PITCHER v. OLD COLONY STREET RAILWAY, 196 Mass. 69 (1907)

81 N.E. 876 MARTHA E. PITCHER vs. OLD COLONY STREET RAILWAY COMPANY. GEORGE A. PITCHER vs. SAME. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Norfolk.March 20, 21, 1907. June 19, 1907. Present: KNOWLTON, C.J., MORTON, LORING, SHELDON, RUGG, J. Negligence. Street Railway. Carrier, Of passengers. Evidence, Of what is customary, Remoteness. Practice, Civil, Verdict. If, in an […]

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CALLAHAN v. BOSTON, 175 Mass. 201 (1900)

55 N.E. 892 MICHAEL J. CALLAHAN vs. CITY OF BOSTON. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.December 14, 1899. January 5, 1900. Present: HOLMES, C.J., MORTON, BARKER, HAMMOND, LORING, JJ. Labor performed on Public Building — Statute — Constitutional Law. The St. of 1892, c. 270, entitled “An Act relating to the payment for labor performed […]

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COMMONWEALTH v. RUIZ, 453 Mass. 474 (2009)

903 N.E.2d 201 COMMONWEALTH v. JULIO RUIZ. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Worcester.December 4, 2008. March 31, 2009. Present: MARSHALL, C.J., IRELAND, SPINA, COWIN, CORDY, BOTSFORD, JJ. Practice, Criminal, Revocation of probation. Due Process of Law, Probation revocation, Notice. At a probation surrender hearing in Superior Court involving a criminal defendant who had been sentenced, […]

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DRYWALL SYS. v. ZVI CONSTR., 51 Mass. App. Ct. 353 (2001)

747 N.E.2d 168 DRYWALL SYSTEMS, INC. vs. ZVI CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. No. 98-P-675.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.November 17, 1999. April 17, 2001. Present: Jacobs, Smith, Greenberg, JJ. Further appellate review granted. 434 Mass. 1106 (2001) Contract, Construction contract, Arbitration. Arbitration, Consumer Protection Act, Award, Damages, Attorney’s fees. Consumer ProtectionAct, Unfair act or practice, Arbitration, Attorney’s […]

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STIMSON v. BROOKLINE, 197 Mass. 568 (1908)

83 N.E. 893 FREDERIC J. STIMSON vs. INHABITANTS OF BROOKLINE. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Norfolk.January 10, 1908. February 28, 1908. Present: KNOWLTON, C.J., HAMMOND, LORING, SHELDON, JJ. Watercourse. If an ancient ditch or waterway, connecting two parts of a winding river, was constructed in 1652 or 1653 in pursuance of a vote of a […]

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EQUIPMENT EXP. v. RIZZO, 71 Mass. App. Ct. 1110 (2008)

881 N.E.2d 171 EQUIPMENT EXPRESS, LLC v. MICHAEL R. RIZZO, trustee another (and a companion case). No. 06-P-1610.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. February 22, 2008. Decisions Pursuant to Rule 1:28. In the action brought by the landlord, the judgment for possession of the premises is vacated and a new judgment is to enter dismissing the action […]

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COMMONWEALTH v. ROSTAD, 410 Mass. 618 (1991)

574 N.E.2d 381 COMMONWEALTH vs. THEA K. ROSTAD. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Hampshire.January 9, 1991. July 10, 1991. Present: LIACOS, C.J., WILKINS, NOLAN, O’CONNOR, GREANEY, JJ. Constitutional Law, Search and seizure. Search and Seizure, Arrest, Container, Motor vehicle. A written policy governing police inventory searches, directing officers to “search the arrestee and make an […]

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SPIEGEL v. BEACON PARTICIPATIONS, INC., 297 Mass. 398 (1937)

8 N.E.2d 895 EDWARD SPIEGEL vs. BEACON PARTICIPATIONS, INC., others. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.September 9, 10, 1935. May 29, 1937. June 10, 1937. Present: RUGG, C.J., PIERCE, FIELD, LUMMUS, QUA, JJ. Corporation, Officers and agents, Dividend, Purchase by corporation of its own stock. Negligence, Of director. Equity Pleading and Practice, Master: report of […]

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CREAM v. DIR. OF THE DIV. OF EMPLOYMENT SEC., 350 Mass. 782 (1966)

216 N.E.2d 450 GEORGE V. CREAM, JR. vs. DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY another. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. April 29, 1966. The petitioner appeals under G.L.c. 151A, § 42, from the allowance by a judge of a District Court of the respondent director’s motion to dismiss the petition for review because the […]

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OPINION OF THE JUSTICES, 250 Mass. 591 (1924)

148 N.E. 889 OPINION OF THE JUSTICES TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. 1924. The General Court, under the provisions of the Constitution, may impose and levy an excise upon the use of public ways by motor vehicles, measured in part by the value of such motor vehicles, and subject to […]

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WILLIAM C. BEARCE CORP. v. BUILDING INSPECTOR, 11 Mass. App. Ct. 930 (1981)

416 N.E.2d 509 WILLIAM C. BEARCE CORPORATION vs. BUILDING INSPECTOR OF BROCKTON another.[1] Appeals Court of Massachusetts. February 9, 1981. [1] Arthur J. LaFranchise, Jr., individually and as trustee of Green Trust Company. The plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court refusing to enjoin the construction of a commercial building on plot 71, […]

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COMMONWEALTH v. STEVENSON, 22 Mass. App. Ct. 963 (1986)

494 N.E.2d 1040 COMMONWEALTH vs. RALPH STEVENSON. Appeals Court of Massachusetts. July 7, 1986. Constitutional Law, Speedy trial. Practice, Criminal, Speedy trial. Beth S. Herr for the defendant. Elizabeth R. Dunphy, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth. The principal question argued on this appeal by Stevenson from his conviction of murder in the second degree […]

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ROXBURY PAINTING DECORATING CO. v. NUTE, 233 Mass. 112 (1919)

123 N.E. 391 ROXBURY PAINTING AND DECORATING COMPANY others vs. MARIETTA NUTE others. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.January 8, 1919. May 22, 1919. Present: RUGG, C. J., BRALEY, CROSBY, PIERCE, CARROLL, JJ. Mechanic’s Lien. Joint Tenants and Tenants in Common. In a petition for the establishment of a mechanic’s lien under R. L. c. […]

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