Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Decisions 1955

Turcotte v. DeWitt
Date: December 30, 1955
Citations: 131 N.E.2d 195, 333 Mass. 389

Molinari v. Boston
Date: December 30, 1955
Citations: 130 N.E.2d 925, 333 Mass. 394

Commonwealth v. Rondoni
Date: December 29, 1955
Citations: 131 N.E.2d 187, 333 Mass. 384

Hagerty v. Myers
Date: December 29, 1955
Citations: 131 N.E.2d 176, 333 Mass. 387

Gordon v. Lewitsky
Date: December 28, 1955
Citations: 131 N.E.2d 174, 333 Mass. 379

Canney v. Carrier
Date: December 28, 1955
Citations: 130 N.E.2d 879, 333 Mass. 382

Valentine Lumber & Supply Co. v. Thibeault
Date: December 14, 1955
Citations: 130 N.E.2d 868, 333 Mass. 352

Carr v. Burke
Date: December 14, 1955
Citations: 130 N.E.2d 687, 333 Mass. 365

Towle v. John Hancock Mutual Life Ins. Co.
Date: December 12, 1955
Citations: 130 N.E.2d 685, 333 Mass. 345

Stedfast v. Rebon Realty Co. Inc.
Date: December 12, 1955
Citations: 130 N.E.2d 595, 333 Mass. 348

Willett v. Willett
Date: December 7, 1955
Citations: 130 N.E.2d 582, 333 Mass. 323

Mazukna v. Powers
Date: December 7, 1955
Citations: 130 N.E.2d 579, 333 Mass. 331

Assessors of Sheffield v. JF White Contracting Co.
Date: December 6, 1955
Citations: 130 N.E.2d 696, 333 Mass. 306

Denny v. Burbeck
Date: December 6, 1955
Citations: 130 N.E.2d 542, 333 Mass. 310

Reeves v. John Hancock Mutual Life Ins. Co.
Date: December 6, 1955
Citations: 130 N.E.2d 541, 333 Mass. 314

Goodwin v. Riordan
Date: December 6, 1955
Citations: 130 N.E.2d 569, 333 Mass. 317

McDonough v. Horan
Date: December 6, 1955
Citations: 130 N.E.2d 551, 333 Mass. 319

Wardwell v. George H. Taylor Co.
Date: December 5, 1955
Citations: 130 N.E.2d 586, 333 Mass. 302

Shrewsbury v. Murphy
Date: December 2, 1955
Citations: 130 N.E.2d 559, 333 Mass. 290

Ruggiero v. Mello
Date: December 2, 1955
Citations: 130 N.E.2d 555, 333 Mass. 295

Commonwealth v. MacOmber
Date: December 2, 1955
Citations: 130 N.E.2d 545, 333 Mass. 298

Sacks v. Martin Equipment Co.
Date: December 1, 1955
Citations: 130 N.E.2d 547, 333 Mass. 274

Peakes v. Blakely
Date: December 1, 1955
Citations: 130 N.E.2d 564, 333 Mass. 281

Costa's Case
Date: December 1, 1955
Citations: 130 N.E.2d 589, 333 Mass. 286

Fisher v. Swartz
Date: November 30, 1955
Citations: 130 N.E.2d 575, 333 Mass. 265

Kovler v. Vagenheim
Date: November 29, 1955
Citations: 130 N.E.2d 557, 333 Mass. 252

Commonwealth v. Skalberg
Date: November 29, 1955
Citations: 130 N.E.2d 684, 333 Mass. 255

McQuade v. Springfield Safe Deposit & Trust Co.
Date: November 9, 1955
Citations: 129 N.E.2d 923, 333 Mass. 229

Franklin's Case
Date: November 9, 1955
Citations: 129 N.E.2d 906, 333 Mass. 236

Lizzo v. Drukas
Date: November 9, 1955
Citations: 129 N.E.2d 892, 333 Mass. 242

LeBlanc v. Welch
Date: November 8, 1955
Citations: 129 N.E.2d 908, 333 Mass. 207

Piekos v. Bachand
Date: November 8, 1955
Citations: 129 N.E.2d 890, 333 Mass. 211

