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2be1e83310421990 | opinion | ma | Pacella v. Metropolitan District Commission |
Cutter, J.
This is a petition under G. L. c. 29, § 63 (inserted by St. 1937, c. 157), by more than twenty-four taxable inhabitants to enjoin the metropolitan district commission (the commission) from awarding the contract hereinafter described and seeking further relief. The case was referred to a master... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2073280 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1959-06-04T00:00:00 | {
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8e3c0f573286b10a | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Wood |
Hale, C.J.
The defendant appeals (G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G) from his convictions on indictments charging him with rape (G. L. c. 265, § 22) and kidnapping (G. L. c. 265,
*456
§ 26).
1
He assigns as error (1) the judge’s charge to the jury on the meaning of reasonable doubt and... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2070102 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-massappct | 1979-04-24T00:00:00 | {
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6a3ba7909069f2a6 | opinion | ma | Stryker v. Kennard |
Spalding, J.
James H. Stryker, successor trustee under a declaration of trust executed by Isabella H. Adams, brought this petition for instructions in the Probate Court for Middlesex County.
The trust instrument, which is dated April 25, 1912, declares that Isabella H. Adams transferred certain sh... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2073556 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1959-06-09T00:00:00 | {
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d7320ae01ea0e40d | opinion | ma | Taylor v. Lassell |
Keville, J.
The defendants (Lassells) appeal from a judgment entered in the Superior Court ordering that they grant to the plaintiffs (Taylors) and their successors in title by a confirmatory deed an easement “over” a portion of their land upon which a part of the Taylors’ septic tank system encroaches t... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2073791 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-massappct | 1976-08-24T00:00:00 | {
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834b3d8c2445dd3a | opinion | ma | Todd Main v. Johanna Main. | NOTICE: Summary decisions issued by the Appeals Court pursuant to M.A.C. Rule
23.0, as appearing in 97 Mass. App. Ct. 1017 (2020) (formerly known as rule 1:28,
as amended by 73 Mass. App. Ct. 1001 [2009]), are primarily directed to the parties
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d... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/11209341 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-massappct | 2025-11-26T00:00:00 | {
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c2901ed64fa4258f | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Palacios | NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal
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Pemberton Square, Sui... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/4105541 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-massappct | 2016-12-08T00:00:00 | {
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d04e0fb6a30e01e8 | opinion | ma | EVOLVING PROPERTIES LLC v. LIANN DIMARE & Others; KIM MULLIGAN, Defendant-In-Counterclaim. | NOTICE: Summary decisions issued by the Appeals Court pursuant to M.A.C. Rule
23.0, as appearing in 97 Mass. App. Ct. 1017 (2020) (formerly known as rule 1:28,
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d... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/11209345 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-massappct | 2025-11-26T00:00:00 | {
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b4d6b9209c8da449 | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Moynihan |
376 Mass. 468 (1978)
381 N.E.2d 575
COMMONWEALTH
vs.
JAMES J. MOYNIHAN.
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.
March 6, 1978.
September 26, 1978.
Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., QUIRICO, BRAUCHER, KAPLAN, WILKINS, LIACOS, & ABRAMS, JJ.
Maurice F. Ford for the defendant.
... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2006420 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1978-09-26T00:00:00 | {
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9a64d2b9ac8f128b | opinion | ma | Attorney General v. Commissioner of Insurance |
Kaplan, J.
These cases question the legality of indus-trywide automobile insurance rates for the policy year 1976 set by the Commissioner of Insurance (Commissioner) under G. L. c. 175, § 113B.
2
The Commissioner commenced hearings on the bodily-injury insurance coverages on September 2, 197... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2073828 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1976-08-16T00:00:00 | {
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ea5c10a451973651 | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Stirlacci | NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal
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Pemberton Square, Sui... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/4470633 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 2020-01-08T00:00:00 | {
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e82d3ad3ec391e07 | opinion | ma | P.F. v. Department of Revenue | NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal
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Pemberton Square, Sui... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/4104748 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-massappct | 2016-12-06T00:00:00 | {
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1b7b41627ffa9059 | opinion | ma | Creedon v. Haynes | NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal
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Pemberton Square, Sui... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/4104749 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-massappct | 2016-12-06T00:00:00 | {
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6756eba051d3a8bd | opinion | ma | Pelletier v. Chouinard |
Fine, J.
