Case law

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).

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.

Lynch v. Board of Appeal

1 Mass. App. Ct. 353 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 14, 1973

See Kolodny v. Board of Appeals of Brookline, 346 Mass. 285 ; Kolodny v. Building Commr. of Brookline, 346 Mass. 289 . No question is adjudicated until it is heard before the board. … Bicknell Realty Co. v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 330 Mass. 676, 679 .

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).

MacDonald v. Board of Street Commissioners

268 Mass. 288 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 18, 1929

Lowell v. Boston, 111 Mass. 454, 463 . Lockwood v. Portland, (C.C.A.) 288 Fed. Rep. 480. Bellevue v. Bellevue Improvement Co. 65 Neb. 52, 59 . Kean v. Elizabeth, 25 Vroom, 462, 466. Coombs v. … The case at bar thus is quite distinguishable from Cary Library v. Bliss, 151 Mass. 364 ; Codman v. Crocker, 203 Mass. 146 ; Board of Commissioners v.

Lapidus v. Board of Appeal

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

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

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

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

City Manager v. Retirement Board

346 Mass. 638 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 7, 1964

See Wellesley College v. Attorney Gen. 313 Mass. 722, 731 ; Simeone Stone Corp. v. Board of Appeals of Bourne, 345 Mass. 188, 192 . … Despite the strong legislative intention (shown in the provisions just cited) to centralize most Plan E charter powers in the city council and the city manager (see Welch v.

Upton Planning Board v. Upton Zoning Board of Appeals

1982 Mass. App. Div. 34 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Feb 24, 1982

Bjorklund v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Marshfield, 353 Mass. 757 , 231 N.E. 2d 365 (1967); McLaughlin v. Rockland Zoning Board of Appeals, 351 Mass. 678, 680 , 223 N.E. 2d 521 (1967); Lincoln v. … Pierce v. Board of Appeals of Carver, cited on page 809. A suggestive discussion in McLaughlin v.

Goldman v. Planning Board of Burlington

347 Mass. 320 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 14, 1964

Church v. Building Inspector of Natick, 343 Mass. 266 . The revocation of the permits was an “order or decision” from which an appeal would lie. See Kolodny v. … Oil Co. v. Board of Appeals of Bedford, 338 Mass. 719, 723, 727 (permit by board of appeals that “in effect zoned the land for” the permitted use). *326 The plaintiff relies on Madden v. State Tax Commn. 333 Mass. 734 .

Kinney v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

330 Mass. 302 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 10, 1953

The former position is taken in Trotzier v. McElroy, 182 Ga. 719 , McBride v. Allegheny County Retirement Board, 330 Pa. 402 , Roddy v. Valentine, 268 N. Y. 228, 232 , and Driggs v. … Retirement *306 Board of Policemen’s Annuity & Benefit Fund of Chicago, 331 Ill. 193 , Talbott v. Independent School District of Des Moines, 230 Iowa, 949, 963-973 , Brown v. Highland Park, 320 Mich. 108 , Johnson v.

D'Ambra v. Zoning Board of Appeal

324 Mass. 61 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 8, 1949

See Trask v. Searle, 121 Mass. 229, 231 ; Commonwealth v. Hayden, 211 Mass. 296, 297 . … The contemplated work on the building would be in the nature of alteration rather than construction or placing, see Boston & Albany Railroad 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).

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).

Hingham Retirement Board v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

2 Mass. Supp. 189 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Jan 28, 1981

Raytheon Company v. Director of Employment Security, 364 Mass. 593, 595-96 (1974). … In Quincy Retirement Board v.

Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Board

452 Mass. 784 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 12, 2008

No. 10216 v. … See Gill v. Board of Registration of Psychologists, 399 Mass. 724, 728 *789 (1987), quoting Saint Luke’s Hosp. 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.

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).

Bransford v. Zoning Board of Appeals

444 Mass. 852 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 12, 2005

Gannon v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

338 Mass. 628 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 6, 1959

Compare Mathewson v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd. 335 Mass. 610, 616 . … Conlon v. Lawrence, 299 Mass. 528, 531 .