COMMONWEALTH v. SILVA, 388 Mass. 495 (1983)

447 N.E.2d 646 COMMONWEALTH vs. JAMES E. SILVA, JR. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Bristol.December 8, 1982. March 21, 1983. Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, LIACOS, ABRAMS, NOLAN, LYNCH, O’CONNOR, JJ. Homicide. Felony-Murder Rule. Constitutional Law, Admissions and confessions. Evidence, Admissions and confessions, Other offense. Practice, Criminal, Instructions to jury, Capital case, Comment by prosecutor. On […]

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ALLEN v. CLARK, 190 Mass. 556 (1906)

77 N.E. 691 S. AUGUSTUS ALLEN, administrator, vs. EMBURY P. CLARK. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Hampden.September 26, 1905. March 2, 1906. Present: KNOWLTON, C.J., MORTON, LATHROP, HAMMOND, LORING, BRALEY, SHELDON, JJ. Husband and Wife. Attachment. Statute, Construction. If a married woman carries on a farm purchased with her own money, her husband living with […]

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PATTERSON v. MARKEY, 22 Mass. App. Ct. 1109 (1986)

494 N.E.2d 69 WILLIAM PATTERSON vs. JOHN F. MARKEY another. Appeals Court of Massachusetts. June 24, 1986. The judgment is reversed, and a new judgment is to be entered which annuls the decision of the board of appeals as in excess of its authority.

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KINGSLEY v. MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSP. AUTH., 1 Mass. App. Ct. 838 (1973)

300 N.E.2d 449 ANNA KINGSLEY vs. MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY. Appeals Court of Massachusetts. August 31, 1973. This is an action of tort to recover damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiff in an accident which occurred on the defendant’s premises. The case is before us on the plaintiff’s exceptions to rulings of the trial […]

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SHEEHAN v. OBEY, 346 Mass. 785 (1964)

196 N.E.2d 223 DANIEL F. SHEEHAN, JR., vs. EDWARD S. OBEY. MAURICE S. GLASER, intervener. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. January 30, 1964. Decree affirmed with costs of appeal. The plaintiff (Sheehan) brought this bill in equity pursuant to a sealed instrument to enjoin the defendant (Obey) from levying on certain property on which he […]

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BOGASH v. STUDIOS, INC., 303 Mass. 207 (1939)

21 N.E.2d 235 BRUNO BOGASH vs. STUDIOS, INC. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.April 5, 1939. May 23, 1939. Present: FIELD, C.J., DONAHUE, DOLAN, COX, RONAN, JJ. Frauds, Statute of. Time. Contract, Of employment. Evidence, Presumptions and burden of proof. After the defendant in an action of contract has pleaded the statute of frauds, the […]

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WILSON v. MASS. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, 188 Mass. 565 (1905)

75 N.E. 128 CECIL P. WILSON vs. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. MARY I. WELLS vs. SAME. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.December 1, 1904. September 6, 1905. Present: MORTON, LATHROP, BARKER, HAMMOND, LORING, BRALEY, JJ. Equitable Restrictions. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. St. 1861, c. 183, which incorporated the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, granted to that […]

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DANA v. TREASURER RECEIVER GENERAL, 227 Mass. 562 (1917)

116 N.E. 941 RICHARD H. DANA, executor, vs. TREASURER AND RECEIVER GENERAL another. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Middlesex.October 20, 1916. June 29, 1917. Present: RUGG, C. J., LORING, BRALEY, PIERCE, CARROLL, JJ. Tax, On legacies and successions. Trust, Character of transferable certificate of ownership in partnership and trust property. Partnership. Voluntary Association. The general […]

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