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  • Brown v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

    4 Mass. App. Ct. 837 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 13, 1976

    See Luz v. Stop & Shop, Inc. of Peabody, 348 Mass. 198, 204-205 (1964). This case is factually distinguishable from Fairbanks v. Boston Elev.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Palladino v. Board of Assessors

    373 Mass. 665 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 16, 1977

    Appellate Tax Board Rule 37. Leen v. Assessors of Boston, 345 Mass. 494, 498 (1963). … Review of the tax board’s decision is thus severely limited. Assessors of Saugus v. Leo, 363 Mass. 47, 50 (1973).

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Board

    81 Mass. App. Ct. 639 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 27, 2012

    We assess the plaintiff’s claims, as we must, in the context of our obligation to “determine whether the decision of the board is supported by substantial evidence.” Doe, Sex Offender Registry Bd. No. 10304 v. … New Boston Garden Corp. v. Assessors of Boston, 383 Mass. 456, 466 (1981), quoting from Cohen v. Board of Registration in Pharmacy, 350 Mass. 246, 253 (1966).

    Cited 43 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.

    303 Mass. 237 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 24, 1939

    Brereton v. Milford & Uxbridge Street Railway, 223 Mass. 130, 133 . White v. Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway, 299 Mass. 70, 72 . DeLodge v. Boston Elevated Railway, 300 Mass. 219, 222 . … Niles v. Boston Elevated Railway, 230 Mass. 316, 319 . Diamato v. Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway, 296 Mass. 476, 478 .

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Harvey v. Brigham & Womens Hospital, Inc.

    District Court, D. Massachusetts · Jan 28, 2025

    Jensen v. … Welcome Ctr. v. Brown, 466 U.S. 147, 152 (1984) (alteration in original))); see also Harrington v. Lesley Univ., 554 F. Supp. 3d 211, 225 (D.

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  • Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 34186 v. Sex Offender Registry Board

    470 Mass. 554 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 2, 2015

    No. 1211 v. … United States v. Brown, 529 F.3d 1260, 1266 (10th Cir. 2008). 15 a conviction of the underlying offense. Brown, supra at 1263.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Board of Assessors v. Buehler

    396 Mass. 520 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 16, 1986

    The board of assessors of Brookline (assessors) appeals from a decision of the Appellate Tax Board (board) granting George V. Buehler and Jacqueline T. … Taunton Redevelopment Assocs. v. Assessors of Taunton, supra at 295. Both parties presented expert testimony to the board.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Massachusetts Parole Board v. Brusgulis

    403 Mass. 1010 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 5, 1989

    T his complaint by the Massachusetts Parole Board pursuant to G. L. c. 211, § 3 (1986 ed.), is before us on reservation and report by a single *1011 justice of this court. … We note, however, that since parole constitutes a variation on imprisonment, Morrissey v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Eldredge v. Board of Selectmen

    18 Mass. App. Ct. 502 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 4, 1984

    L. c. 79, § 16. 4 See, e.g., Briggs v. Boston, 230 Mass. 148, 151 (1918); Nicklas v. New Bedford, 250 Mass. 471, 474-475 (1925); Wine v. Commonwealth, 301 Mass. 451, 455-456 (1938); Boyce v. … Commonwealth v. Gove, 366 Mass. 351, 354 (1974). Devaney v. Watertown, 13 Mass. App. Ct. 927 (1982).

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Ferzoco v. Board of Appeals

    29 Mass. App. Ct. 986 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 13, 1990

    of the board. … DiCicco v. Berwick, 27 Mass. App. Ct. 312, 313-314 (1989).

