KUKLINSKA v. MAPLEWOOD HOMES, INC., 336 Mass. 489 (1957)

146 N.E.2d 523 ANNA KUKLINSKA vs. MAPLEWOOD HOMES, INC. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Middlesex.October 9, 1957. December 11, 1957. Present: WILKINS, C.J., WILLIAMS, COUNIHAN, WHITTEMORE, CUTTER, JJ. Water. Drain. Real Property, Water, Drain. Evidence, Relevancy and materiality; Opinion: expert. A plaintiff landowner, onto whose land water had always run from one of two connected […]

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COMMONWEALTH v. SCHAFER, 32 Mass. App. Ct. 682 (1992)

594 N.E.2d 875 COMMONWEALTH vs. BURTON L. SCHAFER. No. 91-P-227.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. Middlesex.October 8, 1991. June 22, 1992. Present: PERRETTA, FINE, JACOBS, JJ. Extortion. Threatening. Due Process of Law, Vagueness of statute. Evidence, Relevancy and materiality. Judge, Practice, Criminal, Trial jury-waived. The terms of G.L.c. 271, § 39 (b), which makes criminal the act […]

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LUDDEN v. SCHWARTZ, 291 Mass. 320 (1935)

196 N.E. 870 MARGARET A. LUDDEN vs. ANNIE SCHWARTZ. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.May 20, 1935. June 26, 1935. Present: RUGG, C.J., PIERCE, FIELD, LUMMUS, QUA, JJ. Landlord and Tenant, Landlord’s liability to tenant. Negligence, Invited person. The landlord of an apartment building was not liable for injury to one of his tenants caused […]

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KEATING v. BOSTON, 206 Mass. 327 (1910)

92 N.E. 431 MARIA KEATING vs. CITY OF BOSTON. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.March 16, 1910. July 5, 1910. Present: KNOWLTON, C.J., HAMMOND, LORING, BRALEY, RUGG, JJ. Way, Defect in highway. Coal Hole. Evidence, Judicial notice. In an action against a city for personal injuries from an alleged defect in a highway of the […]

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IN THE MATTER OF A GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION, 427 Mass. 221 (1998)

692 N.E.2d 56 IN THE MATTER OF A GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION. SJC-07477Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.January 9, 1998. April 10, 1998. Present: Wilkins, C.J., Abrams, Lynch, Greaney, Fried, Marshall, Ireland, JJ. Grand Jury. Probable Cause. Constitutional Law, Search and seizure. Search and Seizure, Blood sample, Probable cause. Evidence, Blood sample. Due Process of Law, […]

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JORDAN v. ADAMS GAS LIGHT CO., 231 Mass. 186 (1918)

120 N.E. 654 JOHN JORDAN, administrator, vs. ADAMS GAS LIGHT COMPANY. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Berkshire.September 30, 1918. October 11, 1918. Present: RUGG, C. J., BRALEY, De COURCY, CROSBY, CARROLL, JJ. Negligence, In use of electricity. Wires. Electricity. Evidence, Declarations of deceased persons, Opinion: experts. Practice, Civil, Exceptions, Judge’s charge. A boy about twelve […]

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COMMONWEALTH v. MAFFEI, 19 Mass. App. Ct. 924 (1984)

471 N.E.2d 1364 COMMONWEALTH vs. ANTHONY C. MAFFEI. Appeals Court of Massachusetts. December 12, 1984. Evidence, Cross-examination. Witness, Bias. John F. Donovan for the defendant. Robert N. Tochka, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth. Following a jury trial in the Superior Court, Maffei was convicted of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon […]

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RAVELLI v. VASSAR, 345 Mass. 77 (1962)

185 N.E.2d 631 NANCY RAVELLI others vs. CHARLES J. VASSAR, JR. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Worcester.October 5, 1962. November 2, 1962. Present: WILKINS, C.J., SPALDING, WHITTEMORE, CUTTER, KIRK, SPIEGEL, JJ. Jury and Jurors. Practice, Civil, Mistrial. In an action in which the jury found for the defendant, there was no error prejudicial to the […]

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DONAHOE v. TURNER, 204 Mass. 274 (1910)

90 N.E. 549 MARIA A. DONAHOE another vs. J. HUBERT TURNER. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.November 22, 1909. January 7, 1910. Present: KNOWLTON, C.J., MORTON, BRALEY, SHELDON, RUGG, JJ. Equity Pleading and Practice, Agreed statement of facts, Statements of counsel. Equitable Restrictions. Equity Jurisdiction, To enforce restriction on land. Deed, Construction. In a suit […]

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HOFFER v. BD. OF REGISTRATION IN MEDICINE, 457 Mass. 1004 (2010)

MINDY HOFFER v. BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN MEDICINE. No. SJC-09659.Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. June 25, 2010. Board of Registration in Medicine. Doctor, License to practice medicine. Moot Question. Mindy Hoffer appeals from a judgment of a single justice of this court denying her request for leave to file late a complaint for judicial review […]

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