72 N.E. 336 JOSEPH BAKER vs. CITY OF FALL RIVER. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Bristol.October 25, 1904. November 22, 1904. Present: KNOWLTON, C.J., BARKER, HAMMOND, LORING, BRALEY, JJ. Way, Laying out of highway, defect in highway. Automobile. Negligence, On highway. Law of the Road. Where the records of a city show that a report […]
Category: Massachusetts Appellate Court Opinions
McGURK v. CRONENWETT, 199 Mass. 457 (1908)
85 N.E. 576 WILLIAM J. McGURK vs. GEORGE J. CRONENWETT. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.March 4, 1908. September 4, 1908. Present: KNOWLTON, C.J., MORTON, LORING, BRALEY, SHELDON, JJ. Unlawful Interference. Pleading, Civil, Declaration. Words, “Maliciously.” The doctrine of May v. Wood, 172 Mass. 11, and of Rice v. Albee, 164 Mass. 88, that a […]
HODESS v. BONEFONT, 399 Mass. 1104 (1987)
BERNARD HODESS vs. EMILY BONEFONT. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. April 29, 1987 Further appellate review granted: Reported below: 23 Mass. App. Ct. 577 (1987).
COMMONWEALTH v. TANZER, 76 Mass. App. Ct. 1125 (2010)
924 N.E.2d 780 COMMONWEALTH v. JONATHAN P. TANZER. No. 09-P-902.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. April 20, 2010. Decisions Pursuant to Rule 1:28. Judgments affirmed.
COMMONWEALTH v. TANNER, 417 Mass. 1 (1994)
627 N.E.2d 895 COMMONWEALTH vs. SHAWN L. TANNER. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Bristol.December 6, 1993. February 7, 1994. Present: LIACOS, C.J., WILKINS, NOLAN, LYNCH, GREANEY, JJ. Homicide. Practice, Criminal, Speedy trial, Assistance of counsel, Voir dire, Examination of jurors, Argument by prosecutor, Conduct of prosecutor. Constitutional Law, Speedy trial, Assistance of counsel. Jury and […]
COMMONWEALTH v. CRUZ, 49 Mass. App. Ct. 1110 (2000)
COMMONWEALTH vs. JULIO CRUZ. No. 99-P-878.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. June 1, 2000. Judgments affirmed.
ISABEL v. ISABEL, 40 Mass. App. Ct. 1127 (1996)
665 N.E.2d 1040 GHISLAINE V. ISABEL vs. MAURICE ISABEL. No. 95-P-624.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. June 13, 1996. Judgment affirmed.
ADAMS v. PETERSON, 35 Mass. App. Ct. 782 (1994)
625 N.E.2d 575 RICHARD H. ADAMS vs. ALICE PETERSON. No. 92-P-660.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. Worcester.May 12, 1993. January 14, 1994. Present: BROWN, KASS, LAURENCE. Real Property, Ownership, Boundary. Will, Extrinsic evidence, Construction. Practice, Civil, Findings by judge. Zoning, Lot. A plaintiff who established no legal interest in a certain parcel of land could not maintain […]
SEAFOOD SVCS., v. FAIRHAVEN, 54 Mass. App. Ct. 1102 (2002)
763 N.E.2d 106 SEAFOOD SERVICES, Inc. v. Town of Fairhaven. No. 99-P-820.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. February 27, 2002. Judgment affirmed.
COMMONWEALTH v. MANUEL DOSSANTOS, 460 Mass. 1109 (2011)
951 N.E.2d 350 COMMONWEALTH v. MANUEL DOSSANTOS. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. July 28, 2011. Reported below: 79 Mass. App. Ct. 1122 (2011). Orders. Further appellate review denied.
CATALDO v. ZUCKERMAN, 396 Mass. 1103 (1985)
JOHN A. CATALDO v. MORTIMER B. ZUCKERMAN another. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. October 30, 1985. Further appellate review denied: Reported below: 20 Mass. App. Ct. 731 (1985).
