LIPSON v. SOUTHGATE PARK CORP., 345 Mass. 621 (1963)

189 N.E.2d 191 WILLIAM LIPSON vs. SOUTHGATE PARK CORP. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.January 10, 1963. March 28, 1963. Present: WILKINS, C.J., SPALDING, WHITTEMORE, SPIEGEL, REARDON, JJ. Contract, For sale of real estate, Building contract, Performance and breach, Merger. Deed, Acceptance. Merger. Where a paragraph of an agreement for sale and purchase of land […]

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GORMAN v. MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, 350 Mass. 760 (1965)

212 N.E.2d 568 MARGARET GORMAN vs. MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY another.[1] Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. December 29, 1965. [1] K.P. Forbes, the operator of the Authority’s trackless trolley. Evidence that while the plaintiff was in the act of boarding the Authority’s trackless trolley at a regular stopping place, with one foot on the first […]

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BERUBE v. McKESSON WINE SPIRITS CO., 7 Mass. App. Ct. 426 (1979)

388 N.E.2d 309 ALVAN G. BERUBE another[1] vs. McKESSON WINE SPIRITS COMPANY. Appeals Court of Massachusetts. Bristol.March 20, 1979. April 19, 1979. [1] Carole Berube. Present: BROWN, GREANEY, KASS, JJ. Practice, Civil, Relief from judgment, Judicial discretion. Judgment, Relief from judgment. Discussion of the factors to be considered by a judge in ruling on a […]

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ECKSTEIN v. SCOFFI, 299 Mass. 573 (1938)

13 N.E.2d 436 PAUL J. ECKSTEIN vs. JOHN SCOFFI another. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.February 11, 1938. March 1, 1938. Present: RUGG, C.J., DONAHUE, LUMMUS, QUA, DOLAN, JJ. Negligence, Employer’s liability: unfit appliances. Contract, Of employment. Practice, Civil, Pre-trial report. Joint Tortfeasors. A finding of negligence of the employer of a baker whose hands […]

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IN THE MATTER OF McKENNEY, 384 Mass. 76 (1981)

424 N.E.2d 194 IN THE MATTER OF ELWOOD S. McKENNEY. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.March 9, 1981. July 21, 1981. Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., BRAUCHER, WILKINS, LIACOS, ABRAMS, LYNCH, JJ. Judge. Attorney at Law. Commission on Judicial Conduct. Board of Bar Overseers. Retirement of a judge accused of misconduct in his judicial office did not […]

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CARNES v. HOWARD, 180 Mass. 569 (1902)

63 N.E. 122 FRANK A. CARNES another vs. EDWARD O. HOWARD. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.January 8, 1902. February 28, 1902. Present: HOLMES, C.J., LATHROP, BARKER, HAMMOND, LORING, JJ. Agent, Broker’s Commission. Practice, Civil, Rulings and Instructions. If a real estate broker employed to effect an exchange of lands procures in good faith a […]

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KOUROUVACILIS v. AM. FED. OF STATE, CTY., 65 Mass. App. Ct. 521 (2006)

DIANE KOUROUVACILIS v. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES another.[1] No. 04-P-1747.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. Hampden.September 13, 2005. February 9, 2006. [1] Monson State Hospital (Monson). As the motion judge observed, the caption of this case does not reflect the real parties in interest in the instant proceeding. This appeal involves the propriety […]

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COMMONWEALTH v. RUFFEN, 21 Mass. App. Ct. 90 (1985)

485 N.E.2d 190 COMMONWEALTH vs. WILLIAM A. RUFFEN. Appeals Court of Massachusetts. Essex.October 16, 1985. November 13, 1985. Present: SMITH, CUTTER, WARNER, JJ. Evidence, Self-serving statement, Verbal completeness, Relevancy and materiality, Sexual conduct. In the circumstances, no ground for reversal of criminal convictions for sexual offenses was presented by a trial judge’s refusal to admit […]

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RYDER v. LEXINGTON, 303 Mass. 281 (1939)

21 N.E.2d 382 CHARLES W. RYDER vs. TOWN OF LEXINGTON. CHARLES W. RYDER another, trustees, vs. SAME. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Middlesex.November 15, 1938. May 29, 1939. Present: FIELD, C.J., DONAHUE, LUMMUS, DOLAN, RONAN, JJ. Municipal Corporations, Liability for tort, Drainage. Drain. Watercourse. Actionable Tort. Damages, For tort. Evidence, Opinion: expert; Of value. Practice, […]

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FARNUM v. WHITMAN, 187 Mass. 381 (1905)

73 N.E. 473 ALBERT H. FARNUM others vs. FRANK H. WHITMAN. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.March 4, 1904. February 28, 1905. Present: KNOWLTON, C.J., MORTON, HAMMOND, LORING, BRALEY, JJ. Wagering Contracts. Contract, Validity, Performance and breach. Evidence, Competency. Witness, Cross-examination. To prove that a contract is void at common law as a wagering contract […]

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COMMONWEALTH v. NOFFKE, 376 Mass. 127 (1978)

379 N.E.2d 1086 COMMONWEALTH vs. STEPHEN H. NOFFKE. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Worcester.February 6, 1978. August 1, 1978. Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., QUIRICO, KAPLAN, WILKINS, ABRAMS, JJ. Trespass. Jurisdiction, Federal preemption, Labor. Federal Question. Labor and Labor Unions. Although a nonemployee’s presence on an employer’s premises for the purpose of soliciting employees in the course […]

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