Maurice A. Pelletier brought this action against Anne M. Chouinard alleging legal malpractice on the part of her deceased husband, Maurice A. Chouinard. A claim alleging legal malpractice survives the death of the alleged wrongdoer. See
McStowe
v.
Bornstein,
377 Mass.... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2073831 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-massappct | 1989-03-06T00:00:00 | {
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d2859edd642e77bc | opinion | ma | Knowles v. Gilchrist Co. |
362 Mass. 642 (1972)
289 N.E.2d 879
MARY E. KNOWLES
vs.
GILCHRIST COMPANY & another.
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.
September 13, 1972.
November 28, 1972.
Present: TAURO, C.J., REARDON, QUIRICO, BRAUCHER, HENNESSEY, KAPLAN, & WILKINS, JJ.
James J. Cotter,... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2049773 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1972-11-28T00:00:00 | {
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d7652c6ee5dffc52 | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Robinson | NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal
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Pemberton Square, Sui... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/9917021 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 2024-01-11T00:00:00 | {
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df1ea5fc7ace6567 | opinion | ma | Adoption of Brenna. | NOTICE: Summary decisions issued by the Appeals Court pursuant to M.A.C. Rule
23.0, as appearing in 97 Mass. App. Ct. 1017 (2020) (formerly known as rule 1:28,
as amended by 73 Mass. App. Ct. 1001 [2009]), are primarily directed to the parties
and, therefore, may not fully address the facts of the case or the panel's
d... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/9917024 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-massappct | 2024-01-11T00:00:00 | {
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1a7155b74c16a9f9 | opinion | ma | Sullivan v. Smith | NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal
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Pemberton Square, Sui... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/4107911 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-massappct | 2016-12-16T00:00:00 | {
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0c0ea6abd903776b | opinion | ma | Church of God in Christ, Inc. v. Congregation Kehillath Jacob |
Reardon, J.
This case is before the court for further appellate review following an opinion in the Appeals Court, 3 Mass. App. Ct. 420 (1975). The case is based on a bill for specific performance of a real estate purchase and sale agreement wherein the defendant Congregation Kehillath Jacob (congrega... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2073875 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1976-08-17T00:00:00 | {
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d81abf1f447f881f | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Rivera |
Kaplan, J.
Indicted on two counts of possession of controlled substances, cocaine and heroin, with intent to distribute, the defendant Rivera moved before trial to suppress these narcotics found on his person at the time of his arrest. The motion was heard and denied with findings, ruling, and order. The... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2074122 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-massappct | 1989-02-23T00:00:00 | {
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f2544e92e9b34225 | opinion | ma | Transamerica Insurance v. Norfolk & Dedham Mutual Fire Insurance |
Tauro, C.J.
In this suit in equity for declaratory relief, the defendant Norfolk and Dedham Mutual Fire Insurance Company (Norfolk) appeals from a final decree, declaring that the plaintiff Peirce is an “insured” under the noncompulsory coverage B of the defendant Wheatley’s Massachusetts motor vehicle p... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2075577 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1972-02-10T00:00:00 | {
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81a66d3b103c7e4a | opinion | ma | Robinson Clay Product Co. v. Beacon Construction Co. of Massachusetts, Inc. |
Wilkins, C.J.
In this action of contract on a “payment bond on general contractor,” the defendants are Beacon Construction Company of Massachusetts, Inc., the con
*407
tractor, and Maryland Casualty Company, the surety. The plaintiff furnished to a subcontractor of Beacon material which wa... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2073299 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1959-06-15T00:00:00 | {
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fc498ea75f61c06a | opinion | ma | Yorke Management v. Castro |
Nolan, J.
The plaintiff (Yorke) filed a summary process action in the Framingham Division of the District Court Department seeking unpaid rent and possession. The defendant (Castro) counterclaimed for .damages for breach of warranty
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of habitability and interference with quiet enjoyment... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2239978 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1989-11-07T00:00:00 | {
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591a7d8e19fa79d3 | opinion | ma | Henry F. Michell Co. v. Fitzgerald |
Wilkins, C.J.
This bill in equity by the plaintiff wholesale dealer in horticultural products seeks (1) a determination of the indebtedness to it of the defendants Johanna M. Borowski, Robert H. Borowski, and Borowski’s Inc. as owners of a retail flower business; (2) a determination of “the statutory lia... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2075739 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1967-11-30T00:00:00 | {
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bd5c8b5712452482 | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Cuddy |
Reabdon, J.