Foot v. Bauman
Date: November 8, 1955
Citations: 129 N.E.2d 916, 333 Mass. 214

Jasper v. Jasper
Date: November 8, 1955
Citations: 129 N.E.2d 887, 333 Mass. 223

Murray v. Donelan
Date: November 8, 1955
Citations: 129 N.E.2d 922, 333 Mass. 228

Churchill v. Bigelow
Date: November 7, 1955
Citations: 129 N.E.2d 903, 333 Mass. 196

Krause v. Equitable Life Ins. Co.
Date: November 7, 1955
Citations: 129 N.E.2d 617, 333 Mass. 200

Commonwealth v. Jacobs
Date: November 7, 1955
Citations: 129 N.E.2d 620, 333 Mass. 204

Grande & Son, Inc. v. Chace
Date: November 4, 1955
Citations: 129 N.E.2d 898, 333 Mass. 166

Hurley v. Kolligian
Date: November 4, 1955
Citations: 129 N.E.2d 920, 333 Mass. 170

Commonwealth v. Antonio
Date: November 4, 1955
Citations: 129 N.E.2d 914, 333 Mass. 175

Jewett v. Dow
Date: November 4, 1955
Citations: 129 N.E.2d 895, 333 Mass. 187

Commonwealth v. Kelley
Date: November 4, 1955
Citations: 129 N.E.2d 900, 333 Mass. 191

Goff v. MacDonald
Date: September 29, 1955
Citations: 129 N.E.2d 115, 333 Mass. 146

Miller v. Perry
Date: September 29, 1955
Citations: 129 N.E.2d 143, 333 Mass. 155

Crompton v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.
Date: September 29, 1955
Citations: 129 N.E.2d 139, 333 Mass. 160

Ward v. Selectmen of Scituate
Date: September 19, 1955
Citations: 128 N.E.2d 776, 333 Mass. 108

Klier v. Building Inspector of Lawrence
Date: September 19, 1955
Citations: 128 N.E.2d 781, 333 Mass. 111

Burnham v. Board of Appeals of Gloucester
Date: September 19, 1955
Citations: 128 N.E.2d 772, 333 Mass. 114

Byron v. Fresh Pond Open Air Theatre
Date: September 19, 1955
Citations: 128 N.E.2d 785, 333 Mass. 121

Forziati v. Board of Registration in Medicine
Date: September 19, 1955
Citations: 128 N.E.2d 789, 333 Mass. 125

Cerce v. DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT SEC.
Date: September 19, 1955
Citations: 128 N.E.2d 793, 333 Mass. 130

Catanese v. MacEntee
Date: September 19, 1955
Citations: 128 N.E.2d 783, 333 Mass. 132

Falden v. Gordon
Date: September 19, 1955
Citations: 128 N.E.2d 778, 333 Mass. 135

Bohaker v. Koudelka
Date: September 19, 1955
Citations: 128 N.E.2d 769, 333 Mass. 139

Greco v. Sumner Tavern Inc.
Date: September 19, 1955
Citations: 128 N.E.2d 788, 333 Mass. 144

Veneto v. McCloskey & Co.
Date: July 18, 1955
Citations: 128 N.E.2d 337, 333 Mass. 95

Commonwealth v. Lussier
Date: July 14, 1955
Citations: 128 N.E.2d 569, 333 Mass. 83

Commonwealth v. Ronchetti
Date: July 13, 1955
Citations: 128 N.E.2d 334, 333 Mass. 78

Povey v. School Committee of Medford
Date: July 8, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 925, 333 Mass. 70

Commonwealth v. American News Co., Inc.
Date: July 8, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 661, 333 Mass. 74

Fulton v. Belmont
Date: July 7, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 569, 333 Mass. 64

Cellurale's Case
Date: July 6, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 787, 333 Mass. 37

Kacouris v. Loukas
Date: July 6, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 783, 333 Mass. 44

Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. v. Blaisdell
Date: July 6, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 796, 333 Mass. 51

Brattle Films, Inc. v. Commissioner of Public Safety
Date: July 6, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 891, 333 Mass. 58

Times Film Corp. v. Commissioner of Public Safety
Date: July 6, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 893, 333 Mass. 62

