Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 1997

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Natasha Dullea vs. Safety Insurance Company & another 1997-01-03
Velia Tosi & another vs. Shirlee Adams 1997-01-06
Lloyd Matthews vs. Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Cedar Junction & others 1997-01-06
Randy Pope vs. Commonwealth 1997-01-06
Commissioner of Revenue vs. Richard J. Brown 1997-01-06
Taunton Dog Track, Inc., & another vs. State Racing Commission & others 1997-01-07
Fred A. Hastings & others vs. Commissioner of Correction & others (and a companion case) 1997-01-07
Heritage Park Development Corporation vs. Town of Southbridge & another 1997-01-08
Commonwealth vs. Michael Bennett 1997-01-08
Commonwealth vs. David P. Curtiss 1997-01-09
Commonwealth vs. James Ferraro (and twelve companion cases) 1997-01-10
Jeffrey W. Purcell vs. District Attorney for the Suffolk District 1997-01-13
Commonwealth vs. Michael J.F. Sanna 1997-01-13
Commonwealth vs. Leon R. Motta (and seven companion cases) 1997-01-15
Alicia Louiss Case 1997-01-15
James Sliskis Case 1997-01-15
Joanne E. Berger vs. H.P. Hood, Inc., & another (and a companion case) 1997-01-16
Commonwealth vs. Ruben Dario Torres; Commonwealth vs. Luis C. Hidalgo 1997-01-16
Pete Urman & another vs. South Boston Savings Bank 1997-01-17
Kathleen Blake vs. Suzanne Avedikian & another 1997-01-21
Commonwealth vs. Paul J. Sands 1997-02-03
Donald A. Dinsdale vs. Commonwealth & others 1997-02-03
George T. Ladd vs. Jeffrey Polidoro & another 1997-02-04
Care and Protection of Marina & others 1997-02-04
Andrew Randolph vs. Commonwealth 1997-02-04
Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union vs. Labor Relations Commission 1997-02-04
Peter L. Herridge vs. Board of Registration in Medicine 1997-02-05
Child Support Enforcement Division of Alaska vs. Joseph J. Brenckle, Jr. 1997-02-06
Commonwealth vs. Hernan Cruz 1997-02-06
Brendan McGuinness vs. Commonwealth 1997-02-07
Highlands Insurance Company vs. Aerovox Incorporated 1997-02-07
Commonwealth vs. Glen Matthews 1997-02-07
Commonwealth vs. Geovanni Rivera 1997-02-07
In the Matter of Albert Henry Corliss 1997-02-07
Wilson Morales vs. Commonwealth 1997-02-10
E.H.S. vs. K.E.S. 1997-02-10
Commonwealth vs. Calvin F. Tate 1997-02-10
Thomas Hurley vs. Superior Court Department of the Trial Court & others 1997-02-10
Michael B. Forte vs. Commonwealth 1997-02-10
Raymond A. Harvey vs. Lee E. Harvey & another 1997-02-10
Wayel A. Moustafa vs. Board of Registration in Medicine 1997-02-11
Commonwealth vs. Warren A. Gibson 1997-02-11
John Tobins Case 1997-02-11
Commonwealth vs. Luis Fernando Rivera, Jr. 1997-02-13
Jane Richardson, administratrix, vs. Michael Dailey & others 1997-02-13
John H. Kelleher vs. Board of Public Accountancy 1997-02-13
Ralph W. Hakim & another vs. Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund 1997-02-14
Leonid Lenny Melnychenko & others vs. 84 Lumber Company 1997-02-18
Commonwealth vs. Edward T. Martin 1997-02-26
Mildred Yeretsky & another vs. City of Attleboro 1997-02-28
John P. McCaffertys Case 1997-02-28
In the Matter of Jerome D. Ogan 1997-02-28
Scott Vanhouton vs. Commonwealth (and a consolidated case); Commonwealth vs. Scott Vanhouton 1997-03-03