There have been reported to us for decision under G. L. c. 278, § 30A, questions arising out of ten indictments of the defendants for possession of burglarious
*306
instruments and for receiving stolen goods. Motions by the defendants to suppress evidence were heard before a ju... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2075416 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1967-11-22T00:00:00 | {
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892e7c5d7f1e7f86 | opinion | ma | John Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 527388 v. Sex Offender Registry Board. | NOTICE: Summary decisions issued by the Appeals Court pursuant to M.A.C. Rule
23.0, as appearing in 97 Mass. App. Ct. 1017 (2020) (formerly known as rule 1:28,
as amended by 73 Mass. App. Ct. 1001 [2009]), are primarily directed to the parties
and, therefore, may not fully address the facts of the case or the panel's
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5934b8b113ddbec8 | opinion | ma | H.S. v. N.S. | NOTICE: Summary decisions issued by the Appeals Court pursuant to M.A.C. Rule
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as amended by 73 Mass. App. Ct. 1001 [2009]), are primarily directed to the parties
and, therefore, may not fully address the facts of the case or the panel's
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5b0d5e406388cde0 | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Rodney Laventure. | NOTICE: Summary decisions issued by the Appeals Court pursuant to M.A.C. Rule
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1:28, as amended by 73 Mass. App. Ct. 1001 [2009]), are primarily directed to
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88fd7f0205108970 | opinion | ma | COMMONWEALTH v. CHRISTOPHER S. PERKINS (And a Companion Case). | NOTICE: Summary decisions issued by the Appeals Court pursuant to M.A.C. Rule
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71ee3c0792533899 | opinion | ma | CHASE HUNTER v. JOANNE AUCLAIR & Another. | NOTICE: Summary decisions issued by the Appeals Court pursuant to M.A.C. Rule
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as amended by 73 Mass. App. Ct. 1001 [2009]), are primarily directed to the parties
and, therefore, may not fully address the facts of the case or the panel's
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9d785829a184e61a | opinion | ma | ALEXANDER LEVY v. POLICE COMMISSIONER OF BOSTON & Another. | NOTICE: Summary decisions issued by the Appeals Court pursuant to M.A.C. Rule
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b3b35273284ccdcd | opinion | ma | Snow v. Massachusetts Turnpike Authority |
Cutter, J.
This is a petition under G. L. c. 79 for assessment of damages caused by a taking of land for the Massachusetts turnpike. An auditor’s report, introduced
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in evidence, stated that “the highest, best . . . use of the premises ... is for the . . . sale of sand and gravel,” and... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2076892 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1959-11-02T00:00:00 | {
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280b2450157092ee | opinion | ma | MAUREEN'S MIRTILLI, LLC v. IDLEWILD ACRES LLC & Another. | NOTICE: Summary decisions issued by the Appeals Court pursuant to M.A.C. Rule
23.0, as appearing in 97 Mass. App. Ct. 1017 (2020) (formerly known as rule 1:28,
as amended by 73 Mass. App. Ct. 1001 [2009]), are primarily directed to the parties
and, therefore, may not fully address the facts of the case or the panel's
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1b11b0430c000dd4 | opinion | ma | CRAIG KIRCHDORFER v. KELLY ANN KIRCHDORFER (And a Companion Case). | NOTICE: Summary decisions issued by the Appeals Court pursuant to M.A.C. Rule
23.0, as appearing in 97 Mass. App. Ct. 1017 (2020) (formerly known as rule 1:28,
as amended by 73 Mass. App. Ct. 1001 [2009]), are primarily directed to the parties
and, therefore, may not fully address the facts of the case or the panel's
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c9094b2b3046554e | opinion | ma | New York & New England Railroad v. Feely |
Barker, J.
The defendant’s exception to the admission in evidence of the schedule of trains issued on May 7, 1893, and in force when the defendant took the ride for which the plaintiff asks pay, must be overruled. It was not merely a declaration, but an act designating the train which the defendant took as a train... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/6425203 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1895-03-01T00:00:00 | {
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8b652ddd158fc1da | opinion | ma | John Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 527557 v. Sex Offender Registry Board. | NOTICE: Summary decisions issued by the Appeals Court pursuant to M.A.C. Rule
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6e03f5f238c2f316 | opinion | ma | Amorosso v. Farina Bros. Co. Inc. |
Whittemore, J.