Lobster Pot of Lowell, Inc. v. Lowell
Date: July 5, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 659, 333 Mass. 31

Zeltserman v. Woods
Date: July 5, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 667, 333 Mass. 34

Holiver v. Department of Public Works
Date: July 1, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 790, 333 Mass. 18

A. Belanger & Sons, Inc. v. Joseph M. Concannon Corp.
Date: July 1, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 670, 333 Mass. 22

Ricci v. Crowley
Date: July 1, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 652, 333 Mass. 26

Reynolds v. Remick
Date: June 30, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 653, 333 Mass. 1

Wenham v. Department of Public Utilities
Date: June 30, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 791, 333 Mass. 15

Nigro v. Jones
Date: June 29, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 650, 332 Mass. 741

Reilly v. Whiting
Date: June 29, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 567, 332 Mass. 745

Colabufalo v. Public Buildings Commissioner of Newton
Date: June 29, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 564, 332 Mass. 748

Sibley v. Livermore
Date: June 28, 1955
Citations: 128 N.E.2d 329, 332 Mass. 730

Nickerson v. ZCOLI
Date: June 28, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 779, 332 Mass. 738

Fisher v. MacDonald
Date: June 20, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 484, 332 Mass. 727

Dimanno v. Dimanno
Date: June 16, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 486, 332 Mass. 709

Greyvan Storage, Inc. v. Dept. of Public Utilities
Date: June 16, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 579, 332 Mass. 712

Cochis v. Board of Health of Canton
Date: June 16, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 575, 332 Mass. 721

Collector of Taxes of Lowell v. Slafsky
Date: June 13, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 309, 332 Mass. 700

Fauci v. Denehy
Date: June 10, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 477, 332 Mass. 691

Shaw v. United Cape Cod Cranberry Co.
Date: June 9, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 296, 332 Mass. 675

Perlow v. Board of Dental Examiners
Date: June 9, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 306, 332 Mass. 682

Commonwealth v. Houston
Date: June 9, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 294, 332 Mass. 687

New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Brockton
Date: June 8, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 301, 332 Mass. 662

Coan v. Adams
Date: June 7, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 198, 332 Mass. 654

Morrison's Case
Date: June 7, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 191, 332 Mass. 658

Gleason v. Dorney
Date: June 6, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 184, 332 Mass. 646

Cousins v. Cummings
Date: June 6, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 180, 332 Mass. 649

American Institute of Architects v. Attorney General
Date: June 3, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 161, 332 Mass. 619

Charest v. St. Onge
Date: June 3, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 175, 332 Mass. 628

Fournier v. Troianello
Date: June 3, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 167, 332 Mass. 636

Horn v. Hitchcock
Date: June 3, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 482, 332 Mass. 643

Iandoli v. Donnelly
Date: June 2, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 190, 332 Mass. 601

Clark & White, Inc. v. Fitzgerald
Date: June 2, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 172, 332 Mass. 603

Boyd v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Date: June 2, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 164, 332 Mass. 607

Brennan v. Cambridge
Date: June 2, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 181, 332 Mass. 613

Commonwealth v. Corcoran
Date: June 2, 1955
Citations: 127 N.E.2d 187, 332 Mass. 615

Commonwealth v. Lucas
Date: May 17, 1955
Citations: 126 N.E.2d 804, 332 Mass. 594

Hanrahan v. Puget Sound Power & Light Co.
Date: May 3, 1955
Citations: 126 N.E.2d 499, 332 Mass. 586

Davenport v. Danvers
Date: May 2, 1955
Citations: 126 N.E.2d 530, 332 Mass. 580

Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Pollack
Date: May 2, 1955
Citations: 126 N.E.2d 373, 332 Mass. 582

Crockett v. Crockett
Date: April 29, 1955
Citations: 126 N.E.2d 363, 332 Mass. 564

Kinney v. Commonwealth
Date: April 29, 1955
Citations: 126 N.E.2d 365, 332 Mass. 568

Mason v. Steinmetz
Date: April 29, 1955
Citations: 126 N.E.2d 368, 332 Mass. 575

Chittick v. Chittick
Date: April 28, 1955
Citations: 126 N.E.2d 495, 332 Mass. 554

