180 N.E. 127 HAROLD ATLAS vs. SILSBURY-GAMBLE MOTORS COMPANY. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Essex.October 6, 1932. February 29, 1932. Present: RUGG, C.J., CROSBY, SANDERSON, FIELD, JJ. Evidence, Of identity, Presumptions and burden of proof. At the trial of an action of tort against a corporation for personal injuries sustained at night when the plaintiff […]
Category: Massachusetts Appellate Court Opinions
SACCHETTI v. SPRINGER, 303 Mass. 480 (1939)
22 N.E.2d 42 ELEANOR SACCHETTI vs. ERNEST SPRINGER. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.October 7, 1937. July 7, 1939. Present: FIELD, C.J., DONAHUE, LUMMUS, QUA, JJ. Actionable Tort. Damages, For tort. Negligence, Physician. Judgment. A plaintiff, who has recovered full damages in an action for personal injuries against a city at the trial of which […]
AMERICAN HIDE c. CO. v. COMMONWEALTH, 252 Mass. 345 (1925)
147 N.E. 839 AMERICAN HIDE AND LEATHER COMPANY vs. COMMONWEALTH. SAME vs. SAME. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.January 14, 1925. May 21, 1925. Present: RUGG, C.J., BRALEY, CROSBY, PIERCE, JJ. Tax, Excise on foreign corporation, Abatement. A contention that, when assessing an excise tax upon a foreign corporation under G.L.c. 63, §§ 30, 39, […]
WAREHAM EDUCATION ASSOCIATION v. LABOR RELATIONS COMM’N, 430 Mass. 81 (1999)
713 N.E.2d 363 WAREHAM EDUCATION ASSOCIATION others[1] vs. LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION; DAVID DUPUIS others,[2] interveners. SJC-07969Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.May 3, 1999. July 15, 1999. [1] Bridgewater Education Association and Fairhaven Education Association. [2] Eleanor Dupuis, Betsy Ann Wood, Charles Cipollini, and Peter Anthony. A motion to intervene was filed and allowed in the […]
CONNORS v. BOSTON ELEVATED RAILWAY, 218 Mass. 45 (1914)
105 N.E. 620 AGNES CONNORS vs. BOSTON ELEVATED RAILWAY COMPANY. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.March 25, 26, 1914. May 22, 1914. Present: RUGG, C.J., HAMMOND, LORING, SHELDON, CROSBY, JJ. Negligence, Employer’s liability, Elevated railway. At the trial of an action under St. 1909, c. 514, § 127, cl. 3; § 129, against an elevated […]
COMMONWEALTH v. KIJAK, 38 Mass. App. Ct. 1104 (1995)
645 N.E.2d 1192 COMMONWEALTH vs. JOHN J. KIJAK, JR. No. 93-P-1196.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. January 24, 1995. Judgment affirmed.
GASKINS v. PROBATE COURT, 7 Mass. App. Ct. 940 (1979)
JAMES W. GASKINS vs. PROBATE COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HAMPDEN others. Appeals Court of Massachusetts. June 28, 1979. Judgment affirmed.
ELLIS v. TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO., 458 Mass. 1106 (2010)
935 N.E.2d 326 JAMES ELLIS, SR. v. TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. September 29, 2010. Reported below: 77 Mass. App. Ct. 1104 (2010). Orders. Further appellate review granted
CRAIG v. BROWNELL SYSTEMS, INC., 77 Mass. App. Ct. 1112 (2010)
930 N.E.2d 175 ALASTAIR CRAIG v. BROWNELL SYSTEMS, INC., another. No. 09-P-1095.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. July 28, 2010. Decisions Pursuant to Rule 1:28. Judgment affirmed.
