Case law

Stewart v. Chairman of the Massachusetts Parole Board

35 Mass. App. Ct. 843 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 25, 1994

The court in Commonwealth v. … See News Group Boston, Inc. v. Commonwealth, 409 Mass. at 631 . Contrast Commonwealth v.

John Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Bd.

95 Mass. App. Ct. 1112 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 7, 2019

The Bible Speaks v. Board of Appeals of Lenox

8 Mass. App. Ct. 19 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 3, 1979

Inc. v. Board of Appeals of Haverhill, 5 Mass. App. Ct. 600, 605 [1977], quoting from Mount Hermon Boys’Sch. v. … In Radcliffe College v.

John Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Bd.

95 Mass. App. Ct. 1102 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 11, 2019

S. Volpe & Co. v. Board of Appeals of Wareham

4 Mass. App. Ct. 357 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 14, 1976

Simeone Stone Corp. v. Oliva, 350 Mass. 31, 37-38 (1965). See MacGibbon v. Board of Appeals of Duxbury, 356 Mass. at 638 ; Josephs v. Board of Appeals of Brookline, 362 Mass. at 295 . Cf. Damaskos v. … MacGibbon v. Board of Appeals of Duxbury, 369 Mass. at 520 ; Salah v. Board of Appeals of Canton, 2 Mass. App. Ct. 488, 497 (1974).

Curtin v. Board of Survey & Planning of Waltham

15 Mass. App. Ct. 978 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 1, 1983

The board rejected the'plaintiffs’ requests “because [they] had nothing to do with the petition,” took no action by way of a waiver of either of the last cited rules or regulations (contrast Lyman v. … See Wheatley v. Planning Bd. of Hingham, 7 Mass. App. Ct. 435, 449-450 (1979); Arrigo v. Planning Bd. of Franklin, 12 Mass. App. Ct. 802, 808-811 (1981).

SARA CLINE & Others v. PLANNING BOARD OF FRAMINGHAM & Others

Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 16, 2025

Marotta v. Board of Appeals of Revere, 336 Mass. 199, 204 (1957). … MacGibbon v. Board of Appeals of Duxbury, 356 Mass. 635, 639 (1970).

Martha's Vineyard Land Bank Commission v. Board of Assessors

62 Mass. App. Ct. 25 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 15, 2004

Petrucci v. Board of Appeals of Westwood, 45 Mass. App. Ct. 818 , 823 n.8 (1998). See Brook House Condominium Trust v. Automatic Sprinkler Appeals Bd., 414 Mass. 303, 306 (1993). … Petrucci v. Board of Appeals of Westwood, 45 Mass. App. Ct. at 822 n.7.

Massachusetts Sober Housing Corp. v. Automatic Sprinkler Appeals Board

66 Mass. App. Ct. 701 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 12, 2006

Finally, we owe deference to the board’s reasonable interpretation of its own statute. See AT&T v. Automatic Sprinkler Appeals Bd., 52 Mass. App. Ct. at 15 ; Massachusetts Org. of State Engrs. & Scientists v. … Labor Relations Commn., 389 Mass. 920, 924 (1983); Board of Educ. v. School Comm. of Quincy, 415 Mass. 240, 244 (1993).

Parseghian v. Board of Zoning Appeal of Cambridge

7 Mass. App. Ct. 879 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 14, 1979

The case was heard in the Superior Court upon a statement of agreed facts (compare Pelletier v. Board of Appeals of Leominster, 4 Mass. App. Ct. 58 [1976]; Costa v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Framingham, 6 Mass. App. … Bell v. Treasurer of Cambridge, 310 Mass. 484, 489 (1941). Green v. Board of Appeal of Norwood, 358 Mass. 253, 258 (1970).

A P East, Inc. v. Board of Assessors

40 Mass. App. Ct. 912 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 13, 1996

It is one of the more familiar principles of Massachusetts law that, the applications having been filed beyond the statutory period, the board lacked jurisdiction over the taxpayers’ appeals. See Assessors of Boston v. … Dodd for the Board of Assessors of Westborough. Decisions of the Appellate Tax Board affirmed.