New Hampshire Insurance Guaranty Association vs. Markem Corporation & others 1997-03-04
Commonwealth vs. Walter Johnson, Jr. 1997-03-04
Cargill, Incorporated vs. Beaver Coal & Oil Co., Inc., & others 1997-03-05
Patricia Anderson vs. Fox Hill Village Homeowners Corporation 1997-03-06
Commonwealth vs. John Raymond 1997-03-07
Michael F. Iodice, trustee, vs. Architectural Access Board 1997-03-07
Commonwealth vs. Peter Barclay 1997-03-07
Hanover Insurance Company vs. Matthew D. Shedd, administrator, & another 1997-03-10
Ka-Hur Enterprises, Inc. vs. Zoning Board of Appeals of Provincetown 1997-03-10
Commonwealth vs. Elbert Carter, Jr. 1997-03-11
James A. Clegg & another vs. Jeff L. Butler & others 1997-03-12
The Judge Rotenberg Educational Center, Inc. vs. Commissioner of the Department of Mental Retardation 1997-03-13
Guardianship of Brandon 1997-03-13
The Judge Rotenberg Educational Center, Inc. vs. Commissioner of the Department of Mental Retardation 1997-03-13
The Judge Rotenberg Educational Center, Inc., & others vs. Commissioner of the Department of Mental Retardation 1997-03-13
Arthur S. Demoulas vs. Demoulas Super Markets, Inc., & others 1997-03-13
The Judge Rotenberg Educational Center, Inc., & others vs. Commissioner of the Department of Mental Retardation 1997-03-13
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, Inc., & others vs. Attorney General 1997-03-18
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, Inc. vs. Barbara Bell 1997-03-18
Audrey Dowell & others vs. Commissioner of Transitional Assistance 1997-03-21
Commonwealth vs. Violet Amirault (and eleven companion cases); Commonwealth vs. Gerald Amirault 1997-03-24
Ramon Vega vs. Commonwealth 1997-03-27
1010 Memorial Drive Tenants Corporation vs. Fire Chief of Cambridge & another 1997-03-27
Gena Spero vs. Commonwealth 1997-04-08
Joseph P. Gibson vs. Commonwealth 1997-04-08
Enfrid Brown, Jr. vs. Commonwealth 1997-04-08
William Walker vs. Georgetown Housing Authority & another 1997-04-08
Norman Tenovsky & another vs. Alliance Syndicate, Inc., & others 1997-04-09
Commonwealth vs. Hubert Bonds 1997-04-09
Commonwealth vs. Robert C. Beauchamp 1997-04-09
City Coal Company of Springfield, Inc. vs. Edward J. Noonan 1997-04-09
First Republic Corporation of America vs. BayBank 1997-04-10
Commonwealth vs. Thomas C. Ford 1997-04-11
Matthew Corbett & another vs. Related Companies Northeast, Inc. 1997-04-14
Constance Rutanen & others vs. Estelle Ballard & another, trustees 1997-04-15
Alan Tarin vs. Commissioner of the Division of Medical Assistance 1997-04-17
Commonwealth vs. Robert Barsell 1997-04-17
Robin Bain vs. City of Springfield 1997-04-18
Commonwealth vs. William Cory James (and five companion cases) 1997-04-23
Commonwealth vs. Angel Torres 1997-05-01
Commonwealth vs. Gary N. Sbordone 1997-05-01
John Lyon vs. Michael Morphew & others (and a companion case) 1997-05-05
Alan J. Labonte vs. Hutchins & Wheeler 1997-05-05
Husam H. Al-Ziab & another vs. George A. Mourgis & another 1997-05-08
Commonwealth vs. Anthony F. Santoli, Jr. 1997-05-08
Commonwealth vs. Maria Ortiz 1997-05-08
Donna Feeley, administratrix, vs. Stephen Baer & another 1997-05-09
David Mayo & others vs. Key Financial Services, Inc. 1997-05-09
Norman Berman & another vs. Thomas Linnane 1997-05-09
Commonwealth vs. Gene L. Perry 1997-05-12
