Case law

Cardellicchio v. Board of Retirement of Natick

391 Mass. 760 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 3, 1984

In Sullivan v. … In Lexington v.

Ellis v. Board of Selectmen of Barnstable

361 Mass. 794 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 11, 1972

See Boston v. Santosuosso, 302 Mass. 169, 171-174 ; Home Owners’ Loan Corp. v. Sweeney, 309 Mass. 26, 29-31 ; Moskow v. Murphy, 310 Mass. 249, 252-254 ; Turgeon v. … But the agreement contained no arbitration clause, and there was no obligation to submit a controversy to the State board. Sheehan v. School Comm. of Worcester, 359 Mass. 702, 706 . 3.

Willis v. Board of Selectmen of Easton

405 Mass. 159 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 14, 1989

Willis did make an oral complaint to the town administrator and appeared before the board of selectmen to complain in June, 1984. The dispute was never submitted to arbitation. 6 The town’s claim that Worcester v. … Lingle v.

Palmer v. BOARD OF SELECTMEN OF MARBLEHEAD

368 Mass. 620 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 29, 1975

Morrison v. Selectmen of Weymouth, 279 Mass. 486, 492 (1932). Board of Appeals of Hanover v. Housing Appeals Comm. in the Dept. of Community Affairs, 363 Mass. 339, 364 (1973). See Commonwealth v. … Once the statute was accepted by the town it had a legal duty to pay the amounts due the plaintiff as certified by the board. See Brucato v.

Carroll v. Select Board of Norwell

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 5, 2024

See Barbetti v. … Servs., Inc. v.

Swift v. Board of Registrars of Voters

281 Mass. 264 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 22, 1932

The respondents constitute the board of registrars of voters of the town of *266 Milton. … Cole v. Tucker, 164 Mass. 486 . O’Brien v. Election Commissioners of Boston, *269 257 Mass. 332, 338 . “As stated by Andrews, C.J., in People v. Wood, 148 N.

Rando v. Board of Appeals of Bedford

348 Mass. 296 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 4, 1965

See, as to the validity of the delegation of power to the board under § IV, 2, and the implied standards applicable, Burnham v. Board of Appeals of Gloucester, 333 Mass. 114, 117-118 . Compare Smith v. … Board of Appeals of Fall River, 319 Mass. 341 ; Wrona v. Board of Appeals of Pittsfield, 338 Mass. 87, 88-89 . The judge rightly ruled in effect that the scope of the word “garage” must be determined in context.

Campanelli, Inc. v. Planning Board of Ipswich

358 Mass. 798 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 30, 1970

On August 6, 1968, the board voted “[t]o rescind approval of the subdivision ... on advice of [t]own jkflounsel.” This bill appeals from the board’s rescission action and seeks a declaration that it is void. … The board correctly relies on the terms of the amended 1956 agreement. The owner’s acceptance of its terms involved the owner’s acquiescence (cf. Kay-Vee Realty Co. Inc. v.

J.M. Hollister, LLC v. Architectural Access Board

469 Mass. 49 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 10, 2014

Ten Local Citizen Group v. New England Wind, LLC, 457 Mass. 222, 228 (2010), quoting Warcewicz v. Department of Envtl. Protection, 410 Mass. 548, 550 (1991). See Iodice v. … Board of Appeals of Woburn v. Housing Appeals Comm., 451 Mass. 581, 590 (2008), and cases cited. Hollister bears the burden of showing that the board's interpretation is "not rational."

Attorney General v. Board of Public Welfare

313 Mass. 675 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 26, 1943

In Cambridge v. … In Bradford v.

Sheehan v. Board of Appeals of Saugus

332 Mass. 188 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 4, 1955

Cefalo v. Board of Appeal of Boston, ante, 178. Elaborate statement of the facts is unnecessary. … Inc. v. Board of Zoning Adjustment of Boston, 328 Mass. 103, 109 . So ordered.

Leigh v. Board of Registration in Nursing

395 Mass. 670 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 15, 1985

Compare Forziati *676 v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 333 Mass. 125 (1955), with Camoscio v. Board of Registration in Podiatry, 385 Mass. 1002 (1982). … Higgins v.

Baldiga v. Board of Appeals of Uxbridge

395 Mass. 829 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 12, 1985

Moulton v. Brookline Rent Control Bd., 385 Mass. 228, 230-231 (1982), quoting Druzik v. Board of Health of Haverhill, 324 Mass. 129, 133 (1949). … See Walker v. Board of Appeals of Harwich, 388 Mass. 42, 51 (1983).

Attorney General v. Board of Aldermen

351 Mass. 193 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 20, 1966

See Abbene v. Board of Election Commrs. of Revere, 348 Mass. 247, 249 , and cases cited. … Orchard v. Board of Commrs. of Sierra County, 42 N. M. 172. But in a similar case Markert v. Sumter County, 60 Fla. 328, 329 , it was said, “The absence of a statutory mode of contest does not give equity jurisdiction.”

Board of Appeals v. Housing Appeals Committee

451 Mass. 581 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 10, 2008

Goldberg v. Board of Health of Granby supra, citing Briggs v. Commonwealth, 429 Mass. 241, 253 (1999). Although we have noted that the act’s text “is not without its ambiguities,” Board of Appeals of Hanover v. … See Taylor v. Housing Appeals Comm., ante at 149, 151 (2008), quoting Board of Appeals of Hanover v.

Tracy v. Board of Appeals of Marblehead

339 Mass. 205 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 14, 1959

Smith v. Board of Appeals of Salem, 313 Mass. 622, 624 . Caires v. Building Commr. of Hingham, 323 Mass. 589, 594-595 . … In Marblehead v.

Burnside v. Bristol County Board of Retirement

352 Mass. 481 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 1, 1967

Andrade v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd. 350 Mass. 447 . Acting pursuant to G. … It is established-that the courts may properly inquire into the fitness of certain officers (see Attorney Gen. v. Tufts, 239 Mass. 458, 480 ; Attorney Gen. v. Pelletier, 240 Mass. 264, 296 ; Massachusetts Bar Assn. v.

Raimondo v. Board of Appeals of Bedford

331 Mass. 228 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 10, 1954

Board of Appeals of Lowell, 295 Mass. 224, 227 ; Everpure Ice Manuf. Co. Inc. v. … Board of Appeals of Lawrence, 324 Mass. 433 ), and the only question remaining for decision is whether the Superior Court erred in decreeing that “no modification [of the board’s decision] is required.” See Olson v.

Board of Selectmen v. Third District Court

359 Mass. 400 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 30, 1971

We quoted at length from the leading case of Sullivan v. … Mayor of Beverly v. First Dist. Court of Essex, supra. We have examined the record and applying the principles of Sullivan v.

Independence Park, Inc. v. Board of Health

403 Mass. 477 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 7, 1988

Further, as we stated in Registrar of Motor Vehicles v. Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liab. … Mailhot v. Travelers Ins. Co., 375 Mass. 342, 348 (1978).