The plaintiffs seek recovery for the conscious suffering and death of one employee and injury to
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another employee of Colonial Marble Company (Colonial), a subcontractor of the defendant. In opening, the plaintiffs stated that Colonial had engaged to supply and install t... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2076969 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1959-10-30T00:00:00 | {
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d6799b2ddc75dcdb | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Chism | NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal
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55f3d5a99dd439ac | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Antone | NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal
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5a946d6e8bd38352 | opinion | ma | Alves v. Massachusetts State Police | NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal
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9ec7f4cf44f2eb3d | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Scalley |
Rose, J.
The defendant was convicted of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon (shod foot), G. L. c. 265, § 15A, and assault with intent to commit rape, G. L. c. 265, § 24, on April 13, 1982. The defendant appeals, contending that: (1) the Commonwealth delayed in
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ecb836c49a2beec2 | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Calvaire | NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal
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dd1cec82b7d54d7d | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Doe | NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal
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d83e3462eea65e40 | opinion | ma | Adoption of George |
Kass, J.
Within the 1,583 pages in the record (1,229 of testimony and 354 in the record appendix), there was tragically ample clear and convincing evidence to warrant the ultimate finding of the Probate Court judge that the mother was an unfit parent for George; Sidney, and Thomas. Having so found, the j... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2077468 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-massappct | 1989-05-08T00:00:00 | {
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8f47d2d95841b296 | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Walker |
Kaplan , J.
One indictment accused the defendant of the murder in the first degree of Gerald M. Walsh; a second, of an armed assault on Walsh with intent to rob. Three indict
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ments charged the defendant with armed robberies in other incidents (the respective victims were Theodore Rush... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2076544 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-massappct | 1983-12-09T00:00:00 | {
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cbfd82d958e04af0 | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Pierre | NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal
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23ca047548153315 | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Gernrich | NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal
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1504aed898f10c96 | opinion | ma | MALCOLM PAGE & Another v. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION & Others. | NOTICE: Summary decisions issued by the Appeals Court pursuant to M.A.C. Rule
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59da5267e4a909e7 | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Edward W. Cefalo. | NOTICE: Summary decisions issued by the Appeals Court pursuant to M.A.C. Rule
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48ea0c0b34e5023e | opinion | ma | Ross v. Continental Resources, Inc. |
Brown, J.
(concurring). As I have noted before, the law often appears to aid the greedy more assiduously than it does the needy. See Doliner v. Brown, 21 Mass. App. Ct. 692, 698 (1986) (Brown, J., concurring in part and dissenting in part). This is another example in which a marginal claim of $15,000 spawn... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/6463417 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-massappct | 2009-01-12T00:00:00 | {
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87cf518c67c159bc | opinion | ma | Pugliese v. Commonwealth |
Wilkins, C.J.
The plaintiff in error, whom we shall call the petitioner, is serving four concurrent sentences imposed in the Superior Court for Middlesex County on June 13, 1946. Two sentences of not exceeding ten nor less than eight years were for kidnapping, and two of not exceeding fifteen nor less th... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2077825 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1957-02-27T00:00:00 | {
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f5b46d98fe1de134 | opinion | ma | Com'th v. Bowen |
Parker, C. J.,
in charging the jury, stated that, con *230 sidering the similarity between the' nature of suicide and the murder of another, and the consistency and uniformity of writers and.principles on this particular species of mur¿¡¿r, if the jury should find the facts as alleged in the indictment, they m... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/5674805 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1816-09-15T00:00:00 | {
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0eaefc0e027eaee5 | opinion | ma | Adoption of Zak | NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal
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07b76563ce89d459 | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Caruso | NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal
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32d2fa7a5a3d7d9a | opinion | ma | Ferguson v. Worth |
Spalding, J.
On September 21, 1946, the plaintiff was struck by an automobile owned and operated by the defendant. To recover, for personal injuries arising out of the accident she brings this action of tort. The jury found for the plaintiff, and the defendant’s exception to the denial of his motion for ... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2241783 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1950-09-13T00:00:00 | {
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d6cc8ab98076ec9f | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Healy |
Liacos, J.
On April 8, 1981, a Hampden County jury found the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree. He was sentenced to the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Walpole for the term of his natural life. On April 14, 1981, the defendant appealed from his conviction. On July 15, 1981, he file... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2234118 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1984-11-28T00:00:00 | {
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84a1b68deae5b37b | opinion | ma | Boyajian v. Kachadorian |
Reardon, J.
