Case law

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.

Security Mills Ltd. Partnership v. Board of Appeals

413 Mass. 562 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 20, 1992

We think that our conclusion in this regard finds support in such cases as Glover Realty, Inc. v. Board of Appeals of Swampscott, 362 Mass. 890 (1973), Shuman v. … Aldermen of Newton, 361 Mass. 758, 764-765 (1972), and Shoppers’ World, Inc. v. Beacon Terrace Realty, Inc., 353 Mass. 63, 67-68 (1967).

Mayor & Aldermen of Worcester v. Board of Railroad Commissioners

113 Mass. 161 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 15, 1873

Parker v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 3 Cush. 107 . … Reynolds v. New Salem, 6 Met. 340 , 343.

Board of Assessors of Wilmington v. Avco Corp.

357 Mass. 704 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 18, 1970

The board of assessors of Wilmington (assessors) appeal from the decision of the Appellate Tax Board (board) which granted an exemption to Avco Corporation (Avco) of a part of real estate found to be exempt under the provisions … Bank v.

Board of Assessors v. B. A. Simeone, Inc.

359 Mass. 756 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 13, 1971

L. c. 58A, § 13, from a decision of the Appellate Tax Board granting an abatement of real estate taxes for the year 1968 assessed on a “Barber-Greene semiportable asphalt plant.” … Co. v. Lowell, 185 Mass. 114, 117 ; Chelsea v. Pickard T. Green Co. 319 Mass. 162, 166 . The board did not pass on the taxation of the machinery as personal property. Nor do we. Decision affirmed.

New England Forestry Foundation, Inc. v. Board of Assessors

468 Mass. 138 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 15, 2014

See, e.g., Holbrook Island Sanctuary v. Brooksville, 161 Me. 476, 486 (1965); Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Ass’n v. Board for the Assessment & Revision of Taxes of Berks County, 188 Pa. Super. 54, 57 (1958). … See, e.g., Wheaton College v.

Yakah v. Board of Bar Examiners

448 Mass. 740 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 12, 2007

That framework built on our earlier decision in Wei Jia v. … Osakwe v. Board of Bar Examiners, ante 85, 86 n.1 (2006) (Osakwe).

Nashoba Communications Ltd. Partnership v. Board of Assessors

429 Mass. 126 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 4, 1999

(emphasis in board’s decision). … We affirm the decision of the Appellate Tax Board. So ordered. We note that, as in Warner Amex Cable Communications Inc. v.

Springfield Young Men's Christian Ass'n v. Board of Assessors

284 Mass. 1 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 11, 1933

This is an appeal by the board of assessors of Springfield (hereafter called the assessors) from a decision by the Board of Tax Appeals (herein termed the board) abating certain taxes assessed against The Springfield Young … Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation v. J. G. McCrory Co. 280 Mass. 273, 278 . The question to be determined is whether there was error of law in the decision and rulings of the board. The governing statute is G. L.

Fitzgerald v. Board of Registration in Veterinary Medicine

399 Mass. 901 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 13, 1987

See Gurry v. Board of Pub. Accountancy, 394 Mass. 118, 121-125 (1985); Forziati v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 333 Mass. 125, 129 (1955). … See Langlitz v. Board of Registration of Chiropractors, 396 Mass. 374, 379 (1985); Bill v. Board of Registration of Chiropractors, 394 Mass. 779, 781 (1985).

Board of Assessors of Holyoke v. State Tax Commission

355 Mass. 223 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 15, 1969

This appeal from a decision of the Appellate Tax Board (the board) is a further stage in the litigation which was before this court on procedural issues in Assessors of Holyoke v. … See Ferrante v. Board of Appeals of Northampton, 345 Mass. 158, 162-163 .

Board of Assessors v. New England Oyster House, Inc.

362 Mass. 696 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 8, 1972

Assessors of Quincy v. Boston Consol. Gas Co. 309 Mass. 60, 72 . 3. The decision of the board was supported by substantial evidence. … New Brunswick v. New Jersey Div. of Tax Appeals, 39 N. J. 537, 546.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology v. Board of Assessors

422 Mass. 447 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 12, 1996

“In reviewing mixed questions of fact and law, the board’s expertise in tax matters must be recognized, and its decisions are due ‘some deference.’ ” Koch v. … See Sebestyen v. Assessors of Newton, 3 Mass. Appellate Tax Bd.

South Shore National Bank v. Board of Bank Incorporation

351 Mass. 363 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 7, 1966

In Natick Trust Co. v. Board of Bank Incorporation, 337 Mass. 615 , and City Bank & Trust Co. v. … This argument ignores the statement by Chief Justice Shaw in Brown v.

Zoning Board of Appeals v. Ardemore Apartments Ltd. Partnership

436 Mass. 811 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 15, 2002

Board of Appeals of Hanover v. Housing Appeals Comm., supra at 354. … See Board of Appeals of Hanover v. Housing Appeals Comm., 363 Mass. 339, 368 (1973); Burnham v.

Board of Assessors v. Commissioners of Hampshire County

416 Mass. 404 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 10, 1993

MacDonald v. Board of Health of Braintree, 347 Mass. 76, 77 (1964). In Palladino v. … Assessors of Lexington, supra at 550, quoting Gulf Oil Co. v. Board of Appeals of Framingham, 355 Mass. 275, 277 (1969).

Everett Town Taxi v. Board of Aldermen of Everett

366 Mass. 534 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 23, 1974

Circle Lounge & Grille, Inc. v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 324 Mass. 427, 429 (1949). Colantuoni v. Selectmen of Belmont, 326 Mass. 778, 779-780 (1951). Springfield Hotel Assn. Inc. v. … Inc. v. State Racing Commn. 342 Mass. 694, 702 (1961). South Shore Natl. Bank v. Board of Bank Incorporation, 351 Mass. 363, 367 (1966).

Mitchell v. Board of Selectmen of South Hadley

346 Mass. 158 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 31, 1963

Sunderland v. Building Inspector of No. Andover, 328 Mass. 638 . Atherton v. Selectmen of Bourne, 337 Mass. 250, 257-259 . … See Elmer v. Board of Zoning Adjustment of Boston, 343 Mass. 24 . The planning board was flatly opposed to changing the use restrictions for the locus.

Board of Education v. School Committee of Springfield

370 Mass. 37 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 5, 1976

Board of Educ., 362 Mass. 417 [1972]; School Comm. of Springfield v. Board of Educ., 365 Mass. 215 [1974]; School Comm. of Springfield v. Board of Educ., 366 Mass. 315 [1974], cert. denied, 421 U.S. 947 [1975]). … No. 1, Denver, Colo., 413 U.S. 189 (1973); Morgan v. Kerrigan, 509 F.2d 580 (1st Cir. 1974); Spangler v. Pasadena City Bd. of Educ., 311 F. Supp. 501 (C.D. Cal. 1970). 21 Among the cases cited were Keyes v. School Dist.

Board of Assessors of Sharon v. Knollwood Cemetery

355 Mass. 584 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 8, 1969

Auburn v. Unemployment Compensation Commn. 305 Mass. 288, 293-297. The assessors place great emphasis upon Woodlawn Cemetery v. Everett, 118 Mass. 354 . … It is suggested (see Donnelly v. Boston Catholic Cemetery Assn. 146 Mass. 163,166 ; Garden Cemetery Corp. v.