Marjorie S. Pond, trustee, vs. Marjorie S. Pond, individually and as executrix, & others 1997-05-13
Adoption of Quentin & others 1997-05-13
Arthur Lee Hinnant, petitioner 1997-05-13
Craig Benefit vs. City of Cambridge & others 1997-05-14
Commonwealth vs. Bart B., a juvenile 1997-05-14
Linkage Corporation vs. Trustees of Boston University 1997-05-15
Deirdre A. Griffiths, executrix, vs. Thomas J. Campbell, trustee, & another 1997-05-15
Commonwealth vs. John Gauthier 1997-05-16
The Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association of Massachusetts vs. Harold L. Goldberg & others 1997-05-19
Sunrise Properties, Inc. vs. Bacon, Wilson, Ratner, Cohen, Salvage, Fialky & Fitzgerald, P.C., & another (and a companion case) 1997-05-21
Pinecrest Village, Inc. vs. Richard J. MacMillan 1997-05-21
Shanena Barnes & another vs. Metropolitan Housing Assistance Program 1997-05-22
Commonwealth vs. James R. Cyr, Jr 1997-05-27
Commonwealth vs. Va Meng Joe 1997-06-03
Dona M. Kerins vs. John Lima & another 1997-06-03
Stuart R. Johnson & another, trustees, vs. Town of Edgartown 1997-06-04
Barnstable County Insurance Company vs. Sanford F. Gale & another 1997-06-04
Thomas K. Doherty vs. Retirement Board of Medford 1997-06-05
Donalda E. Vaccaro vs. George H. Vaccaro 1997-06-05
Commonwealth vs. Everett Sexton 1997-06-05
Commonwealth vs. Ronald Qualls 1997-06-06
Commonwealth vs. Victor Frank 1997-06-10
Gladys S. Minkin, trustee,1 vs. Commissioner of Revenue 1997-06-10
Adoption of Galen 1997-06-11
Commonwealth vs. Jimmy J. Sheriff 1997-06-11
John Doe vs. Attorney General & another (No. 2) 1997-06-12
Commonwealth vs. Tyrone Dixon 1997-06-12
Johnny Doe vs. Attorney General & others (No. 1) 1997-06-12
Commonwealth vs. Charles Fryar, Jr. 1997-06-13
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority vs. Labor Relations Commission & another 1997-06-16
Automobile Insurers Bureau of Massachusetts vs. Commissioner of Insurance 1997-06-18
Trust Insurance Company vs. Commissioner of Insurance 1997-06-18
Elizabeth A. Weaver & another vs. Harvey W. Wood & others 1997-06-19
Commonwealth vs. Michael Cowels (and a companion case) 1997-06-20
C. Anthony Martignetti & others, trustees, vs. Haigh-Farr, Inc., & another 1997-06-24
In the Matter of James N. Ellis, Jr.; In the Matter of Nicholas J. Ellis 1997-06-27
Masterpiece Kitchen & Bath, Inc. vs. Peter Gordon & another 1997-06-27
Mark Stolpinski & another vs. Kathleen McGillicuddy & another 1997-06-30
Luis D. Perez vs. Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Concord 1997-06-30
Mark Oliveira vs. Commonwealth 1997-06-30
Warren Holland vs. Commonwealth 1997-06-30
First Enterprises, Ltd., & others vs. Mark D. Cooper 1997-07-01
Commonwealth vs. Richard D. Ferguson 1997-07-01
In the Matter of David A. Jones 1997-07-02
Commonwealth vs. Stephen Fernandes 1997-07-02
In the Matter of Stanley S. Labovitz 1997-07-02
Fred Davis & others vs. Edith Tabachnick & others 1997-07-03
Commonwealth vs. Pedro Ortiz 1997-07-03
Catherine Sears vs. Board of Registration of Chiropractors 1997-07-03
James Hines vs. Commonwealth 1997-07-03
Malcolm Hicks vs. Commissioner of Correction 1997-07-03
Scott Gagnon & another, petitioners 1997-07-08
Joseph Jordan vs. Clerk of the Westfield Division of the District Court Department & others 1997-07-08