The minor plaintiff seeks recovery for an injury sustained to her eye while she was a guest in the home of the defendant. The plaintiffs’ declaration alleged injury
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to the minor plaintiff by virtue of ordinary and gross negligence of the defendant. It also contained two co... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2078042 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1970-03-04T00:00:00 | {
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2e1c3afd4eec5301 | opinion | ma | Blais-Porter, Inc. v. Simboli |
Abrams, J.
In this appeal, the plaintiff alleges that the Superior Court judge improperly struck the opinion of a corporate officer as to the-fair market value of automobile parts and equipment owned by the corporation, and also erred in granting the defendant’s motion for directed verdict. See Mass. R. ... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2213509 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1988-04-21T00:00:00 | {
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309755242d28cf8b | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Bolduc |
5 Mass. App. Ct. 115 (1977)
360 N.E.2d 340
COMMONWEALTH
vs.
FRANCIS T. BOLDUC.
Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.
October 13, 1976.
February 14, 1977.
Present: HALE, C.J., GRANT, & BROWN, JJ.
P.J. Piscitelli for the defendant.
*116 Daniel C. Mullane, Assistant Dist... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2243831 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-massappct | 1977-02-14T00:00:00 | {
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0d048f172dd9c0c2 | opinion | ma | Flood v. Southland Corp. |
416 Mass. 62 (1993)
616 N.E.2d 1068
DAVID FLOOD
vs.
SOUTHLAND CORPORATION & another. [1]
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.
April 8, 1993.
August 5, 1993.
Present: WILKINS, ABRAMS, NOLAN, LYNCH, O'CONNOR, & GREANEY, JJ.
Thomas D. Burns ( John J. McGivney ... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2234798 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1993-08-05T00:00:00 | {
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c61ab1b190a2846e | opinion | ma | Polito v. Galluzzo |
Ronan, J.
This is an appeal from a final decree dismissing a bill against an insurance company to reach and apply the noncompulsory provisions of a liability policy issued by it to Galluzzo to the satisfaction of a judgment which the plaintiff recovered in an action of tort against Galluzzo. We have a tr... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2246233 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1958-04-11T00:00:00 | {
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6e5b08f97bdd14d5 | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Rivera |
Kass, J.
Very aptly, the defendant has identified the question to be decided as whether a State trooper’s claimed concern for his safety was objectively reasonable in light of the whole picture at the time he frisk-searched the defendant.
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See
United States
v.
Corte... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2248000 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-massappct | 1992-09-21T00:00:00 | {
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1cb466d4967b1794 | opinion | ma | McGuiggan v. NEW ENGLAND TEL. & TEL. CO. PEABODY |
398 Mass. 152 (1986)
496 N.E.2d 141
DANIEL E. McGUIGGAN, administrator, [1]
vs.
NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY; CITY OF PEABODY & others, [2] third-party defendants.
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.
April 8, 1986.
August 6, 1986.
Present: WILKINS, ABRAM... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2078304 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1986-08-06T00:00:00 | {
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4245c61215a11b4c | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Little |
*263
Abrams, J.
In the early morning hours of February 25, 1979, Stephen Martin was stabbed to death, and Charles Martin, Stephen’s brother, was the victim of an assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon. The defendant, Thomas Little, was indicted for murder in the first degree in Ste... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2074941 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1981-08-05T00:00:00 | {
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bee79e434e8f4c90 | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Stephen P. Fagan. | NOTICE: Summary decisions issued by the Appeals Court pursuant to M.A.C. Rule
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as amended by 73 Mass. App. Ct. 1001 [2009]), are primarily directed to the parties
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c1deb79bebebf575 | opinion | ma | CRANBERRY COMMONS CONDOMINIUM, LLC, & Others v. PETER R. BARBAGALLO & Another. | NOTICE: Summary decisions issued by the Appeals Court pursuant to M.A.C. Rule
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20437de468ae1d9a | opinion | ma | PETER J. CHONGARLIDES, SR. v. THOMAS M. HODGSON & Others. | NOTICE: Summary decisions issued by the Appeals Court pursuant to M.A.C. Rule
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5ede4218786ed242 | opinion | ma | Haufler v. Commonwealth |
Wilkins, J.
In this eminent domain case we conclude that the Commonwealth is not now entitled to appellate review of a Superior Court judge’s ruling which excluded certain evidence in a trial before him without jury and that, in the normal course, a party to such a proceeding must wait until after the ju... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2080164 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1977-05-09T00:00:00 | {
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51052d29967c9219 | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Burbank |
*790
Nolan, J.
