Case law

Liakas v. Planning Board of Dracut

95 Mass. App. Ct. 1104 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 25, 2019

Pierce v. Board of Appeals

3 Mass. App. Ct. 352 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 18, 1975

Following our decision in Pierce v. Board of Appeals of Carver, 2 Mass. App. … See also Cuzzi v. Board of Appeals of Medford, 2 Mass. App. Ct. 887 (1974); Curdo v. Russo, post, 730 (1975).

Villalobo v. Rent Board

6 Mass. App. Ct. 878 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 5, 1978

. § 403.1 et seq., had the effect of preempting entirely any jurisdiction of the rent board over the federally subsidized rental units occupied by the plaintiffs. See Boston v. Hills, 420 F. Supp. 1291 (D. … Polvere, for Rent Board of Boston. Alix Smullin for North American Development Company, Inc. So ordered.

Planning Board v. Gargiulo

11 Mass. App. Ct. 958 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 2, 1981

See Abbott v. Appleton Nursing Home, Inc., 355 Mass. 217, 221-222 (1969); Cass v. Board of Appeal of Fall River, 2 Mass. App. Ct. 555, 556-557 (1974); Planning Bd. of Framingham v. … Contrast Cavanaugh v. DiFlumera, 9 Mass. App. Ct. 396, 397-402 (1980). See also Shacka v. Board of Appeals of Chelmsford, 341 Mass. 593, 595 (1961); Coolidge v.

Hines v. Planning Board

24 Mass. App. Ct. 344 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 16, 1987

L. c. 40A, § 6, 4 and that in any event the denial by the board was arbitrary and capricious. A judge of the Superior Court, citing Island Properties, Inc. v. … McCarthy v. Planning Bd. of Edgartown, 381 Mass. at 88-89 .

Bishara v. Brown, Daltas & Associates, Inc.

21 Mass. App. Ct. 941 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 19, 1985

Md. 1950); Joo Seng Hong Kong Co. v. S.S. Unibulkfir, 493 F. Supp. 35 (S.D.N.Y. 1980). See also Mittenthal v. Mascagni, 183 Mass. 19, 23-24 (1903). … Co. v. American Independent Oil Co., 289 F.2d 346, 351 (2d Cir. 1961). Danford v. Schwabacher, 342 F. Supp. 65, 69 (N.D. Cal. 1972).

Copley v. Board of Appeals

1 Mass. App. Ct. 821 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 2, 1973

Gulf Oil Corp. v. Board of Appeals of Framingham, 355 Mass. 275 . Pendergast v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 331 Mass. 555, 559-560 . … This is not a case where the board’s decision is based on a legally untenable ground (see e.g., Tambone v. Board of Appeal of Stoneham, 348 Mass. 359 ) or is arbitrary (see e.g., Mahoney v.

Brooks v. Architectural Barriers Board

14 Mass. App. Ct. 584 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 2, 1982

See Levy v. Board of Registration & Discipline in Medicine, 378 Mass. 519, 524-526 (1979), and cases cited. … Louisville Cement Co. v. ICC, 246 U.S. 638, 642-644 (1918); Schwabacher v.

Durkin v. Boston Retirement Board

83 Mass. App. Ct. 116 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 18, 2013

As such, we affirm the decision of a judge of the District Court that determined that the Boston retirement board (board) correctly decided that Durkin’s pension was forfeited. Facts. Durkin was a Boston police officer. … As the Supreme Judicial Court wrote in Attorney Gen. v. McHatton, 428 Mass. 790, 793-794 (1999), quoting from Police Commr. of Boston v. Civil Service Commn., 22 Mass. App.

Doe v. Massachusetts Parole Board

82 Mass. App. Ct. 851 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 5, 2012

The parole board acknowledges that the conditions of parole must be reasonably related to the goals of supervised release. Cf. Commonwealth v. … The Attorney General and the parole board argued, and both judges relied on, Martin v.

Carabetta v. Board of Appeals

73 Mass. App. Ct. 266 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 4, 2008

See Smigliani v. Board of Appeals of Saugus, 348 Mass. 794 (1965); Giovannucci v. Board of Appeals of Plainville, 4 Mass. App. Ct. 239 (1976); Raia v. Board of Appeals of N. Reading, 4 Mass. App. … In Preston v. Board of Appeals of Hull, 51 Mass. App.

Cuzzi v. Board of Appeals

2 Mass. App. Ct. 887 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 11, 1974

McLaughlin v. Rockland Zoning Bd. of Appeals, 351 Mass. 678, 680-683 (1967). See Ladd v. Board of Appeal of Malden, 352 Mass. 777 (1967); Shaughnessy v. Board of Appeals of Lexington, supra, at 14. … Shaughnessy v. Board of Appeals of Lexington, supra, at 12.

Noe v. Board of Appeals

13 Mass. App. Ct. 103 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 27, 1982

In Casasanta v. … Not long after the decision in the Casasanta case this court, in Brown v. Board of Appeals of Manchester, 8 Mass. App.

Politano v. Board of Selectmen

12 Mass. App. Ct. 738 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 10, 1981

The town, relying on Jones v. … In Jones v.

McGee v. Board of Appeal

62 Mass. App. Ct. 930 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 30, 2004

See Circle Lounge & Grille, Inc. v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 324 Mass. 427, 432-433 (1949); Sherrill House, Inc. v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 19 Mass. App. Ct. 274, 275 (1985). 1. Standing. … See Tsagronis v. Board of Appeals of Wareham, 415 Mass. 329 , 330 & n.4 (1993); Bedford v. Trustees of Boston Univ., 25 Mass. App. Ct. 372, 377 & n.4 (1988). See also Federman v. Board of Appeals of Marblehead, 35 Mass.

Adams v. Board of Assessors

76 Mass. App. Ct. 180 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 26, 2010

LLC v. … The tax board properly abated the conveyance tax levied on the taxpayers’ land. The decision of the Appellate Tax Board is affirmed. So ordered. See Mann v. Assessors of Wareham, 387 Mass. 35, 35 (1982).

Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 190908 v. Sex Offender Registry Board

Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 5, 2026

No. 528042 v. … No. 10216 v.

Steege v. Board of Appeals

26 Mass. App. Ct. 970 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 9, 1988

The order stated that its enforcement would be “extended” if the Steeges filed for a special permit with the board of appeals (board). … Building Inspector of Mansfield v. Curvin, 22 Mass. App. Ct. at 403 , quoting from Webster v. Board of Appeals of Reading, 349 Mass. 17, 19 (1965). See Commonwealth v.

Bertrand v. Board of Appeals

58 Mass. App. Ct. 912 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 24, 2003

Nickerson v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Raynham, 53 Mass. App. Ct. 680, 682 (2002). … See, e.g., Tsagronis v. Board of Appeals of Wareham, 415 Mass. 329, 331-332 (1993). The size of a lot does not qualify as “shape of the land” grounds for the grant of a variance. Id. at 332 n.6. 3. Disposition.

Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 97000 v. Sex Offender Registry Board

Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 15, 2026

No. 68549 v. … No. 205614 v.