Case law

Children's Hospital Medical Center v. Board of Assessors

393 Mass. 266 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 8, 1984

Co. v. Assessors of Easthampton, 277 Mass. 180, 188 (1931). 4 The decision of the Appellate Tax Board is reversed and the case is remanded to the board for further proceedings in conformity with this opinion. … As we noted in MacDonald v.

Gulf Oil Corp. v. Board of Appeals of Framingham

355 Mass. 275 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 31, 1969

The board is not compelled ta grant a permit. It has a discretionary power. See Pendergast v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 331 Mass. 555, 557 ; Bottomley v. Board of Appeals of Yarmouth, 354 Mass. 474, 476-477 . … Board of Appeal of Stoneham, 348 Mass. 359 ) or is “unreasonable, whimsical, capricious, or arbitrary” (see e.g. Pendergast v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 331 Mass. 555, 559-560 ; Mahoney v.

Phillips v. Board of Appeals of the Building Department

286 Mass. 469 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 26, 1934

Norcross v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 255 Mass. 177, 185, 186 . Coleman v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 281 Mass. 112, 116-117 . Amero v. Board of Appeal of Gloucester, 283 Mass. 45 . … Coleman v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 281 Mass. 112 . People v. Walsh, 244 N. Y. 280, 287 . Circumstances which led to a different result in Hammond v. Board of Appeal of Springfield, 257 Mass. 446 , Marinelli v.

Marinelli v. Board of Appeal of the Building Department

275 Mass. 169 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 1, 1931

Gleason v. Sloper, 24 Pick. 181 , 184. Wright v. Tukey, 3 Cush. 290 , 300. Brewer v. Boston, Clinton & Fitchburg Railroad, 113 Mass. 52, 57 . Onset Street Railway v. County Commissioners, 154 Mass. 395, 400 . Kane v. … Bradley v. Board of Zoning Adjustment of Boston, 255 Mass. 160, 163 . Exceptions overruled.

Doe v. Board of Registration in Medicine

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 1, 2020

See Raymond v. Board of Registration in Med., 387 Mass. 708, 713 (1982); Levy v. Board of Registration & Discipline in Med., 378 Mass. 519, 527-528 (1979). … L. c. 112, § 5; Langan v. Board of Registration in Med., 477 Mass. 1023, 1025 (2017), quoting Sugarman v.

Kaplan v. Board of Public Accountancy

452 Mass. 1026 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 26, 2008

Accord Murphy v. … Commonwealth v.

School Committee of Boston v. Board of Education

364 Mass. 199 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 29, 1973

Board of Educ. 363 Mass. 20 (1973) (Boston I), and School Comm. of Boston v. Board of Educ. 363 Mass. 125 (1973) (Boston II). … School Comm. of Springfield v. Board of Educ. 362 Mass. 417, 433 (1972).

Whelan v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Norfolk

430 Mass. 1009 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 2, 2000

Guiragossian v. Board of Appeals of Watertown, 21 Mass. App. Ct. 111, 115 (1985), citing Damaskos v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 359 Mass. 55, 61 (1971). “Under G. … Tsagronis v. Board of Appeals ofWareham, 415 Mass. 329, 332 (1993).

Marshal House, Inc. v. Rent Control Board of Brookline

358 Mass. 686 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 10, 1971

School Comm. of Boston v. Board of Educ. 352 Mass. 693, 699 . Druzik v. Board of Health of Haverhill, 324 Mass. 129 , 138- *695 139. … S. 503 , Chatlos v. Brown, 136 F. 2d 490 (Emer. Ct. App.), Wilson v. Brown, 137 F. 2d 348 (Emer. Ct. App.), Hillcrest Terrace Corp. v. Brown, 137 F. 2d 663 (Emer. Ct. App.), and Spaeth v. Brown, 137 F. 2d 669 (Emer. Ct.