The defendant, Barry Wayne Burbank, was convicted by a jury of the murder in the first degree of Daniel Coakley. He was also convicted of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, and assault with intent to murder, upon Shaune Coakley. Burbank was sentenced to life imp... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2080522 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1983-04-15T00:00:00 | {
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feb873728e88f89f | opinion | ma | 25 Greycliff LLC v. Maryanne West. | NOTICE: Summary decisions issued by the Appeals Court pursuant to M.A.C. Rule
23.0, as appearing in 97 Mass. App. Ct. 1017 (2020) (formerly known as rule 1:28,
as amended by 73 Mass. App. Ct. 1001 [2009]), are primarily directed to the parties
and, therefore, may not fully address the facts of the case or the panel's
d... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/11104279 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-massappct | 2025-07-21T00:00:00 | {
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632067a6975b61b9 | opinion | ma | Carvalho v. City of Cambridge |
Braucher, J.
The plaintiff, a firefighter, was incapacitated for duty because of injury sustained in the performance of his duty, without fault of his own, and hence was granted “leave without loss of pay” under G. L. c. 41, § 111F, as appearing in St. 1964, c. 149. We affirm a decision of the Appellate ... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2079698 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1977-04-29T00:00:00 | {
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979a8e61a9aa52f3 | opinion | ma | Doe v. Registrar of Motor Vehicles |
Dreben, J.
For a fee,
1
the Registrar of Motor Vehicles makes available to anyone, including businesses, the following personal data contained in applications for motor vehicle operators’ licenses: the name, address, social security number,
2
date of birth, and height of the app... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2228658 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-massappct | 1988-09-30T00:00:00 | {
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e7280cc9c8bea810 | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Souza |
Brown, J.
The defendant was found guilty, after a jury trial in the Superior Court, of rape, kidnapping, and assault and battery. In 1977, the defendant filed a claim of appeal pursuant to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G. A motion for new trial was filed on October 3, 1980, and was denied. The defendant now app... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2080462 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-massappct | 1983-05-09T00:00:00 | {
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d5de7b74577f3685 | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Martin |
Kaplan, J.
The defendant and one Leo Farland were indicted for the crimes of murder in the first degree and armed robbery arising from an episode at Ascension Church in Worcester in which Chester F. Szklarz was robbed and killed. Farland was tried first. When the trial was well under way he pleaded guilt... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2080220 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1977-04-21T00:00:00 | {
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1ef3eaebce1de5ec | opinion | ma | Delle Chiaie v. Commonwealth |
Tauro, C.J.
This proceeding on writ of error is before us on the petitioner’s exceptions to the findings, rulings and order of a single justice of this court affirming the judgment of the Superior Court.
*529
The petitioner was tried in 1947 for the murder of a seven-year old girl.
... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2080666 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1975-04-29T00:00:00 | {
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5aa6cf85d237d677 | opinion | ma | Carini v. Bristol County Savings Bank | NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal
revision and are superseded by the advance sheets and bound
volumes of the Official Reports. If you find a typographical
error or other formal error, please notify the Reporter of
Decisions, Supreme Judicial Court, John Adams Courthouse, 1
Pemberton Square, Sui... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/9953556 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-massappct | 2024-03-22T00:00:00 | {
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34bc4356794e4050 | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Marvin Pineda. | NOTICE: Summary decisions issued by the Appeals Court pursuant to M.A.C. Rule
23.0, as appearing in 97 Mass. App. Ct. 1017 (2020) (formerly known as rule 1:28,
as amended by 73 Mass. App. Ct. 1001 [2009]), are primarily directed to the parties
and, therefore, may not fully address the facts of the case or the panel's
d... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/9953558 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-massappct | 2024-03-22T00:00:00 | {
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077f8ce7628f68ad | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Rodriguez | NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal
revision and are superseded by the advance sheets and bound
volumes of the Official Reports. If you find a typographical
error or other formal error, please notify the Reporter of
Decisions, Supreme Judicial Court, John Adams Courthouse, 1
Pemberton Square, Sui... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/4122229 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 2017-02-01T00:00:00 | {
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58bd7e23c48ff6fc | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Howard |
Tauro, C.J.
After a jury waived trial, the defendant was convicted of armed robbery, assault and battery, and entering a dwelling house while armed and assault with intent to commit a felony. He appeals pursuant to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, his sole contention being that he was denied the right to a fair... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2080338 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1975-05-01T00:00:00 | {
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"text_kind": "html_with_citations",
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50255f065f0fdeff | opinion | ma | Pollack v. Kelly |
Quirico, J.
