Case law

Lynes v. Board of Selectmen

346 Mass. 59 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 6, 1963

Attorney Gen. v. Trehy, 178 Mass. 186, 188 . Skold v. Chief of Fire Dept. of Cambridge, 266 Mass. 513 . Kenney v. McDonough, 315 Mass. 689, 693 . … Unless the board, the appointing authority, 3 complied *62 with Rule 11 (2) the certification is void and the appointment never became effective. See Hartigan v. Civil Serv. Commrs. 252 Mass. 323 ; Ferrante v.

Murphy v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

463 Mass. 333 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 31, 2012

See Morris v. Board of Registration in Med., 405 Mass. 103, 110-111 , cert. denied, 493 U.S. 977 (1989). … See also Morris v. Board of Registration in Med., supra at 111.

Altman v. Board of Assessors

372 Mass. 276 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 31, 1977

L. c. 59, §§ 64, 65, a taxpayer may appeal to the Appellate Tax Board (board) from a refusal of an application for abatement of a tax of more than $1,500 on a parcel of real estate if he has paid “a sum not less than the … We hold that the board erred when it dismissed the appeal for want of jurisdiction. The facts are not in dispute.

Bulger v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

447 Mass. 651 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 9, 2006

Adm’rs & Supervisors v. … Bulger also informed the board that he would pay any accumulated interest on the undeducted amount when the appropriate sum had been calculated by the board. The board returned his check.

State Board of Retirement v. Woodward

446 Mass. 698 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 15, 2006

Nantucket v. … See Valenzuela v. Brown, 186 Ariz. 105, 110 (Ct. App. 1996); Old Lincoln County Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Justice County Mut. Ins. Co., 237 S.W.2d 678, 679 (Tex. Civ. App. 1951). It excludes all discretionary consideration.

McCarthy v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

342 Mass. 45 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 7, 1961

Baruffaldi v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd. 337 Mass. 495 . … Nor is this a case where the decision of the appeal board is not in accord with the facts found. Compare Baruffaldi v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd. 337 Mass. 495, 498-502 .

Board of Assessors v. Diab

396 Mass. 560 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 16, 1986

Ordinarily, “[t]he board is entitled to select valuation methods, as long as they are reasonable and supported by the record.” North American Philips Lighting Corp. v. … Assessors of Lynn, 392 Mass. 296, 299 (1984), quoting Blakeley v. Assessors of Boston, 391 Mass. 473, 477 (1984).

Clarke v. Board of Collegiate Authority

327 Mass. 279 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 3, 1951

Newcomb v. Board of Aldermen of Holyoke, 271 Mass. 565, 567 , and cases cited. Scannell v. State Ballot Law Commission, 324 Mass. 494, 502-503 . … Boott Mills v. Board of Conciliation & Arbitration, 311 Mass. 223, 227 . Burns v. Thomas Cook & Sons, Inc. 317 Mass. 398, 402 .

Kavet v. Board of Assessors

376 Mass. 927 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 24, 1978

See Assessors of Weymouth v. Curtis, 375 Mass. 493, 501 (1978), citing Shoppers’ World, Inc. v. Assessors of Framingham, 348 Mass. 366 , 377-378 n.10 (1965). … L. c. 58A, § 13; Beardsley v. Assessors of Foxborough, 369 Mass. 855 , 856 n.3 (1976).

Lyman v. Planning Board of Winchester

352 Mass. 209 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 8, 1967

See Rounds v. … See Gordon v.

Board of Assessors v. Smith

357 Mass. 778 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 3, 1970

The board was warranted, in its discretion, in receiving his testimony as to the value. Willey v. Cafrella, 336 Mass. 623, 624-625 . Southwick v. Massachusetts Turnpike Authy. 339 Mass. 666, 668-669 . Root v. … Decisions of the Appellate Tax Board affirmed.

Brown v. Office of the Commissioner of Probation

475 Mass. 675 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 11, 2016

A divided panel of the Appeals Court affirmed the judgment, see Brown v. Office of the Commissioner of Probation, 87 Mass. App. … After the Appeals Court affirmed the decision, see Brown v. Office of the Commissioner of Probation, 84 Mass. App.

Hunt v. Board of Appeals

352 Mass. 782 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 5, 1967

The judge, after hearing, quite rightly annulled the decision of the board. The board made none of the findings requisite to the granting of a variance. G. L. c. 40A, § 15. Barnhart v. … Board of Appeals of Scituate, 343 Mass. 455 . Coolidge v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Framingham, 343 Mass. 742, 744-745 .

Madden v. Board of Election Commissioners

251 Mass. 95 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 28, 1925

Andrews v. Board of Registrars of Voters of Easton, 246 Mass. 572, 574 . The duty of the respondents upon the facts found was ministerial or administrative as distinguished from political. … Dryden v. Swinburne, 20 West Va. 89. State v. McGeary, 69 Vt. 461 . Dobbs v. Buford, 128 Ga. 483 . Batterton v. Fuller, 6 S. Dak. 257. Woll v. Jensen, 36 N. Dak. 250. Barnum v. Gilman, 27 Minn. 466 .

Shawmut Mills v. Board of Assessors

271 Mass. 358 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 27, 1930

Dalton v. Hinsdale, 6 Mass. 501 . Oakham v. Sutton, 13 Met. 192 , 197. Greene v. Taunton, 1 Greenl. 228. Gorham v. Calais, 4 Greenl. 475. … Taber Mill v. Board of Assessors of New Bedford, 261 Mass. 432 . Exceptions overruled.

Cassier v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

332 Mass. 237 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 9, 1955

This board, which will hereinafter be called the appeal board, affirmed the decision of the local board. By this petition for certiorari the petitioner seeks to quash the decision of the appeal board. … [appeal board] in turn made an error of law in ruling that the . . . [local board] did not err in its decision.”

Boothroyd v. Zoning Board of Appeals

449 Mass. 333 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 14, 2007

See Board of Appeals of Hanover v. … For an overview of the Act, see Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Wellesley v. Ardemore Apartments Ltd. Partnership, 436 Mass. 811, 814-816 (2002); Board of Appeals of Hanover v.

Miller v. Board of Assessors

350 Mass. 629 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 28, 1966

This is an appeal from a decision of the Appellate Tax Board upholding the denial by the appellee board of assessors of Wenham (assessors) of an application for the abatement of real estate taxes for 1960. … The case was heard in the Appellate Tax Board on an “Agreed Statement of Facts.”

Gaffney v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

423 Mass. 1 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 13, 1996

By 1990, his accumulated deductible contributions held by the Contributory Retirement Board of Shrews-bury (board) totalled $21,729.83. … The board refused, on the basis that G.

Britton v. Board of Bar Examiners

471 Mass. 1015 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 30, 2015

See Rule V.1.2 of the Rules of the Board of Bar Examiners (2010). b. Litigation history. … Strigler v. Board of Bar Examiners, 448 Mass. 1027, 1029 (2007), quoting Matter of Prager, supra.