Case law

Roketenetz v. Board of Assessors

72 Mass. App. Ct. 907 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 18, 2008

See Assessors of Provincetown v. Vara-Sorrentino Realty Trust, 369 Mass. 692, 694 (1976). See also 831 Code Mass. Regs. § 1.25 (2007) (referring to G. L. c. 231, §§ 61-67); G. … See Camara v. Municipal Ct., 387 U.S. 523, 529 (1967). 2 Decision of the Appellate Tax Board affirmed.

Zanghi v. Board of Appeals

61 Mass. App. Ct. 82 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 3, 2004

Zanghi then filed a petition with the board of appeals of Bedford (board) to reverse the decision. After conducting a public hearing, the board unanimously voted to affirm the building inspector’s decision. … Serkin, Valuing Interest: Net Harm and Fair Market Value in Brown v. Legal Foundation of Washington, 37 Ind. L. Rev. 417 , 417 (2004). In Lopes v.

Shea v. Board of Selectmen

34 Mass. App. Ct. 333 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 15, 1993

He also ruled that the board’s principal authority, Ramponi v. Selectmen of Weymouth, 26 Mass. App. … See Adie v. Mayor of Holyoke, 303 Mass. 295, 300 (1939); Fur *338 long v. Ayers, 305 Mass. 455, 456-457 (1940); Whalen v. Holyoke, 13 Mass. App. Ct. 446, 454 (1982).

John Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 524174 v. Sex Offender Registry Board

Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 9, 2025

No. 234076 v. Sex Offender Registry Bd., 484 Mass. 666 , 668, 673 (2020). … L. c. 30A, § 14, in which review is confined to the record of board proceedings, and the facial constitutionality of the classification scheme is presumed. See Doe, Sex Offender Registry Bd. No. 10800 v.

Board of Selectmen v. Granfield

17 Mass. App. Ct. 1011 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 24, 1984

The selectmen brought this action to terminate the defendants’ use of certain premises as a boarding house. The complaint consisted of three counts. … See Neuhaus v. Building Inspector of Marlborough, 11 Mass. App. Ct. 230, 232-236 (1981); William C. Bearce Corp. v. Building Inspector of Brockton, 11 Mass. App. Ct. 930 (1981); McDonald’s Corp. v. Seekonk, 12 Mass.

Bowen v. Board of Appeals

36 Mass. App. Ct. 954 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 5, 1994

Dugout, Inc. v. Board of Appeals of Canton, 357 Mass. 25 (1970). As those cases and the decision in Prudential Ins. Co. v. Board of Appeals of Westwood, 23 Mass. App. … Co. v. Blakely, 372 Mass. 86, 87-88 (1977). Krupp v. Gulf Oil Corp., 29 Mass. App. Ct. 116 , 120 & n.4 (1990).

Heacock v. Rent Control Board

32 Mass. App. Ct. 31 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 29, 1992

See Trovato v. Walsh, 363 Mass. 533, 536 (1973). Mrs. … See Morris v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 405 Mass. 103, 110-111 (1989).

Britton v. Zoning Board of Appeals

59 Mass. App. Ct. 68 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 26, 2003

See, e.g., Pendergast v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 331 Mass. at 558-559 ; Tambone v. Board of Appeal of Stoneham, *74 348 Mass. 359, 362-365 (1965); MacGibbon v. … Board of Appeals of Duxbury, 356 Mass. at 640-641 ; Parseghian v. Board of Zoning Appeal of Cambridge, 7 Mass. App. Ct. 879 (1979); Fitzsimonds v. Board of Appeals of Chatham, 21 Mass. App. Ct. at 56-57 ; Blasco v.

Whitten v. Board of Appeals

38 Mass. App. Ct. 949 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 27, 1995

Bobrowski, Massachusetts Land Use and Planning Law § 6.1 (1993), citing Morin v. Board of Appeals of Leominster, 352 Mass. 620, 623 (1967), and Tamerlane Realty Trust v. Board of Appeals of Provincetown, 23 Mass. App. … See also the discussion of the meaning of “nonconforming use” in Mendes v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 28 Mass. App. Ct. 527, 528-529 (1990).

Lapidus v. Board of Appeal

51 Mass. App. Ct. 723 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 30, 2001

Compare, e.g., Kolodny v. … ”), with Vokes v.

