Case law

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 .

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.

Coady v. Board of Assessors

354 Mass. 237 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 3, 1968

The appellee board granted a partial exemption of one third of that amount. The case was heard on a statement of agreed facts- by the Appellate Tax Board, which filed a decision for the appellee board. … Hazleton v. Lesure, 9 Allen, 24 , 26 (Gray, J., quoting Lord Chief Justice Vaughan). See Holbrook v. Finney, 4 Mass. 566, 568 ; King v. Stetson, 11 Allen, 407 , 408.

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.

Mathewson v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

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

In Hunt v. … In Hough v.

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.

Boston v. Board of Education

392 Mass. 788 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 15, 1984

Boston commenced an action against the Board of Education (board) and the town of Brookline (Brookline) challenging this decision. … Commonwealth v. Graham, 388 Mass. 115, 125 (1983). See Doherty v.

Maddocks v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

369 Mass. 488 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 7, 1976

Bus Lines, Inc. v. Department of Pub. Util., 363 Mass. 61, 63 (1973); Framingham v. Department of Pub. Util., 355 Mass. 138, 144 (1969); LaPierre v. … Leen v. Assessors of Boston, 345 Mass. 494, 502 (1963). Cf. Hamilton v. Department of Pub. Util., 346 Mass. 130, 137 (1963). The appeal board’s decision is sufficient for this purpose. *498 4.

Gurry v. Board of Public Accountancy

394 Mass. 118 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 26, 1985

Board of Registration in Medicine, 383 Mass. 299, 300 , 304 n.11 (1981); Levy v. Board of Registration & Discipline in Medicine, 378 Mass. 519, 520 (1979); Harris v. … Board of Registration in Chiropody (Podiatry), 343 Mass. 536, 537 (1962); Giroux v. Board of Dental Examiners, 322 Mass. 251 (1948); Ott v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 276 Mass. 566, 572-573 (1931); Dugdale v.

City Manager v. Retirement Board

346 Mass. 638 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 7, 1964

See Wellesley College v. Attorney Gen. 313 Mass. 722, 731 ; Simeone Stone Corp. v. Board of Appeals of Bourne, 345 Mass. 188, 192 . … Despite the strong legislative intention (shown in the provisions just cited) to centralize most Plan E charter powers in the city council and the city manager (see Welch v.

Brown v. Chicopee Fire Fighters Ass'n, Local 1710

408 Mass. 1003 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 13, 1990

See Hahn v. Planning Bd. of Stoughton, 403 Mass. 332, 335 (1988). … See Mmoe v. Commonwealth, 393 Mass. 617, 620 (1985); McGowan v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., 388 Mass. 1003, 1004 (1983).

Hahn v. Planning Board of Stoughton

403 Mass. 332 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 8, 1988

Hahn and thirteen other residents of the town of Stoughton (collectively referred to as “Hahn”) to set aside the approval of a subdivision plan by the planning board of Stoughton (planning board) submitted by Salvatore B. … Palaza v. Superior Court, 393 Mass. 1001, 1002 (1984). Commonwealth v. Yelle, 390 Mass. 678, 686 (1984). We conclude that the single justice neither abused his discretion nor made an error of law.

MacDonald v. Board of Street Commissioners

268 Mass. 288 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 18, 1929

Lowell v. Boston, 111 Mass. 454, 463 . Lockwood v. Portland, (C.C.A.) 288 Fed. Rep. 480. Bellevue v. Bellevue Improvement Co. 65 Neb. 52, 59 . Kean v. Elizabeth, 25 Vroom, 462, 466. Coombs v. … The case at bar thus is quite distinguishable from Cary Library v. Bliss, 151 Mass. 364 ; Codman v. Crocker, 203 Mass. 146 ; Board of Commissioners v.

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.

Board of Assessors v. Dennehey

357 Mass. 243 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 9, 1970

L. c. 58A, § 7A, where the party appealing from the board’s decision is the appellant before the board, or where the assessed valuation of the property concerned exceeds $20,000 and the appellee before the board does not … Wooley v. Fall River, 220 Mass. 584, 589 . Menici v. Orton Crane & Shovel Co. 285 Mass. 499, 503-504 .

Goldman v. Planning Board of Burlington

347 Mass. 320 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 14, 1964

Church v. Building Inspector of Natick, 343 Mass. 266 . The revocation of the permits was an “order or decision” from which an appeal would lie. See Kolodny v. … Oil Co. v. Board of Appeals of Bedford, 338 Mass. 719, 723, 727 (permit by board of appeals that “in effect zoned the land for” the permitted use). *326 The plaintiff relies on Madden v. State Tax Commn. 333 Mass. 734 .

Kinney v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

330 Mass. 302 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 10, 1953

The former position is taken in Trotzier v. McElroy, 182 Ga. 719 , McBride v. Allegheny County Retirement Board, 330 Pa. 402 , Roddy v. Valentine, 268 N. Y. 228, 232 , and Driggs v. … Retirement *306 Board of Policemen’s Annuity & Benefit Fund of Chicago, 331 Ill. 193 , Talbott v. Independent School District of Des Moines, 230 Iowa, 949, 963-973 , Brown v. Highland Park, 320 Mich. 108 , Johnson v.

Medeiros v. Board of Aldermen

350 Mass. 767 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 7, 1966

This notice was not given and thus the action of the respondent board in granting the special permit was invalid. … Howe v. Attorney Gen. 325 Mass. 268, 270 , and eases cited.

D'Ambra v. Zoning Board of Appeal

324 Mass. 61 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 8, 1949

See Trask v. Searle, 121 Mass. 229, 231 ; Commonwealth v. Hayden, 211 Mass. 296, 297 . … The contemplated work on the building would be in the nature of alteration rather than construction or placing, see Boston & Albany Railroad v.

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.