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  • Brown v. South Boston Savings Bank

    148 Mass. 300 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 4, 1889

    Sweet v. Brown, 12 Met. 175 . Hoxie v. Finney, 16 Gray, 332 . … Black River Savings Bank v. Edwards, 10 Gray, 387 , 397. Pike v. Goodnow, 12 Allen, 472 . Upon the facts as they appear, the rights of the plaintiff Annette E. Brown are not more than those of the plaintiff Benjamin F.

    Cited 31 timesPublished
  • Russo v. Charles S. Brown Co.

    198 Mass. 473 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 19, 1908

    See Morey v. Gloucester Street Railway, 171 Mass. 164 ; Gleason v. Smith, 180 Mass. 6 ; Young v. Small, 188 Mass. 4 . The plaintiff here relies on Murphy v. Armstrong Transfer Co. 167 Mass. 199 . … Boston Beer Co. 164 Mass. 514 ; Morey v. Gloucester Street Railway, 171 Mass. 164 ; Young v. Small, 188 Mass. 4 ; Murphy v. Boston Elevated Railway, 188 Mass. 8 . On the other hand the plaintiff in McDermott v.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Franklin Mutual Fire Insurance

    165 Mass. 565 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 2, 1896

    Baxter v. Massasoit Ins. Co. 13 Allen, 320 . Putnam v. Home Ins. Co. 123 Mass. 324 . Baker v. Commercial Union Assurance Co. 162 Mass. 358 . … Sanborn v. Fireman’s Ins. Co. and Commercial Ins. Co. v. Union Ins. Co., ubi sufra. The case at bar differs essentially from Brewer v. Chelsea Ins. Co. 14 Gray, 203 , and Baxter v. Chelsea Ins.

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Hrenchuk v. Planning Board

    8 Mass. App. Ct. 949 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 31, 1979

    L. c. 41, § 81L, as amended through St. 1965, c. 61, and (2) a planning board’s determination under § 81P that adequate access, as contemplated by § 81M, otherwise exists. Gifford v.

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation

    242 Mass. 242 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 30, 1922

    Tax Commissioner v. Putnam, 227 Mass. 522 . Plainly gain derived from the sale of stock comes within the meaning of the word “income.” Osgood v. Tax Commissioner, 235 Mass. 88 . Merchants’ Loan & Trust Co. v. … Goodrich v. Edwards, 255 U. S. 527 . Walsh v. Brewster, 255 U. S. 536 . It follows that the demurrer should be overruled. In accordance with the terms of G.

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • Brown v. C. A. Pierce & Co.

    229 Mass. 44 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 2, 1918

    Knowlton v. Keenan, 146 Mass. 86 . Dawe v. Morris, 149 Mass. 188 . It is plain the plaintiff was not entitled to recover on the counts in tort. … McCusker v. Geiger, 195 Mass. 46 . It follows that the motion to direct a verdict for the defendant should have been granted, and it is unnecessary to determine whether the demurrer was overruled rightly.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Great American Indemnity Co.

    298 Mass. 101 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 3, 1937

    Ed.] c. 90, § 34A; O’Roak v. Lloyds Casualty Co. 285 Mass. 532, 535 ; MacBey v. … See Byron v. Brown, 53 R. I. 91.

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • Liebke v. Brown

    312 F. Supp. 1053 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · May 12, 1970

    Vitarelli v. Seaton, 359 U.S. 535 , 79 S.Ct. 968 , 3 L.Ed.2d 1012 . Government contends, however, that plaintiff is barred from relief because of failure to take timely appeal. … Paroczay v. Hodges, D.C., 219 F.Supp. 89 . Judgment will be entered for plaintiff in accordance herewith.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Palmer Clay Products Co.

