Beal v. Board of Selectmen

Decided February 21, 1995. Joseph R. Nolan wrote the opinion for the court.

419 Mass. 535 · Cited 132 times

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• McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · 411 U.S. 792
• Cox v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 607 N.E.2d 1035
• Wheelock College v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination · 355 N.E.2d 309
• College v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination · 380 N.E.2d 121
• Kourouvacilis v. General Motors Corp. · 575 N.E.2d 734
• White v. University of Massachusetts at Boston · 574 N.E.2d 356
• Pederson v. Time, Inc. · 532 N.E.2d 1211
• Southeastern Community College v. Davis · 442 U.S. 397
• Augat, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance · 571 N.E.2d 357
• Yakubowicz v. Paramount Pictures Corp. · 536 N.E.2d 1067
• Brunner v. Stone & Webster Engineering Corp. · 603 N.E.2d 206
• Alioto v. Marnell · 520 N.E.2d 1284
• Champagne v. Commissioner of Correction · 480 N.E.2d 609
• Leavitt v. Mizner · 533 N.E.2d 1334
• Judson v. ESSEX AGRICULTURAL & TECHNICAL INSTITUTE · 635 N.E.2d 1172

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