West Beit Olam Cemetery Corp. v. Board of Assessors

89 Mass. App. Ct. 677 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 7, 2016

Mount Auburn Hosp. v. Assessors of Watertown, 55 Mass. App. Ct. 611, 616 (2002). In reviewing the board’s decision, “we affirm findings of fact . . . that are supported by substantial evidence.” Regency Transp., Inc. v. … Assessors of Sharon v.

New Boston Garden Corp. v. Board of Assessors

24 Mass. App. Ct. 122 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 4, 1987

v. … Compare Ott v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 276 Mass. 566, 574 (1931). Substantiality of the evidence supporting the board’s determination of fair market value.

Citgo Petroleum Corp. v. Planning Board of Braintree

24 Mass. App. Ct. 425 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 3, 1987

Smalley v. Planning Board of Harwich, 10 Mass. App. Ct. 599, 603 (1980). … The decision in Howland v.

Elder Care Services, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Appeals

17 Mass. App. Ct. 480 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 6, 1984

Building In *482 spector of Attleboro v. Attleboro Landfill, Inc., 383 Mass. at 111-112. Capone v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Fitchburg, 389 Mass. 617, 623-624 (1983). Noe v. Board of Appeals of Hingham, 13 Mass. App. … See also Capone v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Fitchburg, 389 Mass. at 624 . *483 As we said in Girard v. Board of Appeals of Easton, 14 Mass. App.

Blue Hill Cemetery, Inc. v. Board of Assessors

2 Mass. App. Ct. 602 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 15, 1974

Woodlawn Cemetery v. Everett, supra, at 361 . Almost a century later the Woodlawn case was distinguished in Assessors of Sharon v. Knollwood Cemetery, supra. … See Milton Hosp. & Convalescent Home v. Assessors of Milton, 360 Mass. 63, 70 (1971), and cases cited. The decision of the Appellate Tax Board is affirmed. So ordered. G.

Dorrance v. Zoning Board of Appeal of North Attleborough

7 Mass. App. Ct. 932 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 6, 1979

See Pierce v. Board of Appeals of Carver, 369 Mass. 804, 808 (1976); Costello v. Board of Appeals of Lexington, 3 Mass. App. Ct. 441, 442-443 (1975). … Vyskocil v. Vyskocil, 376 Mass. 137, 139 (1978).

J. & C. HOMES, INC. v. Planning Board of Groton

8 Mass. App. Ct. 123 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 17, 1979

See Strand v. Planning Bd. of Sudbury, 5 Mass. App. Ct. 18, 23-24 (1977); Patelle v. Planning Bd. of Woburn, 6 Mass. App. Ct. 951 (1978). See also Pieper v. Planning Bd. of Southborough, 340 Mass. 157,160-161 (1959). … See Roberts-Haverhill Associates v. City Council of Haverhill, 2 Mass. App. Ct. at 721 . The appeals in Superior Court No. 77-1871 are dismissed. So ordered.

Quinn v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF DALTON

18 Mass. App. Ct. 191 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 31, 1984

Rousseau v. Building Insp. of Framingham, 349 Mass. 31, 37 (1965); Gallagher v. Board of Appeals of Falmouth, 351 Mass. 410, 414 (1966). … See Selectmen of Kingston v. Board of Appeals of Kingston, 3 Mass. App. Ct. 704 (1975); Deibel v. Yorke, 4 Mass. App. Ct. 770 (1976). See also Ranney v. Board of Appeals of Nantucket, 11 Mass. App. Ct. 112, 119 (1981).

United Steelworkers of America v. Commonwealth Employment Relations Board

74 Mass. App. Ct. 656 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 20, 2009

Our review, therefore, is limited to determining whether the board’s decision is marred by legal error or is otherwise arbitrary, capricious, or an abuse of discretion. G. L. c. 30A, § 14(7). See Connolly v. … See Goncalves v. Labor Relations Commn., supra at 298. Decision of the Commonwealth Employment Relations Board-affirmed.