COMMONWEALTH v. RODRIGUEZ, 415 Mass. 447 (1993)

614 N.E.2d 649 COMMONWEALTH vs. VICTORIA RODRIGUEZ. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Hampden.February 3, 1993. June 8, 1993. Present: LIACOS, C.J., ABRAMS, NOLAN, O’CONNOR, GREANEY, JJ. Search and Seizure, Forcible entry by police. Controlled Substances. An affidavit in support of a search warrant application stated sufficient facts for the magistrate to conclude that a no-knock […]

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WEIDA v. MacDOUGALL, 300 Mass. 521 (1938)

16 N.E.2d 60 ESTHER IRENE WEIDA vs. CATHERINE MacDOUGALL. CHARLES D. WEIDA vs. SAME. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.May 24, 1938. June 27, 1938. Present: FIELD, LUMMUS, DOLAN, COX, JJ. Negligence, Invited person. A passenger in an automobile, qualified to give valuable advice to its driver as to the purchase of certain property and […]

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HOFFMAN v. HOUGHTON CHEMICAL CORPORATION, 434 Mass. 624 (2001)

751 N.E.2d 848 REMOLINDO HOFFMAN, SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR,[1] v. HOUGHTON CHEMICAL CORPORATION ANOTHER[2] (AND A COMPANION CASE[3] ). SJC-08401Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Middlesex.March 12, 2001. July 19, 2001. [1] Of the estate of Remolindo Hoffman for the use and benefit of Remolindo Hoffman and Ivany S. Hoffman. [2] Unocal Chemicals Division, Union Oil Company of […]

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FIRST NATL. BK. v. NEW ENG. MERCHANTS NAT’L BK, 10 Mass. App. Ct. 715 (1980)

412 N.E.2d 889 THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON, conservator, vs. CHARLES F. HOVEY others, trustees;[1] NEW ENGLAND MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK another, third-party defendants;[2] FREDERICK E. MARKUS another, fourth-party defendants[3] (and two companion cases). Appeals Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.February 12, 1980. November 21, 1980. [1] Ernest E. Monrad, Hollis P. Nichols, William A. Oates, Jr., […]

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WATT v. CHELMSFORD, 328 Mass. 430 (1952)

104 N.E.2d 419 EARL J. WATT others vs. TOWN OF CHELMSFORD. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Middlesex.January 9, 1952. February 28, 1952. Present: LUMMUS, RONAN, WILKINS, WILLIAMS, JJ. School and School Committee. Municipal Corporations, Municipal finance. The record in a proceeding under G.L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 71, § 34, as appearing in St. 1939, c. […]

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DeVINCENT v. COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS TAXATION, 348 Mass. 758 (1965)

206 N.E.2d 81 ARTHUR DeVINCENT others, trustees, vs. COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS AND TAXATION others. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Middlesex.March 2, 1965. April 5, 1965. Present: WILKINS, C.J., CUTTER, KIRK, SPIEGEL, REARDON, JJ. Taxation, Succession tax. Insurance, Life insurance: succession tax. Where the insured in life insurance policies, shortly before his death, established a revocable […]

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KALER v. KALER, 305 Mass. 345 (1940)

25 N.E.2d 710 MARGARET M. KALER vs. HAROLD V. KALER. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Norfolk.November 16, 1939. February 28, 1940. Present: FIELD, C.J., DONAHUE, LUMMUS, DOLAN, RONAN, JJ. Probate Court, Findings by judge. A conclusion that a will was procured by undue influence was proper on decisive findings warranted by reported evidence, and must […]

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DORAN v. ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION CO., 326 Mass. 523 (1950)

95 N.E.2d 295 JAMES DORAN another vs. THE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION COMPANY. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Middlesex.November 10, 1950. December 1, 1950. Present: QUA, C.J., LUMMUS, RONAN, WILKINS, COUNIHAN, JJ. Negligence, Invited person, Licensee. A boy injured through a fall while in the plant of a corporation on a holiday when it was not open […]

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CHARLESBANK RESTAURANT v. ALCOHOLIC BEV. CON., 12 Mass. App. Ct. 879 (1981)

421 N.E.2d 785 CHARLESBANK RESTAURANT, INC. vs. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES CONTROL COMMISSION. Appeals Court of Massachusetts. June 12, 1981. On October 19, 1977, the plaintiff licensee, doing business as Goodtime Charley’s, was given notice of a hearing before the Boston Licensing Board concerning eight police incident reports. The hearing on November 1, 1977, concerned six of […]

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COMMONWEALTH v. DOYLE, 73 Mass. App. Ct. 304 (2008)

897 N.E.2d 1025 COMMONWEALTH v. KASANDRA DOYLE. No. 07-P-1077.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. Middlesex.September 8, 2008. December 8, 2008. Present: RAPOZA, C.J., SMITH, SIKORA, JJ. Motor Vehicle, Homicide. Homicide. Evidence, Relevancy and materiality. Practice, Criminal, Instructions to jury, Lesser included offense. At the trial of indictments charging homicide by operating a motor vehicle recklessly or negligently, […]

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COMMONWEALTH v. MARSH, 354 Mass. 713 (1968)

242 N.E.2d 545 COMMONWEALTH vs. GEORGE L. MARSH. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Norfolk.October 7, 1968. November 29, 1968. Present: WILKINS, C.J., SPALDING, WHITTEMORE, CUTTER, REARDON, JJ. Constitutional Law, Speedy trial, Waiver of constitutional rights, Admissions and confessions, Assistance of counsel. Practice, Criminal, Speedy trial, Waiver, Assistance of counsel. Waiver. Evidence, Admissions and confessions, Illegally […]

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