This is an action of contract by which the plaintiff seeks to recover a balance of $970 allegedly for dental services rendered by him to the defendant at various dates in 1972. The action was entered in the Central
*470
District Court of Northern Essex, in Haverhill, on March 1... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2080082 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1977-05-02T00:00:00 | {
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bcf894ac151b0926 | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Lyons |
Wilkins, J.
Indicted for several crimes arising out of an assault on a woman in Watertown in January, 1984, the defendant appeals from the denial of his pretrial motion to suppress
*645
the woman’s in-court and out-of-court identifications of him. See Mass. R. Grim. P. 15 (b) (2), 378 Mas... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2067851 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1986-05-22T00:00:00 | {
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daa3fdf7bc2efbdc | opinion | ma | Lexington Education Ass'n v. Town of Lexington |
Greaney, J.
The question in this case is whether, by reason of the definition of the word “employee” in G. L.
*750
c. 32B, §
2(d),
a municipality is foreclosed from requiring of its employees more than twenty hours of service per week as a qualification for coverage under the ... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2079961 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-massappct | 1983-05-10T00:00:00 | {
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3a805e8caefa37c1 | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Jones |
Cutter, J.
Jones and Demers (see n.l) on August 19, 1980, were indicted after a probable cause hearing on April 24 and 25, 1980. They were each charged with assault and
*693
battery upon Joseph Jason by means of a dangerous weapon (a shod foot) during an affray (after a parade in South Bos... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2079964 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-massappct | 1983-04-26T00:00:00 | {
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9634d4d948b1e36d | opinion | ma | Massachusetts General Hospital v. City of Revere |
Cutter, J.
In this action of contract brought in the Municipal Court of the City of Boston, the hospital seeks reimbursement of $586.59 for hospitalization furnished to one Mary Barney as follows: November 11 to 19, 1960, at $30.79 per day, $153.95, and January 21 to February 8,1961, at $33.28 per day, $... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2081339 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1963-06-06T00:00:00 | {
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f36442a63931c787 | opinion | ma | Cousineau v. Laramee |
Hennessey, C.J.
The plaintiffs are husband and wife and joint owners of an automobile. After being involved in an automobile accident with the defendant, the plaintiffs brought a small claims action in Holyoke District Court seeking $2,000 for the damage to their automobile. After a hearing before a judg... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2080351 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1983-04-21T00:00:00 | {
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9ae0f6064708187b | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Torres |
Wilkins, J.
The defendant appeals under G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33H, from convictions of assault and battery, unarmed robbery and assault with intent to commit rape.
*738
The victim, who was blind, identified the defendant’s voice at a District Court probable cause hearing held seventeen d... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2080685 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1975-05-13T00:00:00 | {
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0ba66700d3135d66 | opinion | ma | Abrams v. Burg |
Wilkins, J.
The plaintiff seeks to enforce certain obli-
gations in a separation agreement, entered into on December 30, 1960, between the defendant, his then wife and trustees acting for the husband and the wife, respectively. Subject to the wife’s obtaining a decree absolute of divorce by Septem... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2080711 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1975-05-02T00:00:00 | {
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e5cb9ee844d301f1 | opinion | ma | Nasis v. American Motorists Insurance |
Beakdoet, J.
This is a bill in equity to reach and apply the proceeds of a compulsory motor vehicle liability insurance policy to satisfy judgments obtained by the plaintiffs against the defendant William H. Bobichaud. The case was submitted as a case stated. The evidence was not reported. The trial judg... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2080983 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1967-08-25T00:00:00 | {
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6c84e189e35f412c | opinion | ma | Coggins v. New England Patriots Football Club, Inc. |
Abrams, J.
Following our opinion in
Coggins
v.
New England Patriots Football Club, Inc.,
397 Mass. 525 (1986)
{Coggins I),
the parties executed a stipulation of settlement. The settlement required the plaintiffs to dismiss their claims
*667
in exc... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2081570 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1990-02-15T00:00:00 | {
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8f3b0ba06142f1b2 | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Scarborough |
Goodman, J.
At a jury trial held subject to the provisions of G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, the defendant was convicted on an indictment charging that he “did buy, receive, and aid in the concealment of” stolen goods. G. L. c. 266 § 60. The indictment was tried together with two other indictments, one chargi... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2079853 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-massappct | 1977-05-10T00:00:00 | {
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1689b8ce4c99ad9a | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Senati |
Hale, C.J.
