SANTORO v. BICKFORD, 229 Mass. 357 (1918)

118 N.E. 665 GUY SANTORO vs. SAMUEL L. BICKFORD. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.January 9, 1918. February 26, 1918. Present: RUGG, C. J., De COURCY, CROSBY, PIERCE, CARROLL, JJ. Agency, Existence of relation. Motor Vehicle. Where the general manager of a corporation conducting ten lunch rooms, whose duty it was to supervise the lunch […]

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REGAN v. CUMMINGS, 228 Mass. 414 (1917)

117 N.E. 800 JOHN T. REGAN vs. WILLIAM J. CUMMINGS. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.October 16, 1917. November 27, 1917. Present: RUGG, C. J., BRALEY, DE COURCY, PIERCE, JJ. Negligence. Motor Vehicle. Proximate Cause. Where one operating a motor car heard the blowing out of one of the tires of the car and instantly […]

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LANZA v. LEVERONI, 266 Mass. 563 (1929)

165 N.E. 675 FRANK LANZA others vs. FRANK LEVERONI another. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.December 6, 1928. March 26, 1929. Present: RUGG, C.J., CROSBY, CARROLL, WAIT, SANDERSON, JJ. Equity Pleading and Practice, Appeal: dismissal for failure to enter forthwith. The plaintiff in a suit in equity appealed on March 7 from a final decree […]

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CHRISTIAN v. SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, 283 Mass. 98 (1933)

186 N.E. 38 HENRY A. CHRISTIAN others vs. SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.May 17, 1933. May 23, 1933. Present: PIERCE, WAIT, FIELD, LUMMUS, JJ. Constitutional Law, Referendum. Smoke, Nuisance. Words, “Particular district or locality.” St. 1933, c. 76, entitled “An Act abolishing the division of smoke inspection [existing under G.L. […]

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SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF WELLESLEY v. LABOR RELATIONS COMM., 376 Mass. 112 (1978)

379 N.E.2d 1077 SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF WELLESLEY vs. LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.March 8, 1978. July 28, 1978. Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., KAPLAN, WILKINS, LIACOS, ABRAMS, JJ. School and School Committee. Administrative Agency, Interpretation of statute. Statute, Construction. Words, “Managerial employees.” The Labor Relations Commission did not err in finding that employees […]

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SCHOOL COM. v. S. HADLEY, 54 Mass. App. Ct. 665 (2002)

767 N.E.2d 613 SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF SOUTH HADLEY vs. SOUTH HADLEY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION MASSACHUSETTS TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. No. 00-P-1022.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. Hampden.March 11, 2002. May 9, 2002. Present: Beck, Mason, Green, JJ. Arbitration, School committee, Collective bargaining, Authority of arbitrator. School and School Committee, Collective bargaining, Arbitration. Discussion of this court’s limited role in reviewing […]

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TOSTI v. ROSSETTI, 277 Mass. 553 (1931)

179 N.E. 212 UMBERTO TOSTI vs. JERRY L. ROSSETTI another. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Worcester.September 23, 1931. December 28, 1931. Present: RUGG, C.J., CROSBY, WAIT, SANDERSON, JJ. Evidence, Competency, Admission, Of compromise. At the trial of an action for labor, materials and money spent in erecting buildings for the defendant, there was evidence that, […]

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COMMONWEALTH v. ZEZIMA, 387 Mass. 748 (1982)

443 N.E.2d 1282 COMMONWEALTH vs. CARMEN SANTINO ZEZIMA. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.October 6, 1982. December 20, 1982. Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, ABRAMS, NOLAN, O’CONNOR, JJ. Practice, Criminal, Appeal, Postconviction relief, Capital case, Instructions to jury, Presumptions and burden of proof. Due Process of Law, Presumptions and burden of proof. A defendant convicted of […]

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