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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.
Cited 30 timesPublishedNashoba 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.
Cited 4 timesPublishedMiddlesex & Boston Street Railway Co. v. Board of Aldermen
371 Mass. 849 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 10, 1977
Neither do we reach the extended argument by the board in favor of a liberal, sometimes referred to as “non- *859 Euclidean” 7 (see Euclid v. … error under the rule discussed and applied in Gildea v.
Cited 17 timesPublishedGem Properties, Inc. v. Board of Appeals of Milton
341 Mass. 99 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 16, 1960
See Pendergast v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 331 Mass. 555, 557-560 ; Sheehan v. Board of Appeals of Saugus, 332 Mass. 188, 189 . Cf. McHugh v. Board of Zoning Adjustment of Boston, 336 Mass. 682, 690 . … See Barney S Carey Co. v. Milton, 324 Mass. 440, 444-450 . See also Caputo v. Board of Appeals of Somerville, 331 Mass. 547, 549 ; Shapiro v. Cambridge, 340 Mass. 652, 658 .
Cited 17 timesPublishedNorthampton Nursing Home, Inc. v. Board of Assessors
383 Mass. 884 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 13, 1981
The Board of Assessors (board) has appealed from the abatement granted to the taxpayer for fiscal year 1978. There was no error in either case. 1. … Assessors of Quincy v. Boston Consol. Gas. Co., 309 Mass. 60, 64 (1941). There is nothing to the contrary in Correia v. New Bedford Redevelopment Auth., 375 Mass. 360 (1978).
Cited 3 timesPublishedYD Dugout, Inc. v. Board of Appeals of Canton
357 Mass. 25 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 10, 1970
Board of Appeals of Gloucester, 333 Mass. 114, 116-119 ; Coolidge v. Planning Bd. of No. Andover, 337 Mass. 648, 650-651 ; Shoppers’ World, Inc. v. … Weld v. Board of Appeals of Gloucester, 345 Mass. 376, 378-379 .
Cited 27 timesPublishedMoore Drop Forging Co. v. Board of Conciliation & Arbitration
239 Mass. 434 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 16, 1921
This is an appeal from a decree dismissing a suit in equity brought to restrain the defendants, constituting the Board of Conciliation and Arbitration, from holding a hearing under G. … Plant v. Woods, 176 Mass. 492 . Nute v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 214 Mass. 184 . Folsom Engraving Co. v. McNeil, 235 Mass. 269, 278 .
Cited 4 timesPublishedBoard of Assessors v. Flying Tiger Line Inc.
404 Mass. 359 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 15, 1989
The assessors and the board for different reasons have relied on Atlantic Maritime Co. v. Gloucester, 228 Mass. 519, 526 (1917). … Zantop Air Transp. v. County of San Bernardino, 246 Cal. App. 2d 433, 437-438 (1966). We do not indorse all the board’s reasoning.
Cited 2 timesPublishedBoard 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.
Cited 2 timesPublishedEastern Energy Corp. v. Energy Facilities Siting Board
419 Mass. 151 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 13, 1994
Friedman v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 414 Mass. 663, 665 (1993) . See Attorney Gen. v. Department of Pub. Utils., 390 Mass. 208, 212-213 (1983) (rejecting argument that Mass. R. Civ. … See Massachusetts Oilheat Council v. Department of Pub. Utils., 418 Mass. 798, 801 (1994) ; Attorney Gen. v. Department of Pub. Utils., supra at 213; Schulte v.
Cited 3 timesPublishedBoyd v. Board of Registrars of Voters of Belchertown
368 Mass. 631 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 30, 1975
See O’Brien v. Election Comm’rs of Boston, 257 Mass. 332, 338 (1926); Swift v. Registrars of Voters of Quincy, 281 Mass. 271, 277 (1932). … Leggate v. Clark, 111 Mass. 308, 310 (1873).