Following a jury trial the defendant was convicted on indictments charging unlawful possession of a Class A controlled substance (heroin) with intent to distribute (No. 77802) and unlawful distribution of a Class B controlled substance (cocaine) (No. 77803). The case comes to us by way of a bi... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2080589 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-massappct | 1975-05-28T00:00:00 | {
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1734a79c3f49ebc3 | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Logan |
*656
Reardon, J.
The defendant was indicted for a violation of G. L. c. 269, § 10, it being alleged in the said indictment that he had on a prior occasion been convicted of a like offense, i.e., “unlawfully carrying a firearm on his person,” and another offense, i.e., “[unlawfully carrying a k... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2080601 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1975-05-05T00:00:00 | {
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7d1ba65a7fc47626 | opinion | ma | Narine v. Powers |
Wilkins, J.
At 9:13 a.m. on April 22, 1976, a bomb exploded in the office of the Commissioner of Probation on the second floor of the Suffolk County Courthouse in Boston. These companion cases, which were tried together, were brought as a result of injuries sustained from the explosion. The defendant app... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2079615 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1987-06-30T00:00:00 | {
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1e614981453d8c49 | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Alano |
Hennessey, C.J.
The defendant was convicted of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, in violation of G. L. c. 90, § 24. Prior to trial, he moved to dismiss the charge based on alleged violations of his constitutional and statutory due process rights. The sole issue on appeal is the propriety of th... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2079980 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1983-04-26T00:00:00 | {
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39588fb534d82161 | opinion | ma | Sweeney's Case |
Hale, C. J.
The insurer in this claim for compensation under G. L. c. 152 has appealed from a judgment of the Superior Court awarding compensation to Dorothy F. Sweeney (the claimant) in accordance with a decision of the reviewing board of the Industrial Accident Board, which had adopted the findings of ... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2080370 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-massappct | 1975-05-20T00:00:00 | {
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6a5a3217ef871283 | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. Toole |
Wilkins, J.
We are concerned with the lawfulness of a warrantless search of a truck tractor, commonly called a cab, which the defendant had been driving on Route 91 in Deerfield on September 21, 1981. A State trooper lawfully stopped the vehicle and arrested the defendant on an outstanding warrant for hi... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2080120 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1983-05-11T00:00:00 | {
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517807de2045b165 | opinion | ma | Community National Bank v. Dawes |
Hennessey, J.
The principal issue here concerns the correctness of an order by a Superior Court judge granting the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment as to the defendant Edward J. Varrichione.
The plaintiff sued on a promissory note made by the defendant E. J. V. Drywall Co., Inc. (Drywall), ... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2076437 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1976-01-14T00:00:00 | {
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b858867aa221b487 | opinion | ma | Commonwealth v. MacMillan |
Brown, J.
The defendant and one Anderson were indicted, jointly tried, and convicted of armed robbery and larceny of a motor vehicle. The defendant appeals from the conviction of armed robbery pursuant to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G.
1
The defendant moved before trial to suppress out-of-court a... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2080249 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-massappct | 1977-05-12T00:00:00 | {
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3a03821fee9cdef9 | opinion | ma | Zaltman v. Town Clerk of Stoneham |
Goodman, J.
By this action the plaintiff seeks to compel the defendant town clerk of Stoneham to certify in accordance with G. L. c. 41, § 81V, that the plaintiff’s plan for the subdivision of certain land in Stoneham (the locus) has been constructively approved because the planning board (the board) fai... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2080257 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-massappct | 1977-04-27T00:00:00 | {
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3b9d028a3b1b6dcd | opinion | ma | Perma-Home Corp. v. Nigro |
Kirk, J.
These are appeals from orders dismissing two separate reports to the Appellate Division.
The reports disclose that there was evidence tending to show the following. The plaintiff is engaged in the business of selling and installing material for covering the outside walls of houses. On May... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2081221 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1963-07-05T00:00:00 | {
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333455af14b0a428 | opinion | ma | Koller v. Duggan |
Reardon, J.
The plaintiff who sustained personal injuries as a result of a dog bite brought this action of tort under Gr. L. c. 140, § 155, as amended through St. 1934, c. 320, § 18. The case is before us upon the defendants’ exceptions to the denial of their requests for rulings, to the finding for the ... | cl-bulk://2026-06-30/opinions/2081360 | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | ma-mass | 1963-06-25T00:00:00 | {
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