COMMONWEALTH v. RIBERIO, 49 Mass. App. Ct. 7 (2000)

725 N.E.2d 568 COMMONWEALTH vs. ROBERT F. RIBERIO. No. 98-P-697.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. Plymouth.December 8, 1999. March 20, 2000. Present: KASS, GREENBERG, BECK, JJ. Jury and Jurors. Practice, Criminal, Opening statement, Mistrial, Instructions to jury, Dismissal, Double jeopardy. Constitutional Law, Double jeopardy. Rape. At the trial of a criminal case, the judge acted properly within […]

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CITY OF SALEM v. MASS. COMM. AGAINST DISC., 44 Mass. App. Ct. 627 (1998)

693 N.E.2d 1026 CITY OF SALEM vs. MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION another.[1] No. 94-P-1952.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. Essex.February 6, 1996. April 29, 1998. [1] Charles Tyrone Brown. Present: Armstrong, Jacobs, Lenk, JJ. Anti-Discrimination Law, Race, Damages, Attorney’s fees. Employment, Discrimination. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. Judgment, Preclusive effect. Res Judicata. Administrative Law, Substantial evidence, Findings. Damages, […]

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CORCORAN v. COMMONWEALTH, 335 Mass. 29 (1956)

138 N.E.2d 348 MICHAEL B. CORCORAN vs. COMMONWEALTH. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.October 1, 1956. November 27, 1956. Present: WILKINS, C.J., RONAN, SPALDING, WILLIAMS, WHITTEMORE, JJ. Contempt. Witness, Compelling giving of testimony. Special Commission. An order of the Superior Court sentencing one to imprisonment for one year for contempt in refusing to answer questions […]

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TEN LOCAL CIT. GRP. v. NEW ENG. WIND, 457 Mass. 222 (2010)

TEN LOCAL CITIZEN GROUP another[1] v. NEW ENGLAND WIND, LLC, another.[2] Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.March 1, 2010. July 6, 2010. [1] Ten Person Environmental Group, which was allowed to intervene by the administrative law judge. [2] Department of Environmental Protection. Present: MARSHALL, C.J., IRELAND, SPINA, COWIN, CORDY, BOTSFORD, GANTS, JJ. Wetlands Protection Act. […]

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R.J.A. v. K.A.V., 34 Mass. App. Ct. 369 (1993)

611 N.E.2d 729 R.J.A. vs. K.A.V. another.[1] No. 91-P-963.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. Middlesex.December 9, 1992. April 23, 1993. [1] The former spouse of K.A.V., who is not a party to this appeal. Present: ARMSTRONG, BROWN, LAURENCE, JJ. Paternity. Practice, Civil, Standing, Appeal from interlocutory order. Probate Court, Paternity proceeding. In a proceeding in the Probate […]

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DUPONT v. COMMISSIONERS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 46 Mass. App. Ct. 235 (1999)

704 N.E.2d 530 JOSEPH L. DUPONT others[1] vs. COMMISSIONERS OF ESSEX COUNTY another[2] ; DEUTSCH, WILLIAMS, BROOKS, DeRENSIS, HOLLAND AND DRACHMAN, P.C., third-party defendant. No. 97-P-1594.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. Essex.December 4, 1998. January 26, 1999. [1] Carl Cheever, James Fitzgerald, Henry Mello, Walter Wilson. [2] The treasurer of Essex County. Present: ARMSTRONG, KAPLAN, GILLERMAN, JJ. […]

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SJOBERG’S CASE, 394 Mass. 458 (1985)

476 N.E.2d 196 KENNETH A. SJOBERG’S CASE. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Worcester.December 6, 1984. April 8, 1985. Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., LIACOS, ABRAMS, LYNCH O’CONNOR, JJ. Workmen’s Compensation Act, Incapacity, Amount of compensation, Interest. An employee whose earning capacity had been impaired by industrial injuries and who had been awarded workmen’s compensation payments under G.L.c. […]

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ASHLEY v. GADSBY, 26 Mass. App. Ct. 1102 (1988)

523 N.E.2d 276 FRANCIS J. ASHLEY another vs. JOSEPH C. GADSBY, Jr., another. No. 87-456.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. May 16, 1988. Judgment reversed. The case is remanded to the Superior Court for further proceedings consistent with the order of the Appeals Court on file.

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FORZLEY v. BIANCHI, 240 Mass. 36 (1921)

132 N.E. 620 SOPHIE FORZLEY vs. YTALIA BIANCHI. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Worcester.October 19, 1921. October 29, 1921. Present: RUGG, C. J., CROSBY, PIERCE, CARROLL, JENNEY, JJ. Negligence, Motor vehicle, In use of highway. Agency, Existence of relation, Scope of employment. An exception, saved by the defendant in an action for personal injuries received […]

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COMMONWEALTH v. PLANK, 378 Mass. 465 (1979)

392 N.E.2d 841 COMMONWEALTH vs. MARSHA J. PLANK. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.May 7, 1979. July 5, 1979. Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., BRAUCHER, WILKINS, LIACOS, ABRAMS, JJ. Open and Gross Lewdness and Lascivious Behavior. Public Entertainment. Obscenity. Constitutional Law, Obscenity, Public entertainment. At the trial of a defendant charged with dissemination of obscene matter in […]

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DALE v. BEDAL, 305 Mass. 102 (1940)

25 N.E.2d 175 MARY B. DALE vs. SUSAN DREAS BEDAL. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Essex.October 6, 1939. January 30, 1940. Present: FIELD, C.J., LUMMUS, QUA, DOLAN, COX, JJ. Easement. There was no implied reservation by the owner of two adjoining lots of an easement to maintain and use a “septic tank” on one of […]

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COMMONWEALTH v. BEST, 381 Mass. 472 (1980)

411 N.E.2d 442 COMMONWEALTH vs. MAMIE ANN BEST (and a companion case[1] ). Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Middlesex.May 8, 1980. September 5, 1980. [1] Commonwealth vs. John R. McCown. Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., KAPLAN, WILKINS, LIACOS, ABRAMS, JJ. Homicide. Practice, Criminal, Directed verdict, Trial of defendants together, Instructions to jury. Constitutional Law, Speedy trial, Admissions […]

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COMMONWEALTH v. JARABEK, 384 Mass. 293 (1981)

424 N.E.2d 491 COMMONWEALTH vs. ALLEN L. JARABEK another.[1] Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Bristol.April 7, 1981. August 5, 1981. [1] Thomas E. Alecrim. Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., BRAUCHER, WILKINS, LIACOS, NOLAN, JJ. Search and Seizure, Electronic surveillance, Wiretap. Eavesdropping. The exception in G.L.c. 272, § 99 B 4, to the statutory warrant requirement for conversations […]

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