COHEN’S CASE, 334 Mass. 137 (1956)
134 N.E.2d 442 ALBERT COHEN’S CASE. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.February 9, 1956. May 8, 1956. Present: QUA, C.J., RONAN, SPALDING, COUNIHAN, WHITTEMORE, JJ. Workmen’s Compensation Act, Specific compensation. Under subsection (i) of § 36 of the workmen’s compensation act, G.L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 152, as appearing in St. 1952, c. 60, an employee […]
COMMONWEALTH v. PYBURN CONSTRUCTION CORP., 17 Mass. App. Ct. 927 (1983)
456 N.E.2d 480 COMMONWEALTH vs. PYBURN CONSTRUCTION CORP. Appeals Court of Massachusetts. November 25, 1983. Practice, Criminal, Mistrial, Double jeopardy. A judge presiding over the trial to a jury of six of a complaint framed under G.L.c. 90, § 19A, obviously disturbed by several improprieties in the closing argument of defense counsel, declared a mistrial […]
COMMONWEALTH v. GOINS, 49 Mass. App. Ct. 1113 (2000)
735 N.E.2d 1269 COMMONWEALTH v. KENNETH L. GOINS. 98-P-587Appeals Court of Massachusetts. June 22, 2000 The judgment is reversed, adn the matter is remanded to the District Court where a finding of not guilty is to enter on so much of the complaint as charges an intent to distribute a class D substance. A finding […]
COMMONWEALTH v. PRICE, 1 Mass. App. Ct. 723 (1974)
306 N.E.2d 831 COMMONWEALTH vs. ALEX PRICE. Appeals Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.October 15, 1973. February 5, 1974. Present: ROSE, KEVILLE, ARMSTRONG, JJ. Identification. At the trial of an indictment for armed robbery against one of several assailants, the evidence, including evidence as to the victim’s opportunity for observing the assailants at the time of the […]
COMMONWEALTH v. REESE, 77 Mass. App. Ct. 1121 (2010)
933 N.E.2d 181 COMMONWEALTH v. CARON REESE. No. 08-P-2058.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. September 9, 2010. Decisions Pursuant to Rule 1:28. The judgments for unlawful possession of a firearm, G.L. c. 269, § 10(a), and carrying a loaded firearm, G.L. c. 269, § 10(n), are reversed and the verdicts are set aside. The remaining judgment for […]
ADOPTION OF GERALD, 73 Mass. App. Ct. 1116 (2009)
899 N.E.2d 918 ADOPTION OF GERALD. No. 08-P-870.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. January 23, 2009. Decisions Pursuant to Rule 1:28. The case is remanded solely ion the issue of sibling visitation in accordance with the memorandum and order of the Appeals Court. In all the respects, the decree is affirmed.
COMMONWEALTH v. SAUNDERS, 56 Mass. App. Ct. 1111 (2002)
COMMONWEALTH vs. SAUNDERS No. 01-P-694.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. November 25, 2002 Order denying motion for new trial affirmed.
COMMONWEALTH v. GREENE, 78 Mass. App. Ct. 1116 (2010)
938 N.E.2d 909 COMMONWEALTH v. ALFRED GREENE. No. 10-P-43.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. December 28, 2010. Decisions Pursuant To Rule 1:28. Order allowing motion to suppress reversed.
BURNS v. SOUTH SHORE COUNTRY CLUB, 346 Mass. 784 (1964)
196 N.E.2d 189 ROBERT BURNS vs. SOUTH SHORE COUNTRY CLUB. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. January 29, 1964. Exceptions sustained. Judgment for the defendant. In this action of tort for injuries sustained as a result of being shoved or pushed from a diving board at a swimming pool maintained by the defendant there was a […]
COMMONWEALTH v. THIBAULT, 50 Mass. App. Ct. 1109 (2000)
738 N.E.2d 1166 COMMONWEALTH vs. NORBERT THIBAULT. No. 99-P-1105.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. December 1, 2000. Order denying motion for new trial affirmed.
ADOPTION OF CARLTON, 460 Mass. 1111 (2011)
ADOPTION OF CARLTON. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. September 9, 2011. Reported below: 79 Mass. App. Ct. 1126 (2011). Orders. Further appellate review denied.