Case law

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.

Taylor v. Board of Appeals

20 Mass. L. Rptr. 264 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Dec 2, 2005

Pederson v. Time, Inc., 404 Mass. 14, 16-17 (1989). … Davis 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.

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 .

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).

Hahn v. Planning Board of Stoughton

403 Mass. 332 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 8, 1988

Hahn and thirteen other residents of the town of Stoughton (collectively referred to as “Hahn”) to set aside the approval of a subdivision plan by the planning board of Stoughton (planning board) submitted by Salvatore B. … Palaza v. Superior Court, 393 Mass. 1001, 1002 (1984). Commonwealth v. Yelle, 390 Mass. 678, 686 (1984). We conclude that the single justice neither abused his discretion nor made an error of law.

Coady v. Board of Assessors

354 Mass. 237 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 3, 1968

The appellee board granted a partial exemption of one third of that amount. The case was heard on a statement of agreed facts- by the Appellate Tax Board, which filed a decision for the appellee board. … Hazleton v. Lesure, 9 Allen, 24 , 26 (Gray, J., quoting Lord Chief Justice Vaughan). See Holbrook v. Finney, 4 Mass. 566, 568 ; King v. Stetson, 11 Allen, 407 , 408.

Rotondi v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

463 Mass. 644 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 29, 2012

Bulger v. … The third seat on the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board (CRAB) was vacant at the time CRAB affirmed its decision. As they have in past litigation, see Pelonzi v.

Hough v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

309 Mass. 534 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 9, 1941

Whitney v. Judge of the District Court of Northern Berkshire, 271 Mass. 448, 459 . Williams v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board, 304 Mass. 601 . Farrell v. Mayor of Revere, 306 Mass. 221 . … Given v. Johnson, 213 Mass. 251 . Sheehan Construction Co. v. Dudley, 299 Mass. 48 . Yoffa v. Shaw, 299 Mass. 516 . Petition dismissed.

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).

TBI, Inc. v. Board of Health

431 Mass. 9 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 10, 2000

Co. v. Sullivan, 425 Mass. 615, 618 (1997). … Take Five Vending, Ltd. v. Provincetown, 415 Mass. 741, 744 (1993), quoting Grace v. Brookline, 379 Mass. 43, 54 (1979) (standard for invalidating local bylaw or ordinance). Patton v.

Brown v. HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS, INC.

751 F. Supp. 2d 298 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Nov 17, 2010

See also Kenney v. … Relying on Mullins v.

Glorioso v. Retirement Board of Wellesley

401 Mass. 648 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 9, 1988

In Bianchi v. … See Lewis v. Marsh, 21 Mass. App. Ct. 987, 989 (1986); Allen v. Batchelder, 17 Mass. App. Ct. 453, 458-460 (1984). As noted above, much of the board’s arguments are without merit.

State Board of Retirement v. Bulger

446 Mass. 169 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 6, 2006

Auth. v. Auditor of the Commonwealth, 430 Mass. 783, 790 (2000), quoting Carney v. Springfield, supra. The thrust of the board’s argument is that Bulger must forfeit his pension, pursuant to G. … Commonwealth v. Brown, 395 Mass. 604, 606 (1985), quoting Albermont Petroleum, Ltd. v. Cunningham, 186 Cal. App. 2d 84, 91 (1960).

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.

Board of Assessors v. Innes

396 Mass. 564 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 16, 1986

Co. v. Assessors of Lynn, 393 Mass. 591, 601 (1984). … Commonwealth v. Russ, 232 Mass. 58, 73 (1919).

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.

Brown v. Sav. Bank Life Ins. Co. of Mass.

480 Mass. 1109 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 27, 2018