 381 Mass. 642, 643-644 (1980). See also Brown v. Texas, 443 U.S. 47, 52-53 (1979); Commonwealth v.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Smith v. Dexter

    121 Mass. 597 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 25, 1877

    Docmanny v. Davenant, 6 Mod. 198; S. C. 1 Salk. 220. Bullythorpe v. Turner, Willes, 475, 479. Cooke v. Gibbs, 3 Mass. 193, 196 . Browning v. Bancroft, 5 Met. 88 . Houghton v. Ware, 113 Mass. 49 . Gen.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Opinion of the Justices To the House of Representatives

    293 Mass. 589 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 31, 1935

    See Board of Education v. Phillips, 67 Kans. 549 ; Rowekamp v. Mercantile-Commerce Bank & Trust Co. 72 Fed. Rep. (2d) 852, 857-858. … For example, the substantial continuance of the board of management as to tenure and appointment, Adams v. Plunkett, 274 Mass. 453, 462-463 ; Detroit v. Detroit Citizens’ Street Railway, 184 U. S. 368, 382 ; Perry v.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Wheaton College v. Labor Relations Commission

    352 Mass. 731 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 14, 1967

    See, e.g., Assessors of Boston v. Garland Sch. of Home Making, 296 Mass. 378 (tax immunity) ; Assessors of Dover v. Dominican Fathers, Province of St. … See Washington & Jefferson College v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Bd. 55 Dauphin Co. Rep. 182. See also Trustees of Columbia Univ. v. Herzog, 269 App. Div. 24 , affd. 295 N. Y. *737 605; Rhodes Preparatory Sch. v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Nearis v. City of Gloucester

    357 Mass. 203 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 7, 1970

    Choate v. Assessors of Boston, 304 Mass. 298, 301 . Codman v. Assessors of Westwood, 309 Mass. 433, 436-437 . Bettigole v. Assessors of Springfield, 343 Mass. 223 . … In Leto v.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Britt v. Rosenberg

    40 Mass. App. Ct. 552 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 7, 1996

    Brown, J. … Commonwealth v. McMiller, 29 Mass. App. Ct. 392, 410 (1990) (Brown, J., concurring).

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Wright v. Health Commissioner

    322 Mass. 535 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 31, 1948

    Board of Appeal of Boston, 319 Mass. 180, 181 , and cases cited. … Worcester Board of Health v. Tupper, 210 Mass. 378, 382 .

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • George H. Sampson Co. v. Commonwealth

    208 Mass. 372 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 7, 1911

    But this case differs materially from the case of Wash v. Commonwealth, supra, and also from the similar cases of Friedman v. County of Hampden, 204 Mass. 494 , and Burr v. … Brewer v. Knapp, 1 Pick. 332 , 337. Upham v. Lefavour, 11 Met. 174 , 185. National Mahaiwe Bank v. Peck, 127 Mass. 298 .

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Kubik v. City of Chicopee

    353 Mass. 514 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 8, 1968

    Bennett v. Board of Appeal of Cambridge, 268 Mass. 419, 422 . The defendants do not contend that the statute was not operative to require a three fourths vote for the first adoption of the ordinance. … Kitty v. Springfield, 343 Mass. 321, 322-324 . See Merrill v. Lowell, 236 Mass. 463, 467-468 .

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • James J. Decoulos v. Board of Registration of Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup Professionals.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 13, 2024

    Because "some leniency is appropriate in determining whether pro se litigants have complied with rules of procedure," Brown v. … D'Amour v. Board of Registration in Dentistry, 409 Mass. 572, 583 (1991), citing Cherubino v.

    Cited 0 timesUnpublished
  • KAREN L. MACNUTT v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEAL OF BOSTON & Others.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 27, 2024

    See Barvenik v. Board of Aldermen of Newton, 33 Mass. App. Ct. 129, 131 (1992). … See Kenner v.

    Cited 0 timesUnpublished
  • Town of Stow v. Pugsley

    349 Mass. 329 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 9, 1965

    Noonan v. Moulton, 348 Mass. 633, 637 . … Brady v. Board of Appeals of Westport, 348 Mass. 515, 523-524 , and cases cited.

    Cited 10 timesPublished

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