Shaw v. Board of Selectmen

36 Mass. App. Ct. 924 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 2, 1994

Martin v. Crain, 471 U.S. 1077 (1985); Haskell v. School Comm. of Framingham, 17 Mass. App. Ct. 628, 631 (1984); Breslin v. School Comm. of Quincy, 20 Mass. App. Ct. 74, 80 (1985); Jermain v. … The cases of Debnam v. Belmont, 388 Mass. at 634-636 , and Gloucester v.

Corrigan v. Board of Appeals

35 Mass. App. Ct. 514 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 23, 1993

See Smalley v. Planning Bd. of Harwich, 10 Mass. App. Ct. 599, 603 (1980). There we said, “In acting under § 81P, a planning board’s judgment is confined to determining whether a plan shows a subdivision.” Id. at 604. … Another decision of major importance is Arrigo v. Planning Bd. of Franklin, 12 Mass. App. Ct. 802 (1981).

Goddard v. Board of Appeals

13 Mass. App. Ct. 1001 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 26, 1982

Lovequist v. Conservation Commn. of Dennis, 379 Mass. 7, 18-19 (1979). See Turnpike Realty Co. v. Dedham, 362 Mass. 221, 227-229 (1972). … MacGibbon v. Board of Appeals of Duxbury, 356 Mass. 635 (1970), does not control this case.

Arrigo v. Planning Board of Franklin

12 Mass. App. Ct. 802 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 21, 1981

The applicable principles are illustrated by Warren v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Amherst, 383 Mass. 1, 9-13 (1981), and Raia v. Board of Appeals of No. Reading, 4 Mass. App. Ct. 318, 321-322 (1976). … S ee McCarthy v. Board of Appeals of Ashland, 354 Mass. 660, 662 (1968).

Coombs v. Board of Selectmen

26 Mass. App. Ct. 379 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 16, 1988

Authy. v. Commonwealth, 9 Mass. App. Ct. 206, 223 (1980). … Hosmer, Inc. v. Commonwealth, 302 Mass. 495, 501 (1939).

Fairbairn v. Planning Board of Barnstable

5 Mass. App. Ct. 171 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 4, 1977

Commn. 335 Mass. 372, 374-375 (1957); Natick Trust Co. v. Board of Bank Incorporation, 337 Mass. 615, 617 (1958); First Church of Christ, Scientist v. … Wadell v. Board of Zoning Appeals, 136 Conn. 1, 8-10 (1949). Hyson v. Montgomery County, 242 Md. 55, 67 (1966).

Davis v. Zoning Board of Chatham

52 Mass. App. Ct. 349 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 27, 2001

See Cefalo v. Board of Appeals of Boston, 332 Mass. 178, 181 (1955); Ferrante v. Board of Appeals of Northampton, 345 Mass. 158, 162 (1962); Brockton Pub. Mkt., Inc. v. … Compare Martin v. Board of Appeals of Yarmouth, 20 Mass. App. Ct. 972, 973 (1985); Asack v. Board of Appeals of West-wood, 47 Mass. App.

Lisbon v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

41 Mass. App. Ct. 246 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 4, 1996

(the board) rejected Lisbon’s claim. … L. c. 32, § 7, ‘gives to the local board [and subsequently on appeal to this Board], the determination whether, on the relevant evidence, the causal relationship exists.’ Noone v.

Hopengarten v. Board of Appeals

17 Mass. App. Ct. 1006 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 22, 1984

See Maki v. Yarmouth, 340 Mass. 207, 213 (1960). Condition no. 7 is consistent with G. L. c. 40A, § 9, and with the by-law. … Ry. v. Aldermen of Newton, 371 Mass. 849, 852-853 (1977). Judgment affirmed. Conditions numbered 7 and 8 read (in part): “7.

Lewicki v. Board of Appeals

8 Mass. App. Ct. 906 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 27, 1979

See Sullivan v. Board of Appeals of Canton, 345 Mass. 117, 119 (1962); *907 Wolfson v. Sun Oil Co., 357 Mass. 87, 90-91 (1970); Cass v. Board of Appeal of Fall River, 2 Mass. App. Ct. 555, 557-559 (1974). … Contrast Dion v. Board of Appeals of Waltham, 344 Mass. 547, 551-552 (1962); O’Brian v. Board of Appeals of Brockton, 3 Mass. App. Ct. 740 (1975).