Gallagher v. STOP & STOP, INC.
Date: April 28, 1955
Citations: 126 N.E.2d 190, 332 Mass. 560

Martin v. Stone
Date: April 27, 1955
Citations: 126 N.E.2d 196, 332 Mass. 540

Keith Oil Corp. v. Keith
Date: April 27, 1955
Citations: 126 N.E.2d 185, 332 Mass. 548

Old Colony Trust Co. v. Barker
Date: April 22, 1955
Citations: 126 N.E.2d 188, 332 Mass. 533

Old Colony Trust Co. v. Clemons
Date: April 22, 1955
Citations: 126 N.E.2d 193, 332 Mass. 535

Vitale v. Russell
Date: April 18, 1955
Citations: 126 N.E.2d 122, 332 Mass. 523

Rines v. CLERK OF THE COURTS FOR THE COUNTY OF NORFOLK
Date: April 18, 1955
Citations: 126 N.E.2d 124, 332 Mass. 527

Matter of Jordan
Date: April 15, 1955
Citations: 125 N.E.2d 925, 332 Mass. 520

McLaughlin v. Codman
Date: April 8, 1955
Citations: 126 N.E.2d 95, 332 Mass. 514

Mahoney v. Hildreth & Rogers Co.
Date: April 7, 1955
Citations: 125 N.E.2d 788, 332 Mass. 496

Sztramski v. Spinale
Date: April 7, 1955
Citations: 126 N.E.2d 118, 332 Mass. 500

Perry v. Carter
Date: April 7, 1955
Citations: 125 N.E.2d 780, 332 Mass. 508

Old Colony Trust Co. v. Merchant Enterprises, Inc.
Date: April 6, 1955
Citations: 126 N.E.2d 112, 332 Mass. 484

Rice v. Rice
Date: April 6, 1955
Citations: 125 N.E.2d 787, 332 Mass. 489

Commonwealth v. Renfrew
Date: April 6, 1955
Citations: 126 N.E.2d 109, 332 Mass. 492

Livoli v. Stoneman
Date: April 5, 1955
Citations: 125 N.E.2d 785, 332 Mass. 473

Rettig v. Planning Board of Rowley
Date: April 5, 1955
Citations: 126 N.E.2d 104, 332 Mass. 476

Quinlan v. Weeks
Date: April 5, 1955
Citations: 126 N.E.2d 98, 332 Mass. 482

Kobrosky v. Crystal
Date: April 4, 1955
Citations: 125 N.E.2d 385, 332 Mass. 452

Coughlan v. Grande & Son, Inc.
Date: April 4, 1955
Citations: 125 N.E.2d 778, 332 Mass. 464

Fellsway Realty Corp. v. BLDG. COMMISSIONER OF MEDFORD
Date: April 4, 1955
Citations: 125 N.E.2d 791, 332 Mass. 471

Campbell v. Shea
Date: April 1, 1955
Citations: 125 N.E.2d 922, 332 Mass. 422

Gibbs v. Lido of Worcester, Inc.
Date: April 1, 1955
Citations: 125 N.E.2d 406, 332 Mass. 426

LW Severance & Sons, Inc. v. Angley
Date: April 1, 1955
Citations: 125 N.E.2d 415, 332 Mass. 432

Lieberman v. WM Gulliksen Mfg. Co.
Date: April 1, 1955
Citations: 125 N.E.2d 396, 332 Mass. 439

Tierney v. Tierney
Date: March 31, 1955
Citations: 125 N.E.2d 413, 332 Mass. 414

Wire & Textile MacHinery, Inc. v. Robinson
Date: March 31, 1955
Citations: 125 N.E.2d 403, 332 Mass. 417

Quinn v. School Committee of Plymouth
Date: March 29, 1955
Citations: 125 N.E.2d 410, 332 Mass. 410

Di Noto v. Gilchrist Co.
Date: March 11, 1955
Citations: 125 N.E.2d 239, 332 Mass. 391

Flanagan v. Babineau
Date: March 9, 1955
Citations: 125 N.E.2d 231, 332 Mass. 379

Mastercraft Wayside Furniture Co. v. Sightmaster Corp.
Date: March 9, 1955
Citations: 125 N.E.2d 233, 332 Mass. 383

