Case law

Camara v. Board of Appeals

40 Mass. App. Ct. 209 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 22, 1996

Brown, J. The defendants George E. Frotton, Jr., and Patricia A. … See Gaunt v. Board of Appeals of Methuen, 327 Mass. 380, 381 (1951); Warren v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Amherst, 383 Mass. 1, 8 (1981).

Schmidt v. State Retirement Board

5 Mass. L. Rptr. 245 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Mar 18, 1996

Plaintiff appealed the State Retirement Board’s decision to the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board (CRAB). On November 15, 1993, the Administrative Magistrate issued a decision affirming the State Retirement Board. … ; (iv) shall have filed such written application with said board Plaintiff meets these eligibility criteria for early retirement benefits.

Board of Assessors v. Diab

396 Mass. 560 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 16, 1986

Ordinarily, “[t]he board is entitled to select valuation methods, as long as they are reasonable and supported by the record.” North American Philips Lighting Corp. v. … Assessors of Lynn, 392 Mass. 296, 299 (1984), quoting Blakeley v. Assessors of Boston, 391 Mass. 473, 477 (1984).

Hunt v. Board of Appeals

352 Mass. 782 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 5, 1967

The judge, after hearing, quite rightly annulled the decision of the board. The board made none of the findings requisite to the granting of a variance. G. L. c. 40A, § 15. Barnhart v. … Board of Appeals of Scituate, 343 Mass. 455 . Coolidge v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Framingham, 343 Mass. 742, 744-745 .

Shawmut Mills v. Board of Assessors

271 Mass. 358 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 27, 1930

Dalton v. Hinsdale, 6 Mass. 501 . Oakham v. Sutton, 13 Met. 192 , 197. Greene v. Taunton, 1 Greenl. 228. Gorham v. Calais, 4 Greenl. 475. … Taber Mill v. Board of Assessors of New Bedford, 261 Mass. 432 . Exceptions overruled.

Lyman v. Planning Board of Winchester

352 Mass. 209 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 8, 1967

See Rounds v. … See Gordon v.

Boothroyd v. Zoning Board of Appeals

449 Mass. 333 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 14, 2007

See Board of Appeals of Hanover v. … For an overview of the Act, see Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Wellesley v. Ardemore Apartments Ltd. Partnership, 436 Mass. 811, 814-816 (2002); Board of Appeals of Hanover v.

Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance v. Brown

49 Mass. App. Ct. 657 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 12, 2000

On or about August 15, 1980, the plaintiff issued a life insurance policy to Edel-Brown Tool & Die Co., Inc. (Edel-Brown), on the life of Kenneth R. Brown (Kenneth). … Co. of Mass. v.

Mantoni v. Board of Appeals

34 Mass. App. Ct. 273 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 26, 1993

L. c. 240, § 14A, the plaintiffs filed a complaint in the Land Court appealing the denial by the board of appeals of Harwich (board) of a variance from the provisions of the Harwich zoning by-law (by-law), which prohibited … Woods v. Newton, 349 Mass. 373, 376-377 (1965).

Madden v. Board of Election Commissioners

251 Mass. 95 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 28, 1925

Andrews v. Board of Registrars of Voters of Easton, 246 Mass. 572, 574 . The duty of the respondents upon the facts found was ministerial or administrative as distinguished from political. … Dryden v. Swinburne, 20 West Va. 89. State v. McGeary, 69 Vt. 461 . Dobbs v. Buford, 128 Ga. 483 . Batterton v. Fuller, 6 S. Dak. 257. Woll v. Jensen, 36 N. Dak. 250. Barnum v. Gilman, 27 Minn. 466 .

Valentine v. Rent Control Board

29 Mass. App. Ct. 60 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 27, 1990

(see Amari v. … Board of Registration in Medicine, 276 Mass. 566 (1931)(board members make sarcastic and insulting comments towards attorney for physician), and Beauregard v.

Miller v. Board of Assessors

350 Mass. 629 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 28, 1966

This is an appeal from a decision of the Appellate Tax Board upholding the denial by the appellee board of assessors of Wenham (assessors) of an application for the abatement of real estate taxes for 1960. … The case was heard in the Appellate Tax Board on an “Agreed Statement of Facts.”

Cassier v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

332 Mass. 237 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 9, 1955

This board, which will hereinafter be called the appeal board, affirmed the decision of the local board. By this petition for certiorari the petitioner seeks to quash the decision of the appeal board. … [appeal board] in turn made an error of law in ruling that the . . . [local board] did not err in its decision.”

Gaffney v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

423 Mass. 1 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 13, 1996

By 1990, his accumulated deductible contributions held by the Contributory Retirement Board of Shrews-bury (board) totalled $21,729.83. … The board refused, on the basis that G.

Sheppard v. Zoning Board of Appeal

74 Mass. App. Ct. 8 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 2, 2009

He appealed and eventually was granted variances from the zoning board of appeal of Boston (board) regarding lot size, lot width, and front and side yard requirements. … Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Andover, 447 Mass. 20, 31 (2006), quoting from Tsagronis v. Board of Appeals of Wareham, 33 Mass. App. Ct. 55, 59 (1992), S.C., *12 415 Mass. 329 (1993). Dwyer, supra at 296 .

Lawrence v. Board of Selectmen

350 Mass. 354 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 7, 1966

Abbot v. Waltham Watch Co. 260 Mass. 81, 96-97 . There were, however, no subsidiary findings sufficient to support an injunction or damage award against the individual defendants who constituted the board of selectmen. … See Thayer v. Boston, 19 Pick. 511 , 515-517; Ha wks v. Charlemont, 107 Mass. 414 ; Malinoski v. D. S. McGrath, Inc. 283 Mass. 1 ; Hale v. Williamstown, 292 Mass. 319 ; Ryder v. Lexington, 303 Mass. 281 .

Maddocks v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

369 Mass. 488 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 7, 1976

Bus Lines, Inc. v. Department of Pub. Util., 363 Mass. 61, 63 (1973); Framingham v. Department of Pub. Util., 355 Mass. 138, 144 (1969); LaPierre v. … Leen v. Assessors of Boston, 345 Mass. 494, 502 (1963). Cf. Hamilton v. Department of Pub. Util., 346 Mass. 130, 137 (1963). The appeal board’s decision is sufficient for this purpose. *498 4.

Gurry v. Board of Public Accountancy

394 Mass. 118 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 26, 1985

Board of Registration in Medicine, 383 Mass. 299, 300 , 304 n.11 (1981); Levy v. Board of Registration & Discipline in Medicine, 378 Mass. 519, 520 (1979); Harris v. … Board of Registration in Chiropody (Podiatry), 343 Mass. 536, 537 (1962); Giroux v. Board of Dental Examiners, 322 Mass. 251 (1948); Ott v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 276 Mass. 566, 572-573 (1931); Dugdale v.

Callahan v. Board of Bar Overseers

417 Mass. 516 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 12, 1994

An individual who files a complaint with the board does not have standing to appeal from the board’s decision to dismiss that complaint. Binns v. Board of Bar Overseers, 369 Mass. 975, 976 (1976). See Slotnick v. … See Avery v. Steele, 414 Mass. 450 , 451-453 n.2, 455-457 (1993), and cases cited; Price v. Cole, 31 Mass. App. Ct. 1, 6-7 (1991).

Britton v. Board of Bar Examiners

471 Mass. 1015 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 30, 2015

See Rule V.1.2 of the Rules of the Board of Bar Examiners (2010). b. Litigation history. … Strigler v. Board of Bar Examiners, 448 Mass. 1027, 1029 (2007), quoting Matter of Prager, supra.