In the Matter of Arron E. Budnitz 1997-07-09
Michael L. Larkin vs. Ayer Division of the District Court Department & others 1997-07-09
Lloyd Matthews vs. Kenneth DArcy 1997-07-09
Hertzl Sinai vs. Plymouth Division of the Probate and Family Court Department 1997-07-09
Commonwealth vs. Sandra Dostie 1997-07-10
Commonwealth vs. Irwin Hartford, Jr. 1997-07-10
Commonwealth vs. Eusebio Rodriguez 1997-07-10
Francis E. Daddario vs. Cape Cod Commission 1997-07-11
Ann K. Lambert vs. Executive Director of the Judicial Nominating Council 1997-07-11
Commonwealth vs. Erasmus Antulio Martinez 1997-07-11
In the Matter of the Reorganization of Electric Mutual Liability Insurance Company Ltd. (Bermuda) 1997-07-11
League of Women Voters of Massachusetts & others vs. Secretary of the Commonwealth 1997-07-11
Julie Bermant & others vs. Board of Selectmen of Belchertown & others 1997-07-11
HDH Corporation vs. Atlantic Charter Insurance Company 1997-07-14
Daniel F. Mahoney vs. Karen J. Mahoney 1997-07-14
Commonwealth vs. Kevin P. Sullivan 1997-07-14
Opinion of the Justices to the Senate 1997-07-14
Marcia Seron Tetrault & others vs. Mahoney, Hawkes & Goldings & others 1997-07-16
Thomas Hayes, Jr. vs. Retirement Board of Newton 1997-07-17
Massachusetts Association of Insurance Agents vs. Commissioner of Insurance 1997-07-17
Robert G. Dowling, Third, vs. Registrar of Motor Vehicles & another 1997-07-21
Commonwealth vs. Felix Santiago 1997-07-21
Ruth V. Kolodziej vs. Warren Smith & another 1997-07-21
Commonwealth vs. Sean Seabrooks 1997-07-21
Commonwealth vs. Salvatore J. Tripolone 1997-07-21
Commonwealth vs. Darren Lawson 1997-07-22
Alliance, AFSCME/SEIU, AFL-CIO & another vs. Commonwealth & others 1997-07-23
Commonwealth vs. Arthur Rainwater 1997-07-24
Daniel A. Jamgochian vs. Peter P. Dierker & another (and a companion case) 1997-07-24
Commonwealth vs. Martin F. Delaney, Jr. 1997-07-28
Commonwealth vs. Lamar S. Johnson 1997-07-28
Commonwealth vs. Adriano Barros (and five companion cases) 1997-07-28
Protective Life Insurance Company vs. Dennis J. Sullivan & others 1997-07-29
Commonwealth vs. Luis A. Rivera 1997-07-29
Commonwealth vs. Johnson Insulation & others 1997-07-30
The Gillette Company vs. Commissioner of Revenue 1997-07-31
Philip O. Johnson vs. Lynne M. Johnson 1997-08-04
Commonwealth vs. Robert Anderson 1997-08-04
Amelia Thomas & others vs. Commissioner of the Division of Medical Assistance 1997-08-14
Ann H. Shafnacker vs. Raymond James & Associates, Inc., & others 1997-08-14
In the Matter of David G. Stern 1997-08-14
Commonwealth vs. Earl G.W. Martin 1997-08-14
Boston Gas Company vs. City of Newton 1997-08-14
Jason D. Clairmont vs. Commonwealth 1997-08-15
Louise Montanino & others vs. City of Boston & others 1997-08-15
Norma Donnarumma vs. Boston Housing Authority 1997-08-15
Irene Gassko vs. Commissioner of Public Welfare 1997-08-15
Commonwealth vs. Edward Gajka 1997-08-15
Stanton W. Putnam vs. Stanton W. Putnam & others 1997-08-18
Joanna Upton vs. JWP Businessland 1997-08-18
Anne Marie Shea vs. Emmanuel College & another 1997-08-18
Commonwealth vs. Clinton Richardson 1997-08-18
Anthony J. Keller vs. Helen M. OBrien 1997-08-21
Commonwealth vs. Jeffrey Fowler 1997-08-25
Commonwealth vs. Adam Rosier 1997-08-25