    290 Mass. 108 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 5, 1935

    It appeared that on January 14, 1933, an involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed against the Metropolitan Builders Supply Co. and Matthew Brown was duly elected trustee in bankruptcy of the company on February 28, 1933 … Gehlen v. Patterson, 83 N. H. 328, 330. Noble v. Dibble, 119 Wash. 509, 511 . Burnham v. Fort Dodge Grocery Co. 144 Iowa, 577, 580 . Nebraska State Bank of Valparaiso v.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Quincy v. Planning Board

    39 Mass. App. Ct. 17 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 31, 1995

    Co. v. Board of Appeals of Westwood, 23 Mass. App. Ct. at 281-282 . … Co. v. Board of Appeals of Westwood, 23 Mass. App. Ct. 278, 281-282 (1986), quoting from SCIT, Inc. v. Planning Bd. of Braintree, 19 Mass. App. Ct. 101 , 105 n.12 (1984). See also Y.D. Dugout, Inc. v.

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • Beale v. Planning Board

    423 Mass. 690 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 7, 1996

    See Doliner v. … For cases upholding a planning board’s decision because the decision was supported by the board’s rules and regulations, see North Landers Corp. v. Planning Bd. of Falmouth, 382 Mass. 432, 438-445 (1981); Nahigian v.

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • Brown v. George Foster & Trustees

    43 Mass. 152 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1840

    Rex v. Bigg, 1 Stra. 18. S. C. 3 P. W. 419. … This case is quite distinguishable from that of Montague v Smith, 13 Mass. 396 .

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Adams v. Planning Board

    64 Mass. App. Ct. 383 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 31, 2005

    the board’s approval. … See Weld v. Board of Appeals of Gloucester, 345 Mass. 376, 378-379 (1963). Cf. Miles v. Planning Bd. of Millbury, 29 Mass. App. Ct. 951 (1990).

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Yaeger Milling Co. v. Brown

    128 Mass. 171 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 19, 1880

    The defendant Brown was permitted to testify that he elected to receive it as purchaser, and this evidence was objected to; and the competency of that evidence is the only question raised on this bill of exceptions.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Brown v. People's Mutual Insurance

    65 Mass. 280 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1853

    For this reason, and upon the ground of misrepresentation, and the effect of it, as stated in the case of Davenport v.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Barnstable County Retirement Board v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

    43 Mass. App. Ct. 341 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 12, 1997

    Martinez v. Commissioner of Pub. Welfare, 397 Mass. 386, 392 (1986) quoting from Grocery Mfrs. of Am., Inc. v. Department of Pub. Health, 379 Mass. 70, 75 (1979). … Contrast Boston Gas Co. v. Department of Pub.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Dullea v. Retirement Board

    317 Mass. 525 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 8, 1945

    Hinckley v. Retirement Board of Gloucester, 316 Mass. 496 . Hayward v. Retirement Board of Brockton, ante, 371. … Decatur v. Auditor of Peabody, 251 Mass. 82, 90 . Saugus v. B. Perini & Sons, Inc. 305 Mass. 403, 410 . Davis v. Retirement Board of the County of Middlesex, 312 Mass. 115, 120 . Hinckley v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Addison Gilbert Hospital

    155 Mass. 323 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 7, 1892

    Briggs v. Shaw, 9 Allen, 516 . Goodwin v. McDonald, 153 Mass. 481 . … Ide v. Ide, 5 Mass. 500, 501 . Parker v. Parker, 5 Met. 134 . Hayward v. Howe, 12 Gray, 49 , 51. Allen v. Trustees of Ashley School Fund, 102 Mass. 262, 264 .

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Brown v. City Council of Cambridge

    289 Mass. 333 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 29, 1935

    Sullivan v. Secretary of the Commonwealth, 233 Mass. 543, 546 . Blume v. William Shenkel & Sons Co. 266 Mass. 15 . Greenwood v. Registrars of Voters of Fitchburg, 282 Mass. 74, 80 . Brownlow v. Schwartz, 261 U. S. 216 .

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • McElderry v. Planning Board

    431 Mass. 722 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 15, 2000

    See Sturges v. Chilmark, 380 Mass. 246, 253 (1980) (zoning act); Costanza & Bertolino, Inc. v. Planning Bd. of N. Reading, 360 Mass. 677, 679 (1971) (subdivision control law). … See Mullin v. Planning Bd. of Brewster, 17 Mass. App. Ct. 139, 142-143 (1983). Cf. Milligan v. Board of Registration in Pharmacy, 348 Mass. 491, 494 (1965).

    Cited 13 timesPublished

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