Bicknell Realty Co. v. Board of Appeal of Boston

330 Mass. 676 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 30, 1953

Board of Appeal of Boston, 255 Mass. 177, 185 ; Otto v. Steinhilber, 282 N. Y. 71, 77 ; Hickox v. Griffin, 298 N. … The facts found do not warrant the action of the board. Coleman v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 281 Mass. 112 . Phillips v. Board of Appeals of Springfield, 286 Mass. 469 . Brackett v.

Mitchell v. Board of Bar Examiners

452 Mass. 582 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 20, 2008

Board of Bar Examiners, 427 Mass. 777, 783 (1998) (Wei Jia), quoting Tocci, 413 Mass. at 548 . See Osakwe v. Board of Bar Examiners, 448 Mass. 85, 89 (2006) (Osakwe). … Novak v. Board of Bar Examiners, 397 Mass. 270, 273 (1986). Changes may be occurring.

Boston Edison Co. v. Board of Selectmen of Concord

355 Mass. 79 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 19, 1968

As the court said in Weld v. Board of Gas & Elec. … See Cheney v. Barker, 198 Mass. 356, 365-367 (mandamus may be had against a board of aldermen to permit opening a street).

Hammond v. Board of Appeal of the Building Department

257 Mass. 446 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 23, 1926

The governing principles of law have been recently set forth at length in Bradley v. Zoning Adjustment Board of Boston, 255 Mass. 160, 163, 173, 174 , and Norcross v. Board of Appeal, 255 Mass. 177, 184-186 . … The case at bar falls within the authority of Norcross v. Board of Appeal, supra. Petition dismissed.

Board of Survey v. Bay State Street Railway Co.

224 Mass. 463 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 21, 1916

In granting locations for street railways, boards of, selectmen and boards of aldermen are public officers and not agents of their respective towns and cities. … Springfield v. Springfield Street Railway, 182 Mass. 41 . Worcester v. Worcester Consolidated Street Railway, 182 Mass. 49 ; S. C. affirmed in 196 U. S. 539 . See also Southern Wisconsin Railway v. Madison, 240 U.

Coleman v. Board of Appeal of the Building Department

281 Mass. 112 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 28, 1932

The present case is distinguishable in its facts from that case and is governed by Prusik v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 262 Mass. 451, 457, 458 . See also Bradley v. … Zoning Adjustment Board of Boston, 255 Mass. 160 ; Norcross v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 255 Mass. 177, 185, 186 . Exceptions overruled.

School Committee of Springfield v. Board of Education

365 Mass. 215 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 1, 1974

School Comm. of Boston v. Board of Educ. 363 Mass, at 131. … See Brown v. Board of Educ. of Topeka, 347 U. S. 483 (1954); Greens. County Sch. Bd. of New Kent County, 391 U. S. 430 (1968); Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Bd. of Educ. 402 U. S. 1 (1971); Keyes s. School Dist.

Lynn Hospital v. Board of Assessors of Lynn

383 Mass. 14 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 18, 1981

. & Convalescent Home v. … . & Convalescent Home v. Assessors of Milton, supra. See St. Paul’s School v.

Board of Appeals of Hanover v. Housing Appeals Comm.

363 Mass. 339 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 22, 1973

Board of Appeals of Gloucester, 333 Mass. 114 ; MacGibbon v. Board of Appeals of Duxbury, 356 Mass. 635 . … See Green v. Board of Appeal of Norwood, 358 Mass. 253, 256 .

Commissioner of Public Health v. Board of Health

350 Mass. 507 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 4, 1966

This is a bill in equity brought by the Commissioner of Public Health of the Commonwealth (Commissioner) against the members of the board of health of the town of Tewksbury (board), the members of the board of selectmen of … Welfare v. Billerica, ante, 56, 57. The decree enforcing the decision of the department was proper. Decree affirmed.

Fox Ridge Associates & Co. v. Board of Assessors

392 Mass. 652 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 7, 1984

See, e.g., New Boston Garden Corp. v. Assessors of Boston, 383 Mass. 456,465-466 (1981). … See, e.g., Boston Edison Co. v. Assessors of Watertown, 387 Mass. 298, 302 (1982); New Boston Garden Corp. v. Assessors of Boston, supra.