Case law

Bradley v. Board of Zoning Adjustment

255 Mass. 160 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 27, 1926

The succinct statement of the principle, which, it is contended, strikes down these provisions of said § 20, is found in the opinion of Chief Justice Field in Brown v. … Welch v. Swasey, 193 Mass. 364 . Brodbine v. Revere, 182 Mass. 598 . Nelson v. State Board of Health, 186 Mass. 330 . Commonwealth v. Sisson, 189 Mass. 247 . Dewey v. Richardson, 206 Mass. 430 . Commonwealth v.

Sisk v. Board of Assessors

426 Mass. 651 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 6, 1998

Donovan v. Haverhill, 247 Mass. 69, 71 (1923). See Worcester v. Boston, 179 Mass. 41, 48 (1901); Parker v. Baxter, 2 Gray 185 , 189 (1854). … Co. v.

Carlson v. Board of Assessors

389 Mass. 1004 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 6, 1983

The amended statement alleged that “[t]he disproportion arises because, as a general rule, and in accordance with the practice of the Board of Assessors the Topsfield residential properties are assessed on their full, fair … Co. v. Assessors of Boston, 387 Mass. 1006 (1982). The board is not obliged to issue findings of fact in appeals under G. L. c. 58A, § 7A. The decisions of the Appellate Tax Board are affirmed. So ordered.

Flemings v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

431 Mass. 374 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 8, 2000

Each applied to the Teachers’ Retirement Board (board) to purchase creditable service under the provisions of the act based on the fact that the act states that it applies to members of the National Guard or Active Reserve … The board, CRAB, and the judge all denied the plaintiffs’ applications because none of the plaintiffs qualified as “[v]eteran[s]” pursuant to G. L. c. 32, § 1, and G. L. c. 4, § 7, Forty-third.

John Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 527962 v. Sex Offender Registry Board

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 11, 2025

No. 10800 v. Sex Offender Registry Bd., 459 Mass. 603, 633 (2011). … No. 3177 v. Sex Offender Registry Bd., 486 Mass. 749 , 757 (2021), quoting G.

Foster v. Board of Park Commissioners

131 Mass. 225 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 6, 1881

By § 5, the board shall estimate and determine all damages sustained by the taking of land, or other acts of the board in the execution of its powers; but any party aggrieved by such determination may have his damages assessed … The amendment of the record was within the powers vested in the board. Andover v. County Commissioners, 5 Gray, 393 . Gloucester v. County Commissioners, 116 Mass. 579 . Halleck v. Boylston, 117 Mass. 469 .

McNeill v. Board of Assessors

396 Mass. 603 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 21, 1986

Newton v. Commissioner of Revenue, 384 Mass. 115, 120 (1981). Macioci v. Commissioner of Revenue, 386 Mass. 752, 755-756 (1982). … See Johnson v. Martignetti, 374 Mass. 784, 791 (1978). Because “the board is a State agency charged with administering the tax abatement process, its determination is due some deference.” French v.

Hough v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

309 Mass. 534 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 9, 1941

Whitney v. Judge of the District Court of Northern Berkshire, 271 Mass. 448, 459 . Williams v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board, 304 Mass. 601 . Farrell v. Mayor of Revere, 306 Mass. 221 . … Given v. Johnson, 213 Mass. 251 . Sheehan Construction Co. v. Dudley, 299 Mass. 48 . Yoffa v. Shaw, 299 Mass. 516 . Petition dismissed.

Board of Assessors v. Innes

396 Mass. 564 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 16, 1986

Co. v. Assessors of Lynn, 393 Mass. 591, 601 (1984). … Commonwealth v. Russ, 232 Mass. 58, 73 (1919).

O'Brien v. Board of Election Commissioners

257 Mass. 332 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 22, 1926

Keene v. Board of Election Commissioners of the City of Boston were waived, and, therefore, that petition need not be considered. … Keene v. Board of Registrars of Voters of the City of Revere, the vote for Mr.

Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Board

460 Mass. 336 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 5, 2011

No. 972 v. Sex Offender Registry Bd., 428 Mass. 90, 100 (1998). See Doe v. … See Commonwealth v.

Grady v. Zoning Board of Appeals

465 Mass. 725 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 10, 2013

Wendy’s Old Fashioned *729 Hamburgers of N.Y., Inc. v. Board of Appeal of Billerica, 454 Mass. 374, 383 (2009), quoting DiGiovanni v. Board of Appeals of Rockport, 19 Mass. App. Ct. 339, 343 (1985). … Partnership v. Board of Appeals of Shirley, 461 Mass. 469, 475 (2012), but we remain “highly deferential” to a board’s interpretation of its own ordinances. Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers of N.Y., Inc. v.

Doliner v. Planning Board of Millis

343 Mass. 1 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 9, 1961

See Real Properties, Inc. v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 311 Mass. 430, 436 ; Tilton v. … See Brucato v. Lawrence, 338 Mass. 612, 617 .

Sawyer v. State Board of Health

125 Mass. 182 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 29, 1878

Sts. a. 26, § 52, to the boards of health of towns as by this section is given to the state board of health. … Belcher v. Farrar, 8 Allen, 325 .

Rettig v. Planning Board of Rowley

332 Mass. 476 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 5, 1955

They submitted to the defendant planning board a plan of a portion of their land entitled “Rowley Hills Section E” for a determination by the board that approval under the subdivision control law was not required, and, after … Bicknell Realty Co. v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 330 Mass. 676 . Pendergast v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 331 Mass. 555 . Cefalo v. Board of Appeal of Boston, ante, 178. Sheehan v.

Nelson v. State Board of Health

186 Mass. 330 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 5, 1904

The character of the action of a town board of health when it acts under these sections was considered in Salem v. Eastern Railroad, 98 Mass. 431 . … See Salem v. Eastern Railroad, 98 Mass. 431, 443 .

Carey v. Planning Board of Revere

335 Mass. 740 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 11, 1957

Milk Control Board, 313 Mass. 156 , and cases cited; Sunderland v. Building Inspector of North Andover, 328 Mass. 638 . Compare Circle Lounge & Grille, Inc. v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 324 Mass. 427, 431-432 . … Del Grosso v. Board of Appeal of Revere, 330 Mass. 29, 32 .

Mills v. Board of Conciliation & Arbitration

311 Mass. 223 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 31, 1942

Parker v. Clark, 104 Mass. 431, 433 . Rollins v. Townsend, 118 Mass. 224, 227 , and cases cited. Kabatchnick v. Hoffman, 226 Mass. 221, 224 . … National Labor Relations Board, 116 Fed. (2d) 760, 767. Morgan v. United States, 304 U. S. 1 . Wisconsin Telephone Co. v. Public Service Commission, 232 Wis. 274, 294 .

Marashlian v. Zoning Board of Appeals

421 Mass. 719 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 22, 1996

Board of Appeal of Boston, 324 Mass. 427, 430 (1949). The injury must be more than speculative, Tsagronis v. … Board of Appeals of Wareham, 415 Mass. 329, 335 (1993) (Abrams, J., dissenting), but the term “person aggrieved” should not be read narrowly. Marotta v. Board of Appeals of Revere, 336 Mass. 199, 204 (1957). Cummings v.

Mathewson v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

335 Mass. 610 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 29, 1957

In Hunt v. … In Hough v.