HAINES v. TURNER, 321 Mass. 750 (1947)

NORMAN W. HAINES vs. MABEL E. TURNER others. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. May 27, 1947. Order denying jury issues affirmed. This is an appeal from an order of the Probate Court in the matter of the alleged will of Willard P. Turner, late of North Reading, deceased, denying a motion of the contestants, nine […]

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DAHLIN v. WALSH, 192 Mass. 163 (1906)

77 N.E. 830 EMMA M. DAHLIN vs. ROSE B. WALSH another. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Middlesex.March 30, 1906. May 18, 1906. Present: KNOWLTON, C.J., MORTON, LATHROP, BRALEY, SHELDON, JJ. Nuisance. Ice and Snow. In an action against one in control of premises adjoining a sidewalk for injuries from a fall caused by an accumulation […]

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WEATHERBEE v. LITCHFIELD, 186 Mass. 399 (1904)

71 N.E. 796 ELIZABETH WEATHERBEE vs. W.H. LITCHFIELD, administrator, another. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Plymouth.March 9, 1904. September 8, 1904. Present: KNOWLTON, C.J., MORTON, LATHROP, LORING, BRALEY, JJ. Gift. Savings Bank. A person under obligation to W. declared that he intended to give her a certain savings bank book, having previously declared his intention […]

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BRADLEY v. BRADLEY, 74 Mass. App. Ct. 1128 (2009)

RAYMOND M. BRADLEY, JR. v. BRENDA L. BRADLEY. No. 08-P-1760.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. August 10, 2009. Decisions Pursuant to Rule 1:28. The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded to the Probate and Family Court for further proceedings consistent with the memorandum and order of the Appeals Court.

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FLYE v. HALL, 224 Mass. 528 (1916)

113 N.E. 366 LOUIS E. FLYE, administrator, vs. MARY F. HALL. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.May 15, 1916. June 21, 1916. Present: RUGG, C.J., De COURCY, CROSBY, PIERCE, CARROLL, JJ. Pleading, Civil, Declaration, Bill of particulars. Conversion. Contract, Implied. Evidence, Relevancy and materiality, Remoteness, Admissions, Testimony of witness in another proceeding. Witness. There is […]

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CABOT v. COMMISSIONER OF CORP’NS TAXATION, 267 Mass. 338 (1929)

166 N.E. 852 HENRY B. CABOT others, executors, vs. COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS AND TAXATION others. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Norfolk.January 8, 1929. May 31, 1929. Present: RUGG, C.J., CROSBY, CARROLL, SANDERSON, JJ. Tax, On legacies and succession, Assessment. Statute, Construction. Tax laws are to be strictly construed. A right to tax must be plainly […]

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NOYES v. AMBLER, 296 Mass. 524 (1937)

6 N.E.2d 810 EDWARD R. NOYES vs. HERBERT H. AMBLER another. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.January 6, 1937. February 23, 1937. Present: RUGG, C.J., PIERCE, DONAHUE, LUMMUS, QUA, JJ. Municipal Corporations, Conveyance of real estate, Officers and agents. Tax, Assessment, Sale. Entry, Writ of. A vote of a town that the treasurer, with the […]

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LINCOLN v. SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, 326 Mass. 313 (1950)

93 N.E.2d 744 MARTYN H. LINCOLN others vs. SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.July 21, 1950. August 4, 1950. Present: QUA, C.J., LUMMUS, RONAN, WILKINS, SPALDING, WILLIAMS, COUNIHAN, JJ. Constitutional Law, Initiative, Opinions of the Justices. A question dealt with in an advisory opinion of the Justices, upon being subsequently raised […]

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MONAHAN v. WASHBURN, 400 Mass. 126 (1987)

507 N.E.2d 1045 NOEL B. MONAHAN another[1] vs. TIMOTHY F. WASHBURN, executor, others.[2] Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Worcester.March 3, 1987. May 28, 1987. [1] Karen Monahan, his wife. [2] Timothy F. Washburn is executor of the estate of Dr. David B. Jennison. The remaining defendants are Northampton Surgical Associates, Inc., and Cooley Dickinson Hospital. […]

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KING v. BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF SPRINGFIELD, 247 Mass. 548 (1924)

142 N.E. 698 THOMAS E. KING vs. BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Hampden.December 6, 1923. February 25, 1924. Present: RUGG, C.J., BRALEY, CROSBY, PIERCE, JJ. Tax, Betterment, Validity. Way, Public: layout and construction. Time is made of the essence determinative of the validity of an assessment of […]

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BUMPUS v. FRENCH, 179 Mass. 131 (1901)

60 N.E. 414 EVERETT C. BUMPUS vs. JULIA B. FRENCH. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.March 21, 1901. May 23, 1901. Present: HOLMES, C.J., MORTON, LATHROP, BARKER, LORING, JJ. Constitutional Law, Provisions securing personal liberty. Insane Person, Appointment of temporary guardian without notice. Assuming, that the constitutional provisions securing personal liberty apply to proceedings for […]

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