Case law

Seaman v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Holliston

340 Mass. 488 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 8, 1960

The decision of the board is to be judged on the facts adduced in the Superior Court. Pendergast v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 331 Mass. 555, 558-559 . … Nor can we rule that it was error in law for the board to determine, for Holliston, that such a business is not customarily incident to the use of the premises as a home. See Riverside v. Kuhne, 335 Ill.

School Committee of Springfield v. Board of Education

366 Mass. 315 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 12, 1974

School Comm. of Springfield v. Board of Educ. 362 Mass. 417 (1972) (Springfield I), and School Comm. of Springfield v. Board of Educ. 365 Mass. 215 (1974) (Springfield II). … See School Comm. of Boston v. Board of Educ. 363 Mass. 20 (1973) (Boston I); School Comm. of Boston v. Board of Educ. 363 Mass. 125 (1973) (Boston II); School Comm. of Boston v.

Zoning Board of Appeals v. Sugarbush Meadow, LLC

464 Mass. 166 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 14, 2013

See Board of Appeals of Hanover v. … Board of Appeals of Hanover v.

Board of Assessors of Cambridge v. Bellissimo

357 Mass. 198 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 6, 1970

This is an appeal from the Appellate Tax Board's (board) decision granting an exemption under G. … Assessors of Everett v. Formosi, 349 Mass. 727 .

Bill v. Board of Registration of Chiropractors

394 Mass. 779 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 9, 1985

See Arthurs v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 383 Mass. 299, 304 (1981). … See Gurry v. Board of Pub. Accountancy, ante 118, 129 (1985). Furthermore, the board’s sanctions are not unreasonable or excessive.

Inhabitants of Weston v. Board of Railroad Commissioners

205 Mass. 94 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 23, 1910

Mann, the clerk of the board, was properly joined as a respondent. … Derick v. Taylor, 171 Mass. 444 . Hollingsworth & Vose Co. v. Foxborough Water Supply District, 171 Mass. 450 . Worcester v. Lakeside Manuf. Co. 174 Mass. 299, 301 .

Zoning Board of Appeals v. Housing Appeals Committee

464 Mass. 38 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 8, 2013

See Boothroyd v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Amherst, 449 Mass. 333, 340 (2007), quoting Board of Appeals of Hanover v. … See Board of Appeals of Hanover v.

Middlesex Retirement System, LLC v. Board of Assessors

453 Mass. 495 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 31, 2009

The cases on which LLC relies, Brown, Rudnick, Freed & Gesmer v. Assessors of Boston, 389 Mass. 298 , 302- *501 303 (1983) (Brown, Rudnick), and H-C Health Servs., Inc. v. Assessors of S. Hadley, 42 Mass. App. … The board’s ruling that a retirement system’s personal property is not exempt from local taxation is error, for reasons previously discussed. See Essex County v. Salem, 153 Mass. 141, 142 (1891); Worcester County v.

Gamer v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Newton

346 Mass. 648 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 9, 1964

See Dodge v. Inspector of Bldgs. of Newburyport, 340 Mass. 382, 385-386 ; Van Arsdale v. Provincetown, 344 Mass. 146, 151 ; Kolodny v. Building Commr. of Brookline, ante, 289, 290, and cases cited. … MacKenzie v. School Comm. of Ipswich, 342 Mass. 612, 614 .

School Committee of Hatfield v. Board of Education

372 Mass. 513 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 6, 1977

See, e.g., Natick Trust Co. v. Board of Bank Incorporation, 337 Mass. 615, 617 (1958); Hayeck v. Metropolitan Dist. Comm’n, 335 Mass. 372, 374-375 (1957). … See, e.g., Good v. School Comm. of Cambridge, 354 Mass. 759 (1968); South Shore Nat’l Bank v. Board of Bank Incorporation, 351 Mass. 363, 365 (1966); First Church of Christ, Scientist v.

Bearce v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Brockton

351 Mass. 316 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 22, 1966

Sullivan v. Secretary of the Commonwealth, 233 Mass. 543, 546 . Ballard v. Maguire, 317 Mass. 130, 131-132 . Caputo v. Board of Appeals of Somerville, 330 Mass. 107, 111 . See Orient Realty Co. Inc. v. … Colabufalo v. Board of Appeal of Newton, 336 Mass. 213, 216-217 . See Gamer v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Newton, 346 Mass. 648, 649 .

Doe, SORB No. 76819 v. Sex Offender Registry Board

480 Mass. 212 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 1, 2018

Doe v. … School Comm. of Boston v. Board of Educ., 363 Mass. 20, 28 (1973).

City of Boston v. Commonwealth Employment Relations Board

453 Mass. 389 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 16, 2009

See Franklin v. Kettering, supra; Lamon v. Shawnee, supra; Ball v. Dodge City, supra. … See Board of Higher Educ., supra at 93; Massachusetts State Lottery Comm’n, 22 M.L.C. 1468, 1472 (1996).

Noe, SORB No. 5340 v. Sex Offender Registry Board

480 Mass. 195 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 1, 2018

No. 380316 v. … See Moe v.

McHugh v. Board of Zoning Adjustment of Boston

336 Mass. 682 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 5, 1958

Inc. v. Board of Zoning Adjustment of Boston, 328 Mass. 103, 106 . Devine v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Lynn, 332 Mass. 319, 321 . Blackman v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 334 Mass. 446, 449 . … See Bradley v. Zoning Adjustment Board of Boston, 255 Mass. 160, 165-167 ; Fandel v. Board of Zoning Adjustment of Boston, 280 Mass. 195, 197 .

Russell v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Brookline

349 Mass. 532 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 8, 1965

L. c. 40A, § 15 (3). 1 This was personal to the applicant, as in Barnhart v. Board of Appeals of Scituate, 343 Mass. 455, 458 . Blackman v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 334 Mass. 446, 450 . … Planning Bd. of Springfield v. Board of Appeals of Springfield, 338 Mass. 160, 165-166 . Ferrante v. Board of Appeals of Northampton, 345 Mass. 158, 161 . Sullivan v.

Lorantos v. Board of Assessors

372 Mass. 865 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 31, 1977

In Assessors of Saugus v. Baumann, 370 Mass. 36 (1976), we held that the Appellate Tax Board has no jurisdiction of hardship abatement cases arising under G. … Accordingly, the decisions of the Appellate Tax Board are reversed, and the cases are remanded to the board where the taxpayer’s appeals from the actions of the assessors are to be dismissed. So ordered.

Middlesex County v. Middlesex County Advisory Board

421 Mass. 477 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 12, 1995

Brennan v. … See also Somerville v. Somerville Mun.

School Committee of Brockton v. Teachers' Retirement Board

393 Mass. 256 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 8, 1984

Instead, the Legislature established the board “for the purpose of administering the teachers’ retirement system.” G. L. c. 15, § 16. In Bianchi v. … Welch v.

Board of Education v. School Committee of Quincy

415 Mass. 240 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 12, 1993

Group, Inc. v. 22 Boylston St. Corp., 412 Mass. 531, 539 (1992), quoting Boston Neighborhood Taxi Ass’n v. Department of Pub. … See Warcewicz v. Department of Envtl. Protection, 410 Mass. 548, 550 (1991). “The duty of statutory interpretation is for the courts.” Connery v. Commissioner of Correction, supra at 1010, quoting Cleary v.