    Overruled by Rourke v. Rothman, 448 Mass. 190 (2007)Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Bruno v. Board of Appeals

    62 Mass. App. Ct. 527 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 29, 2004

    Dugout, Inc. v. Board of Appeals of Canton, 357 Mass. 25 (1970), and Prudential Ins. Co. of America v. Board of Appeals of Westwood, 23 Mass. App. … Mendes v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 28 Mass. App.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Marinelli v. Board of Appeals

    65 Mass. App. Ct. 902 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 30, 2005

    In Marinelli v. Board of Appeals of Stoughton, 440 Mass. 255, 258-259 (2003), the court decided that, under the second sentence of the fourth paragraph of G. … See Lee v. Board of Appeals of Harwich, 11 Mass. App. Ct. 148, 154 (1981). The provision in the Stoughton zoning bylaw on which Marinelli focuses is § IX C.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Dubois v. Board of Selectmen

    2 Mass. App. Ct. 674 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 29, 1974

    That standard does not require the local board to determine facts of an adjudicative nature. Cf. Milli-gan v. Board of Registration in Pharmacy, 348 Mass. 491, 495, 500-501 (1965). … Natick Trust Co. v. Board of Bank Incorporation, 337 Mass. *678 615, 617 (1958). See Hayeck v. Metropolitan Dist. Commn. 335 Mass. 372, 375 (1957); Miller v.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Martin v. Board of Appeals

    20 Mass. App. Ct. 972 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 26, 1985

    Marblehead v. Deery, 356 Mass. 532, 537 (1969). Compare Raia v. Board of Appeals of No. Reading, 4 Mass. App. Ct. 318, 321-322 (1976). … Dion v. Board of Appeals of Waltham, 344 Mass. 547, 555-556 (1962).

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Allen v. Board of Assessors

    387 Mass. 117 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 5, 1982

    See Kelly v. … School Comm. of Hatfield v. Board of Educ., 372 Mass. 513, 516 (1977).

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Petrucci v. Board of Appeals

    45 Mass. App. Ct. 818 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 30, 1998

    Compare Harvard v. Maxant, 360 Mass. 432, 438 (1971); Henry v. Board of Appeals of Dunstable, 418 Mass. 841, 844-846 (1994); Gallagher v. Board of Appeals of Acton, 44 Mass. App. Ct. 906, 907 (1997); Maselbas v. … Lapenas v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Brockton, 352 Mass. 530, 533-534 (1967); MacGibbon v. Board of Appeals of Duxbury, 369 Mass. 512, 520 (1976); Leominster Materials Corp. v. Board of Appeals of Leominster, 42 Mass.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Lanier v. Massachusetts Parole Board

    396 Mass. 1018 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 5, 1986

    Brookline v. Goldstein, 388 Mass. 443, 447 (1983). Packaging Indus. Group, Inc. v. Cheney, 380 Mass. 609, 617 (1980). The plaintiff has not met his burden of showing the likelihood of his success on the merits. … Our statutes and case law indicate that the granting of parole is within the discretion of the parole board. See, e.g., G. L. c. 127, §§ 130, 133 (1984 ed.); Commonwealth v. Hogan, 17 Mass. App.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Abbott Motors, Inc. v. Brown

    26 Mass. App. Dec. 5 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Feb 8, 1963

    Hanscom v. Malden & Melrose Gas Light Co., 220 Mass. 1, 7 ; No. Bridgewater Bank v. Copeland, 7 Allen 139 . … Bank v. Graustein, 270 Mass. 565, 574 .

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Board

    456 Mass. 612 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 3, 2010

    Protection, 448 Mass. 340, 346 (2007), quoting Levy v. Board of Registration & Discipline in Med., 378 Mass. 519, 525 (1979). … No. 89230 v. Sex Offender Registry Bd., supra at 770, the board interpreted this statute to permit an offender to obtain funds for an expert only if the board intended to present expert testimony.

    Cited 55 timesPublished
  • Board of Aldermen v. Maniace

    429 Mass. 726 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 18, 1999

    Cefalo v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 332 Mass. 178, 181 (1955). … Board of Appeals of Duxbury, 369 Mass. 512, 515 (1976); Brockton Pub. Mkt. v. Board of Appeals of Sharon, 357 Mass. 783 (1970); Schiffone v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Walpole, 28 Mass. App.

    Cited 12 timesPublished

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