Case law

Smith v. Sex Offender Registry Board

65 Mass. App. Ct. 803 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 24, 2006

See Brown v. Guerrier, 390 Mass. 631, 632-633 (1983); Commonwealth v. Clint C., 430 Mass. 219, 226-227 (1999). … Student No. 9 v. Board of Educ., 440 Mass. 752, 762-763 (2004).

Zambernardi v. Board of Selectmen

2 Mass. App. Ct. 873 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 24, 1974

L. c. 80, § 5, or any appeal from the board’s disposition thereof to the Superior Court under G. L. c. 80, § 7. Hitchcock v. Aldermen of Springfield, 121 Mass. 382, 386 (1876). Chilson v. … Compare Bowditch v. Superintendent of Sts. of Boston, 168 Mass. 239, 240-241 (1897). Contrast Stark v. Boston, 180 Mass. 293, 295 (1902); Phillips v. Boston, 209 Mass. 329, 333 (1911).

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.

Crofts v. Board of Assessors

261 Mass. 191 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 11, 1927

In the years 1898,1900,1901 and 1903, this court, in Weed v. Mayor & Aldermen of Boston, 172 Mass. 28 ; Dexter v. Boston, 176 Mass. 247 ; Lorden v. Coffee, 178 Mass. 489 ; and White v. … See Carson v. Brockton, 175 Mass. 242 ; Hall v. Street Commissioners, 177 Mass. 434 . The reasoning of the opinions in Union Street Railway v.

Figueiredo v. Rent Control Board

26 Mass. App. Ct. 661 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 16, 1988

The board and the tenants go to some length to distinguish Vincent v. Rent Control Bd. of Cambridge, 23 Mass. App. … Current owners may not . remove rental units without a removal permit from the board. See Slade v. McLaughlin, supra; Vincent v. Rent Control Bd. of Cambridge, supra at 928. Judgment affirmed.

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).

Sullivan v. Board of Selectmen

346 Mass. 784 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 29, 1964

Caires v. Building Commr. of Hingham, 323 Mass. 589, 594 . And the adoption of the change with the amendment was proper. … Compare Burlington v. Dunn, 318 Mass. 216, 218-220 , cert. den. sub nom. Dunn v. Burlington, 326 U. S. 739 , with Fish v. Canton, 322 Mass. 219, 222-223 .

Moscatiello v. Board of Assessors

36 Mass. App. Ct. 622 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 7, 1994

The board of assessors denied the application, and, on appeal under G. L. c. 59, §§ 64 & 65, the Appellate Tax Board reversed without explicating its reasons. The Boston assessors appealed. … Decision of Appellate Tax Board reversed. Under G.

Chase v. Board of Selectmen

2 Mass. App. Ct. 159 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 10, 1974

Little-ton (board) denying his application under G. … The former is the board; we do not know the identity of the latter. The board did not state any reason for its denial. See Bennett v. Aldermen of Chelsea, 361 Mass. 802, 807 (1972), and cases cited.

Nasca v. Board of Appeals

27 Mass. App. Ct. 47 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 23, 1989

A Superior Court judge, on May 22, 1987, annulled the action of the board and remanded the matter for further proceedings. At the behest of the planning board in June, 1987, the town amended § V, par. … It was appropriate for the board to consider the by-law in effect at the time of its decision. Cf. Lee v. Board of Appeals of Harwich, 11 Mass. App. Ct. 148, 153-154 (1981). G.

Costa v. Board of Selectmen

6 Mass. App. Ct. 516 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 25, 1978

Compare Ray v. Mayor of Everett, 328 Mass. 305, 309-310 (1952), with Stiles v. Municipal Council of Lowell, 229 Mass. 208, 210 (1918), and Beaumont v. … Contrast Scott v.

Devine v. Board of Health

66 Mass. App. Ct. 128 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 14, 2006

Commonwealth v. Smith, 431 Mass. 417, 421 (2000), quoting from Registrar of Motor Vehicles v. Board of Appeals on Motor Vehicle Liab. Policies & Bonds, 382 Mass. 580, 585 (1981). See Capone v. … The cases upon which the board relies, moreover, arise in different circumstances. Cf. Zuckerman v.

Marcus v. Board of Street Commissioners

252 Mass. 331 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 21, 1925

This defect in the application “goes to the jurisdiction of the board of street commissioners.” Wright v. Lyons, 224 Mass. 167, 168 . Cheney v. Coughlin, 201 Mass. 204, 209 . It is not a mere technical error. … Hanley v. Cook, 245 Mass. 563, 565 . The functions reposed in the board of street commissioners by the statute are quasi judicial in their nature and not purely executive or administrative.

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.

Pieper v. PLANNING BOARD OF SOUTHBOROUGH.

340 Mass. 157 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 17, 1959

See Boston v. Nielsen, 305 Mass. 429, 432-433 ; Elfman v. Glaser, 313 Mass. 370, 376 ; Gordon v. Lewitsky, 333 Mass. 379, 381 . 4. In Daley Constr. Co. Inc. v. … Conveyancers must be able to rely upon the required records of board action, which should be carefully made and maintained. See Carey v. Planning Bd. of Revere, 335 Mass. 740, 745 ; S. C. 335 Mass. 746, 747-748 .

Henry v. Board of Appeals

36 Mass. App. Ct. 54 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 8, 1994

Steege v. Board of Appeals of Stow, 26 Mass. App. Ct. 970, 971 (1988). See also Sturbridge v. McDowell, 35 Mass. App. Ct. 924, 925 (1993). Webster’s Third New Intl. … The board relies upon our decision in Old Colony Council-Boy Scouts of America v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Plymouth, 31 Mass. App. Ct. 46, 47-49 (1991).

Foster v. Board of Park Commissioners

133 Mass. 321 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 7, 1882

Hitchcock v. … Sts. c. 25, § 6, in consequence, perhaps, of the decision in Callender v. Marsh, 1 Pick. 418 . See Brown v. Lowell, 8 Met. 172 .

Mieczkowski v. Board of Registrars

53 Mass. App. Ct. 62 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 24, 2001

Brown, J. The Hadley Special Recall Act (St. 1987, c. 384, §§ 1-7) (Act) provides, in pertinent part: “SECTION 1. … The question is informed by Donahue v. Selectmen of Saugus, 343 Mass. 93, 94-96 (1961).

Brown v. Inhabitants of the County of Somerset

11 Mass. 221 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 15, 1814

Chiancola v. Board of Appeals

65 Mass. App. Ct. 636 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 3, 2006

See Damaskos v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 359 Mass. 55, 61 (1971); Broderick v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 361 Mass. 472, 479 (1972); Hunt v. Milton Savings Bank, 2 Mass. App. Ct. 133, 140-141 (1974); Gamache v. … Copley v. Board of Appeals of Canton, 1 Mass. App. Ct. 821 (1973). The judge here correctly deferred to the board’s judgment.