Cited 8 timesPublishedCity Bank & Trust Co. v. Board of Bank Incorporation
346 Mass. 29 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 3, 1963
In his rulings the judge referred to Natick Trust Co. v. Board of Bank Incorporation, 337 Mass. 615 , also a petition purportedly under G. … Brennan v. Election Commrs. of Boston, 310 Mass. 784, 786 . Cline *32 v. Cline, 329 Mass. 649, 652 .
Cited 17 timesPublishedParsons v. Mobile Home Park Rent Control Board
423 Mass. 631 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 26, 1996
Imbler v. Pachtman, 424 U.S. 409, 417 (1976).” Carey *635 v. Piphus, 435 U.S. 247, 253 (1978). … Regents of State Colleges v. Roth, 408 U.S. 564, 569 (1972). See Lowe v.
Cited 3 timesPublishedBoard of Appeals of Maynard v. Housing Appeals Comm.
370 Mass. 64 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 5, 1976
In such cases only the board retains the power to override requirements and regulations in order to grant a comprehensive permit. Board of Appeals of Hanover v. … Those remedies do not include action by the board or HAC. Cf. Christoffels v. Alton Properties, Inc. 362 Mass. 862 (1972); Green v. Board of Appeals of Norwood, 358 Mass. 253, 264 (1970) . 7. Findings and rulings.
Cited 21 timesPublishedGeneral Dynamics Corp. v. Board of Assessors of Quincy
388 Mass. 24 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 21, 1983
See, e.g., French v. Assessors of Boston, 383 Mass. 481, 482-483 (1981) (upholding Appellate Tax Board’s determination that single family residences are a “class”). … See Cohen v. Board of Registration in Pharmacy, 350 Mass. 246, 253 (1966), relying on Universal Camera Corp. v. NLRB, 340 U.S. 474, 488 (1951), construing similar language in the Federal Administrative Procedure Act.
Cited 17 timesPublishedMassachusetts Teachers' Retirement System v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board
466 Mass. 292 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 28, 2013
Sex Offender Registry Bd., 456 Mass. 801, 809 (2010), quoting Massachusetts Fed’n of Teachers v. Board of Educ., 436 Mass. 763, 771 (2002). … See Biogen IDEC MA, Inc. v. Treasurer & Receiver Gen., 454 Mass. 174, 186-187 (2009); Goldberg v. Board of Health of Granby, 444 Mass. 627, 632-634 (2005) (Goldberg).
Cited 8 timesPublishedMargo Roman v. Board of Registration in Veterinary Medicine
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 6, 2025
Kippenberger v. Board of Registration in Veterinary Med., 448 Mass. 1035, 1035 (2007), quoting Weinberg v. Board of Registration in Med., 443 Mass. 679, 685 (2005). … Schoeller v. Board of Registration of Funeral Directors & Embalmers, 463 Mass. 605, 614 (2012), quoting Weinberg v. Board of Registration in Med., 443 Mass. 679, 689 (2005).
Cited 0 timesPublishedJordan Marsh Co. v. Board of Assessors of Malden
359 Mass. 106 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 19, 1971
Assessors of Quincy v. Boston Consol. Gas Co. 309 Mass. 60, 72 . See State Tax Commn. v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. 344 Mass. 471 . 2. … See Assessors of New Braintree v.
Cited 10 timesPublishedUnited Reis Homes, Inc. v. Planning Board of Natick
359 Mass. 621 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 11, 1971
We need not speculate as to circumstances in which the planning board might properly substitute its judgment for that of the board of health. See Daley Constr. Co. Inc. v. … Compare as to the relation of a planning board to a water board, Rounds v. Water & Sewer Commrs. of Wilmington, 347 Mass. 40, 43 ; Garabedian *624 v. Water & Sewerage Bd. of Medfield, ante, 404, 405, 406. 2.
Cited 19 timesPublishedSimeone Stone Corp. v. Board of Appeals of Bourne
345 Mass. 188 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 4, 1962
Board of Appeals of Winchester, 344 Mass. 598, 600-602 . Compare also Vasilakis v. Haverhill, 339 Mass. 97,100 . … See Barnhart v. Board of Appeals of Scituate, 343 Mass. 455, 456-458 .
Cited 12 timesPublished
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