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10 Massachusetts opinions name it 4 courts 1873–2004 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Massachusetts courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Stathopoulos v. Reekstinggreen1 sentence2004See Matter of McKnight, 406 Mass. 787 , 792-793 n.4 (1990); Stathopoulos v. Reeksting, 252 Mass. 542, 544 (1925). | 1 | 1 |
Dowell v. Commissioner of Transitional Assistancegreen1 sentence2004See Dowell v. Commissioner of Transitional Assistance, supra at 615. | 1 | 1 |
Globe Newspaper Co. v. Commissioner of Educationgreen2 sentences2004That limitation, he contends, permits amendment of the regulations “only if the changes will not force the program to exceed appropriations.” By way of example of the internal harmony he claims his interpretation brings to the enactment as a whole, see Globe Newspaper Co. v. Commissioner of Educ., 439 Mass. 124, 129-131 (2003), Wilson explains that, “if the entire appropriation were depleted and [the department] had to stop paying benefits altogether so as not to run afoul of constitutional restrictions against spending funds that have not been appropriated . . . [a]t that point, [the departme 2004That limitation, he contends, permits amendment of the regulations “only if the changes will not force the program to exceed appropriations.” By way of example of the internal harmony he claims his interpretation brings to the enactment as a whole, see Globe Newspaper Co. v. Commissioner of Educ., 439 Mass. 124, 129-131 (2003), Wilson explains that, “if the entire appropriation were depleted and [the department] had to stop paying benefits altogether so as not to run afoul of constitutional restrictions against spending funds that have not been appropriated . . . [a]t that point, [the departme | 1 | 1 |
Boston Teachers Union, Local 66 v. City of Bostongreen1 sentence2004The judge noted that proviso 2, unlike the other provisos cited by the commissioner in support of his authority to reduce the EA payment standard, was both cast in mandatory terms (“the payment standard shall equal the payment standard in effect ... in fiscal year 1991” [emphasis added]), see City Bank & Trust Co. v. Board of Bank Incorporation, 346 Mass. 29, 31 (1963) (“The distinction between ‘may’ and ‘shall’ is not lightly to be held to have been overlooked in legislation”), and very specific, see Boston Teachers Union, Local 66 v. Boston, 382 Mass. 553, 564 (1981) (specific statutory prov | 1 | 1 |
Hashimi v. Kalilgreen1 sentence2004See Hashimi v. Kalil, 388 Mass. 607, 609 (1983) (word “shall” generally interpreted as imposing mandatory obligation). | 1 | 1 |
City Bank & Trust Co. v. Board of Bank Incorporationgreen1 sentence2004The judge noted that proviso 2, unlike the other provisos cited by the commissioner in support of his authority to reduce the EA payment standard, was both cast in mandatory terms (“the payment standard shall equal the payment standard in effect ... in fiscal year 1991” [emphasis added]), see City Bank & Trust Co. v. Board of Bank Incorporation, 346 Mass. 29, 31 (1963) (“The distinction between ‘may’ and ‘shall’ is not lightly to be held to have been overlooked in legislation”), and very specific, see Boston Teachers Union, Local 66 v. Boston, 382 Mass. 553, 564 (1981) (specific statutory prov | 1 | 1 |
In the Matter of McKnightgreen1 sentence2004See Matter of McKnight, 406 Mass. 787 , 792-793 n.4 (1990); Stathopoulos v. Reeksting, 252 Mass. 542, 544 (1925). | 1 | 1 |
MacEachern v. S. S. White Dental Manufacturing Co.green1 sentence2001White Dental Manufacturing Co., 304 Mass. 419, 421 (1939) (concludingthat a party who failed to raise a payment defense in an earlier action for goods sold and received, which resulted in a default judgment against him, could not raise the defense through a writ of error). | 1 | 1 |
Bromfield v. Treasurer & Receiver Generalgreen1 sentence2000See Bromfield v. Treasurer & Receiver Gen., 390 Mass. 665 , 670 n.9 (1983). | 1 | 1 |
Kinney v. Leamangreen1 sentence1994Kinney v. Leaman, 14 Mass. App. Ct. 926, 927 (1982). | 1 | 1 |
Ross v. Vadeboncoeurgreen1 sentence1958See Ross v. Vadeboncoeur, 298 Mass. 523, 526 . | 1 | 1 |
Carew v. Rutherfordgreen1 sentence1939Carew v. Rutherford, 106 Mass. 1, 18, 19 . | 1 | 1 |
Gratz v. Reddgreen1 sentence1929See Gratz v. Redd, 4 B. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Massachusetts. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Federal Insurance v. Atlantic National Insurance
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1 sentence1992Co., 25 N.Y.2d 71, [1969]).” Instead, New York has adopted the rule that where one or more insurers have assumed the same risk for an insured, each must contribute pro rata to the payment of the claim unless the rule would disturb the meaning of the terms of the policies involved. | 1 | 1992–1992 |
MacKeen v. Kasinskas
green
1 sentence1964MacKeen v. Kasinskas, 333 Mass. 695 . | 1 | 1964–1964 |
Thacher v. Dinsmore
green
1 sentence1873Thacher v. Dinsmore, 5 Mass. 299 . | 1 | 1873–1873 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.