Yorke v. Taylor
Date: March 8, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 912, 332 Mass. 368

Collins v. Keefe
Date: March 8, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 910, 332 Mass. 375

Assessors of Haverhill v. New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
Date: March 7, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 917, 332 Mass. 357

McAdams v. Milk
Date: March 7, 1955
Citations: 125 N.E.2d 122, 332 Mass. 364

Barry v. Covich
Date: March 4, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 921, 332 Mass. 338

Barton v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Date: March 4, 1955
Citations: 125 N.E.2d 124, 332 Mass. 345

Troland v. Malden
Date: March 4, 1955
Citations: 125 N.E.2d 134, 332 Mass. 351

Hale v. Hale
Date: March 3, 1955
Citations: 125 N.E.2d 142, 332 Mass. 329

Breton v. Breton
Date: March 2, 1955
Citations: 125 N.E.2d 121, 332 Mass. 317

Devine v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Lynn
Date: March 2, 1955
Citations: 125 N.E.2d 131, 332 Mass. 319

CJ Hogan, Inc. v. Atlantic Corp.
Date: March 2, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 905, 332 Mass. 322

Muchnick v. Post Publishing Co.
Date: March 1, 1955
Citations: 125 N.E.2d 137, 332 Mass. 304

Goldberg v. Curhan
Date: March 1, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 926, 332 Mass. 310

Handrahan v. Moore
Date: February 25, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 808, 332 Mass. 300

Lembersky v. PAROLE BD. OF THE DEPT. OF CORRECTION
Date: February 17, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 521, 332 Mass. 290

Marshall v. Francis
Date: February 15, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 803, 332 Mass. 282

Ellis v. McCoy
Date: February 14, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 266, 332 Mass. 254

Despatchers'cafe Inc. v. Someville Housing Authority
Date: February 14, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 528, 332 Mass. 259

Samuel v. White Fuel Corp.
Date: February 14, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 270, 332 Mass. 264

Alden v. Norwood Arena, Inc.
Date: February 14, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 505, 332 Mass. 267

Ames v. Attorney General
Date: February 11, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 511, 332 Mass. 246

Mulcahy & Dean, Inc. v. Hanley
Date: February 9, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 261, 332 Mass. 232

Cassier v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board
Date: February 9, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 516, 332 Mass. 237

Wood v. McDonald
Date: February 8, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 264, 332 Mass. 220

Morin v. Morin
Date: February 8, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 251, 332 Mass. 223

Jacovides v. Chaletzky
Date: February 8, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 259, 332 Mass. 225

Mastrogiovanni's Case
Date: February 8, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 246, 332 Mass. 228

Crown Shade & Screen Co. v. Karlburg
Date: February 8, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 238, 332 Mass. 229

Hawes Electric Co. v. Angell
Date: February 7, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 257, 332 Mass. 190

Gordon v. Gordon
Date: February 7, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 226, 332 Mass. 193

Gordon v. Gordon
Date: February 7, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 228, 332 Mass. 197

Warren v. Howe
Date: February 7, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 250, 332 Mass. 213

Wiley & Foss, Inc. v. Saxony Theatres, Inc.
Date: February 4, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 903, 332 Mass. 172

Jantzen v. School Committee of Chelmsford
Date: February 4, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 534, 332 Mass. 175

Cefalo v. Board of Appeal of Boston
Date: February 4, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 247, 332 Mass. 178

Flynn v. Hurley
Date: February 4, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 810, 332 Mass. 182

Sheehan v. Board of Appeals of Saugus
Date: February 4, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 253, 332 Mass. 188

Turcotte v. DeWitt
Date: February 3, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 241, 332 Mass. 160

MacKey v. Bowen
Date: February 3, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 254, 332 Mass. 167

Medeiros v. Perry
Date: February 1, 1955
Citations: 124 N.E.2d 240, 332 Mass. 158

Aufiero v. Aufiero
Date: January 10, 1955
Citations: 123 N.E.2d 709, 332 Mass. 149

First Christian Church v. Brownell
Date: January 3, 1955
Citations: 123 N.E.2d 603, 332 Mass. 143

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