Case law

Chilson v. Zoning Board of Appeal of Attleboro

344 Mass. 406 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 17, 1962

Inspector of Bldgs. of Burlington v. Murphy, 320 Mass. 207, 210 . Connors v. Burlington, 325 Mass. 494 . See Planning Bd. of Reading v. Board of Appeals of Reading, 333 Mass. 657, 659-661 . Compare Manchester v. … LaMontagne v. Kenney, 288 Mass. 363 . Donovan Drug Co. v. Board of Appeals of Hingham, 336 Mass. 1 . Seekonk v. Anthony, 339 Mass. 49, 55 .

Doe v. Chairperson of Massachusetts Parole Board

454 Mass. 1018 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 18, 2009

The Massachusetts Parole Board (board) notified each plaintiff that, “due to your status on parole for a sex offense(s) and/or community parole supervision for life,” he would be subject to GPS monitoring as of December 21 … Lighting Plant v. Massachusetts Mun. Wholesale Elec. Co., 399 Mass. 640, 642 (1987), citing Packaging Indus. Group, Inc. v. Cheney, 380 Mass. 609, 615 (1980). In Commonwealth v.

Boston Edison Co. v. Board of Assessors

393 Mass. 511 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 13, 1984

The Appellate Tax Board (board), on remand from this court, Boston Edison Co. v. … Co. v.

Columbia Pontiac Co. v. Board of Assessors

395 Mass. 1010 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 12, 1985

Payment of the full amount of the tax due without incurring interest charges “is a condition precedent to the board’s jurisdiction over an abatement appeal.” Stilson v. … Massachusetts Pike Towers Assocs. v. Commissioner of Revenue, 381 Mass. 584, 585 (1980), quoting Belt Realty Corp. v. State Tax Comm’n, 363 Mass. 52, 56-57 (1973).

Devine v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Lynn

332 Mass. 319 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 2, 1955

Board of Zoning Adjustment of Boston, 328 Mass. 103, 106 . Bicknell Realty Co. v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 330 Mass. 676, 679 . Sheehan v. Board of Appeals of Saugus, ante, 188. … We are confirmed in our belief that he gave probative weight to the decision of the board by his further order that the decision was to be affirmed. See Johnson’s Case, 242 Mass. 489 ; Lambert v.

Doe, SORB No. 380316 v. Sex Offender Registry Board

473 Mass. 297 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 11, 2015

See Coe v. … See Doe v.

Donovan v. State Board of Labor & Industries

225 Mass. 410 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 3, 1917

as a member of the board. … Attorney General v. Loomis, ante, 372.

Sherman v. Board of Selectmen of Orleans

355 Mass. 786 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 6, 1969

This is an appeal from a judgment in the Superior Court denying a petition for a writ of certiorari to review action of the board of selectmen (board). … Corp. v. Commissioner of Pub. Safety, 260 Mass. 548 . This we decline to do. Judgment affirmed.

Elmer v. Board of Zoning Adjustment of Boston

343 Mass. 24 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 14, 1961

Bradley v. Board of Zoning Adjustment of Boston, 255 Mass. 160,173 . … Compare McHugh v. Board of Zoning Adjustment of Boston, 336 Mass. 682, 686 ; Shapiro v. Cambridge, 340 Mass. 652 .

Coolidge v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Framingham

343 Mass. 742 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 9, 1962

Board of Appeal of Boston, 319 Mass. 180, 184 ; Cary v. Board of Appeals of Worcester, 340 Mass. 748, 751 . … The board’s “limited and carefully restricted variance power, Benjamin v. Board of Appeals of Swansea, 338 Mass. 257, 261 , may not be invoked for this purpose.” Shacka v.

Town of Arlington v. Board of Conciliation & Arbitration

370 Mass. 769 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 10, 1976

We made it plain in Board of Appeals of Hanover v. Housing Appeals Comm. in the Dep’t of Community Affairs, supra, and in Bloom v. … See Sailors v. Board of Educ. of the County of Kent, 387 U.S. 105 , 108-110 (1987). See also Moore v.

Harrington v. Board of Selectmen of Tisbury

369 Mass. 652 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 2, 1976

L. c. 43B was not a condition precedent to the by-law’s application to a water commissioner who chooses to run for, is elected to, and assumes office on the board of selectmen. See Rugg v. … A by-law forbidding dual office holding by persons subsequently elected to the board of selectmen is not a change in the “composition” of the board of selectmen. Cf. Lane v.

O'Connell v. City of Brockton Board of Appeals

344 Mass. 208 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 20, 1962

See Slack v. Inspector of Buildings of Wellesley, 262 Mass. 404 . … Commonwealth v. Carpenter, 325 Mass. 519, 521 , and cases cited. The foregoing analysis demonstrates that this setback ordinance belongs to this class. See Gorieb v. Fox, 274 U. S. 603, 605-606 . 2.

School Committee of Boston v. Board of Education

352 Mass. 693 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 9, 1967

Druzik v. Board of Health of Haverhill, 324 Mass. 129, 138-139 , and cases cited. … Comm. v. Barksdale, 348 F. 2d 261, 266 (1st Cir.). See Wanner v. County Sch. Bd. of Arlington County, Virginia, 357 F. 2d 452, 454-456 (4th Cir.); Morean v. Board of Educ. of Montclair, 42 N. J. 237, 241-244.

Board of Health of Holbrook v. Nelson

351 Mass. 17 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 6, 1966

The site was never assigned as a dumping ground by the board of health. The town’s fire chief, acting under G. … Lincoln v. Giles, 317 Mass. 185, 187 . See Everett v. Capitol Motor Transp. Co. Inc. 330 Mass. 417, 421 .

Zoning Board of Appeals v. Housing Appeals Committee

385 Mass. 651 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 26, 1982

School Comm. of Springfield v. Board of Educ., 362 Mass. 417 , 441 n.22 (1972), quoting Investment Co. Inst. v. Camp, 401 U.S. 617, 626-627 (1971). See Board of Educ. v. … See Board of Appeals of Hanover v.

Greenleaf Finance Co. v. SMALL LOANS REGULATORY BOARD

377 Mass. 282 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 12, 1979

Light Co. v. Department of Pub. … The Board could conclude that an inability to do more in that direction was itself a sign of inefficiency. Cf. Palm Manor Nursing Home, Inc. v.

Adams v. Board of Appeals of Concord

356 Mass. 709 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 3, 1970

board of appeals. … See Haynes v. Grasso, 353 Mass. 731, 733-734 . There is no merit to Mrs. Adams’s contention that the provisions of § 4 (a) 8 of the by-law do not comply with G. L. c. 40A, § 4 (as amended through St. 1966, c. 199).

Framingham Clinic, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Appeals

382 Mass. 283 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 9, 1981

Green v. Board of Appeal of Norwood, 358 Mass. 253, 258-259 (1970). … See McCarthy v. Board of Appeals of Ashland, 354 Mass. 660 (1968); Deutschmann v. Board of Appeals of Canton, 325 Mass. 297 (1950); D’Ambra v. Zoning Board of Appeal of Attleboro, 324 Mass. 61 (1949); Shea v.

Carpenter v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Framingham

352 Mass. 54 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 13, 1967

L. c. 40A, § 21, by way of an appeal from a decision of the zoning board of appeals of Framingham (board) upholding the granting of a building permit to the defendant Catalina Swim Club, Inc. … See, e.g., Montgomery County v. Merlands Club, Inc. 202 Md. 279 ; Steppler v. Board of Adjustment of Radnor Township, 5 D. & C. (Pa.) 2d 8.