Commonwealth vs. Vao Sok (and thirteen companion cases1) 1997-08-25
Commonwealth vs. Lonnie Watkins 1997-08-27
Commonwealth vs. Liberatore Libby Vincent Federico 1997-09-04
Massachusetts Institute of Technology vs. Department of Public Utilities; Cambridge Electric Light Company, intervener 1997-09-18
Asfawossen Bekele Ararsos Case. Asian American Civic Association vs. Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New England, Inc. (and a companion case); Barnstable County Retirement Board vs. Contrtibutory Retirement Appeal Board & another; Commonwealth vs. Jose Fernandez Angeles; Commonwealth vs. Kevin McCarthy Bailey; Commonwealth vs. Kenneth A. Bergeron; Commonwealth vs. Alejandro Cordero; Commonwealth vs. Jean Destine; Commonwealth vs. Edigerto Diaz; Commonwealth vs. Randall Dustin (and two companion cases); Commonwealth vs. Martin Fernandez; Commonwealth vs. Thomas E. Garrity, Third; Commonwealth vs. Abraha Gebru; Commonwealth vs. Jose Gordon; Commonwealth vs. Lloyd Jennings; Commonwealth vs. Michael Johnson; Commonwealth vs. Steven D. McGruder; Commonwealth vs. Jonathan W. Miller; Commonwealth vs. Thomas D. Morales; Commonwealth vs. Anthony Peppe, Jr. (and three companion cases); Commonwealth vs. Antonio Perez; Commonwealth vs. John S. Pierre; Commonwealth vs. Gerard Ready; Commonwealth vs. Travis Robinson; Commonwealth vs. Crispulo Rodriquez; Commonwealth vs. Jeffrey A. Ryan; Commonwealth vs. Gary A. Sevinor; Commonwealth vs. Eutemio Tejada; Commonwealth vs. Michael Tevepaugh; Commonwealth vs. Peter Zirpolo (and a companion case); M. Genevieve Cross vs. Labor Relations Commission; U. S. Mat & Rubber Corporation & others vs. Robert Arafe 1997-09-25
John J. Kelly vs. Civil Service Commission & another 1997-09-30
Harold Brown vs. Board of Assessors of Brookline; Stanley U. Robinson, Third, vs. Harry Scheuer 1997-09-30
Paul W. Clark, Jr. vs. David J. Silvestri 1997-10-16
Town of Plymouth vs. Civil Service Commission & another 1997-10-20
Commonwealth vs. Simon Johnathan Piper 1997-10-21
Scott B. Donavan vs. Commonwealth 1997-10-21
Commonwealth vs. Paul K. Stockwell 1997-10-22
Commonwealth vs. James B. Triplett 1997-10-23
City of Cambridge vs. Civil Service Commission & another; Commonwealth vs. George Barbosa, Jr.; Commonwealth vs. Louis Carrillio; Commonwealth vs. Hector Casanova; Commonwealth vs. James F. Connors, Jr.; Commonwealth vs. Lisa Crowley (and two companion cases); Commonwealth vs. John DesMarais; Commonwealth vs. Gerald Hamilton; Commonwealth vs. James Lee; Commonwealth vs. Leonard Moniz; Commonwealth vs. Savean Ly; Commonwealth vs. Norman M. Silvia, Second; Commonwealth vs. Richard St. Germaine; Commonwealth vs. Alfonso Williams; Kimberly Draper vs. Kids R Us; Employers Liability Assurance Corporation, Ltd. & others vs. Hoechst Celanese Corporation; Mark Levy, trustee, vs. Patricia Reardon, trustee, & others; Quentin Miles vs. Commissioner of Insurance & others; Ade G. Oyegbola vs. Eugene A. DeSimone & another; Town of Swansea vs. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board & others; Paul W. Tunnicliff vs. Department of Employment & Training 1997-10-23
Commonwealth vs. Andrew W. Kilburn 1997-10-27
Commonwealth vs. Frank Rosado; The DiBiase Corporation vs. Lisa Jacobowitz & others, trustees; St. Paul Surplus Lines Insurance Company & another vs. Feingold & Feingold Insurance Agency, Inc. 1997-10-28