COMMONWEALTH v. FRANKLIN, 45 Mass. App. Ct. 1108 (1998)
699 N.E.2d 30 COMMONWEALTH vs. JOSEPH L. FRANKLIN, JR. No. 97-P-128.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. July 14, 1998. Judgments affirmed.
FALLOVALLITA v. JOHNSYN, 317 Mass. 153 (1944)
57 N.E.2d 532 VINCENZO FALLOVALLITA vs. WADSWORTH J. JOHNSYN. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Worcester.September 25, 1944. October 24, 1944. Present: FIELD, C.J., QUA, DOLAN, WILKINS, SPALDING, JJ. Negligence, Motor vehicle, Use of way. A finding of negligence of the operator of an automobile was warranted by evidence that without slackening speed he drove it […]
ALTSCHULER v. BOSTON RENT BOARD, 12 Mass. App. Ct. 452 (1981)
425 N.E.2d 781 ARTHUR ALTSCHULER another, trustees, vs. BOSTON RENT BOARD others.[1] Appeals Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.February 12, 1981. September 22, 1981. [1] Tenants of Sargent-Towne Estates. Present: GRANT, BROWN, CREANEY, JJ. Rent Control. Landlord and Tenant, Habitability, Safety requirements. Practice, Civil, Appeal. Administrative Law, Agency’s authority, Regulation. Statute, Construction. Municipal Corporations, Rent control. The […]
REID v. GRAT, 261 Mass. 72 (1927)
158 N.E. 339 JOHN H. REID others vs. SARAH GRAT. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Worcester.September 26, 1927. October 14, 1927. Present: BRALEY, CROSBY, PIERCE, CARROLL, WAIT, JJ. Equitable Servitude. Equity Jurisdiction, To enjoin violation of equitable restriction. Equity Pleading and Practice, Master: findings, recommital; Findings by judge; Appeal. Upon an appeal from a decree […]
WHEELER v. BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY, 34 Mass. App. Ct. 36 (1993)
606 N.E.2d 916 TINA M. WHEELER vs. BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY. No. 91-P-901.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.November 13, 1992. January 25, 1993. Present: WARNER, C.J., PORADA, LAURENCE, JJ. Massachusetts Tort Claims Act. Housing Authority. Governmental Immunity. Negligence, One owning or controlling real estate. A housing authority is a “public employer” for purposes of the Massachusetts Tort […]
COMMONWEALTH v. JOHNSON, 442 Mass. 1106 (2004)
812 N.E.2d 922 COMMONWEALTH vs. JOHN BROOKS JOHNSON, THIRD (A.C. No. 2003-P-1098). Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. July 21, 2004. Further appellate review denied. MR. JUSTICE SPINA did not participate.
SEEKONK v. NUNES, 2 Mass. App. Ct. 340 (1974)
312 N.E.2d 217 TOWN OF SEEKONK another vs. ANTHONY NUNES others. Appeals Court of Massachusetts. Bristol.May 16, 1974. June 6, 1974. Present: HALE, C.J., KEVILLE, ARMSTRONG, JJ. Dump. A large tract of land on which, on the effective date of St. 1955, c. 310, was operated a commercial piggery where the pigs were fed edible […]
PALMER v. PALMER, 13 Mass. App. Ct. 1103 (1982)
PAUL PALMER vs. FLORENCE E. PALMER. Appeals Court of Massachusetts. January 27, 1982. The orders dismissing the defendant’s objections to the judgment nisi becoming absolute and denying her motion for a stay are affirmed, without prejudice to her right (if any) to seek (1) relief from the judgment under Mass.R.Dom.Rel.P. 60 or (2) rescission of […]
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION v. ATT. GEN., 2 Mass. App. Ct. 818 (1974)
309 N.E.2d 215 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION OF BOSTON another vs. ATTORNEY GENERAL. Appeals Court of Massachusetts. April 10, 1974. This is a bill of review (filed by leave of court) brought by the commission and the city of Boston against the Attorney General to secure a revision of the final decree entered (in 1963) […]