Adoption of Kristin (and two companion cases). Phyllis Assetta & another vs. Safety Insurance Company; Stephen W. Bisson vs. Planning Board of Dover; Charles Boyd vs. Methuen Construction Company & others; Commonwealth vs. Mario Burns; Commonwealth vs. David G. Chartrand; Commonwealth vs. James Crowley (and four companion cases); Commonwealth vs. Joseph Johnson; Commonwealth vs. Hector A. Martinez; Commonwealth vs. Andre Powell; Commonwealth vs. Howard R. Reske, Jr.; Commonwealth vs. Jerry A. Robinson; Raul Goncalves vs. Labor Relations Commission; Michael G. Ray vs. Lisa M. Lancia; School Committee of Brockton vs. Civil Service Commission & another 1997-10-28
Kennametal, Inc. vs. Commissioner of Revenue 1997-10-29
Commonwealth vs. Luis Egardo 1997-10-29
Americo Lopes, trustee, vs. City of Peabody 1997-10-30
Lawrence Gelmette vs. Commonwealth 1997-10-30
Answer of the Justices to the Acting Governor 1997-10-30
Adoption of Erica 1997-10-31
Commonwealth vs. Howard Hamilton 1997-11-05
Commonwealth vs. Edwin F. Smith 1997-11-06
Amy Seich & another vs. Town of Canton 1997-11-06
Nancy Kienzler vs. Dalkon Shield Claimants Trust 1997-11-06
Preferred Mutual Insurance Company vs. James G. Gamache & another 1997-11-07
Commonwealth vs. Carlos Vazquez 1997-11-07
Commonwealth vs. Richard C. Baldwin 1997-11-10
Western Alliance Insurance Company vs. Jarnail Singh Gill & others 1997-11-10
Carleton Matthews vs. Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. 1997-11-12
John Doe vs. Attorney General & another 1997-11-17
Commonwealth vs. Sarourt Nom 1997-11-18
Commonwealth vs. Robert E. Jenner 1997-11-19
Francesco Campiti vs. Commonwealth 1997-11-19
Commonwealth vs. Salahuddin Ali; Commonwealth vs. Robert A. Carlton; Commonwealth vs. John E. Carter, Third; Commonwealth vs. Troy Coleman; Commonwealth vs. Anthony French; Commonwealth vs. David Goggin; Commonwealth vs. Hans Harro Hassel; Commonwealth vs. Lawrence M. McArthur; Commonwealth vs. Myles Miranda. Commonwealth vs. Arlon Osario (and a companion case); Commonwealth vs. Michael Perkins (and seven companion cases); Commonwealth vs. Robert Perkins (and seven companion cases); Commonwealth vs. Hugo Restrepo; Commonwealth vs. Luis Alturo Rivera; Commonwealth vs. Anthony J. Rose, Jr.; Commonwealth vs. Eliud Santiago; Commonwealth vs. Michael Sawin; Commonwealth vs. Thomas B. Spillane; Commonwealth vs. Kenneth Vasquez; Commonwealth vs. Donald D. Vezina, Jr.; Commonwealth vs. Robert Wojcik; Commonwealth vs. Luis Zuluaga; Crosby Yacht Yard, Inc. vs. Richard Finn; Leonard R. Friedman vs. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc.; John F. Gillespie, Sr., & another vs. Square Parking, Inc., & another; HRPT Advisors, Inc. vs. MacDonald, Levine, Jenkins & Co., P.C.; Mary Lou Murphy, administratrix, vs. Peter Levine & others; Linda J. Okula vs. The Salvation Army & others; Gertrude Shear vs. William Gabovitch & another, trustees; Carol Skelton & another vs. Town of Templeton & others; Mary Ann Valis vs. Joseph Lauranzano; James M. Walsh vs. Elizabeth OKeefe & another; Town of Yarmouth vs. Barnstable County Retirement Board & another 1997-11-20
Commonwealth vs. Cory Selby 1997-11-21
Commonwealth vs. Peter A. Cook 1997-11-24