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  • Lanner v. Board of Appeal of Tewksbury

    348 Mass. 220 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 8, 1964

    The cases of Kolodny v. Board of Appeals of Brookline, 346 Mass. 285 , and Gamer v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Newton, 346 Mass. 648 , cited by the defendant board, have no bearing on the issue now being discussed. … See Wilbur v. Newton, 302 Mass. 38, 42 ; Cohen v. Lynn, 333 Mass. 699, 704 ; Caputo v. Board of Appeals of Somerville, 331 Mass. 547, 549 , and cases cited.

    Cited 44 timesPublished
  • Simmons v. Zoning Board of Appeals

    60 Mass. App. Ct. 5 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 14, 2003

    The plaintiffs argue that the *6 stabling of the horses violates § V-B of the ordinance. 4 The building inspector, the zoning board of appeals of Newburyport (board), and a Superior Court judge (on cross motions for summary … See Henry v. Board of Appeals of Dunstable, 418 Mass. 841, 845 (1994), discussed in note 8, supra. See also Garabedian v. Westland, 59 Mass. App. Ct. 427, 435 (2003).

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Atherton v. Board of Appeals of Bourne

    334 Mass. 451 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 20, 1956

    Some of them have been set forth in Blackman v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable, ante, 446. Other cases bearing on the subject are Real Properties, Inc. v. … Blackman v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable, ante, 446.

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Marotta v. Board of Appeals of Revere

    336 Mass. 199 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 10, 1957

    The decision of the board of appeals has no evidentiary weight, Devine v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Lynn, 332 Mass. 319, 321 , Lawrence v. … Bicknell Realty Co. v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 330 Mass. 676, 679 . Lawrence v. Board of Appeals of Lynn, ante, 87, 89.

    Cited 66 timesPublished
  • Damaskos v. Board of Appeal of Boston

    359 Mass. 55 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 16, 1971

    Real Properties, Inc. v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 319 Mass. 180 , *61 184-185; Bicknell Realty Co. v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 330 Mass. 676, 678-680 ; Hurley v. Kolligian, 333 Mass. 170, 172-174 ; Abbott v. … S. 802, 807 ; Brown v. Chastain, 416 F. 2d 1012, 1026-1028 (5th Cir., Rives, J. dissenting); Lee v. Habib, 424 F. 2d 891, 898-905 (Ct. App.

    Cited 48 timesPublished
  • Colabufalo v. Board of Appeal of Newton

    336 Mass. 213 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 20, 1957

    Donovan Drug Corp. v. Board of Appeals of Hingham, ante, 1, 4. Burnham v. Board of Appeals of Gloucester, 333 Mass. 114 . Lawrence v. Board of Appeals of Lynn, ante, 87, 89. … See Planning Board of Reading v. Board of Appeals of Reading, 333 Mass. 657 ; LaMontagne v. Kenney, 288 Mass. 363 .

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Fisch v. Board of Registration in Medicine

    437 Mass. 128 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 13, 2002

    Board of Registration in Medicine, 387 Mass. 708 (1982) and Levy v. Board of Registration [& Discipline] in Medicine, 378 Mass. 519 (1979).” The board then imposed the sanction noted above. … See Herridge v. Board of Registration in Medicine, supra at 163-165.

    Cited 32 timesPublished
  • Kilpatrick v. Planning Board

    16 Mass. L. Rptr. 436 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Apr 22, 2003

    Mac-Rich Realty Constr. v. Planning Board of Southborough, 4 Mass.App.Ct. 79, 82-83 (1976). In J&C Homes v. … Patelle v. Planning Board of Woburn, 6 Mass.App.Ct. 951 (1978). In Campanelli v.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Flynn v. Board of Registration in Optometry

    320 Mass. 29 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 29, 1946

    Milk Control Board v. Gosselin’s Dairy, Inc. 301 Mass. 174, 179-180 . Charles I. Hosmer, Inc. v. Commonwealth, 302 Mass. 495, 501 , and cases cited. … The constitutionality of proceedings to revoke certificates of registration under §§ 61-64 was challenged and upheld in Lawrence v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 239 Mass. 424 , and Davis v.

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • Burke v. Zoning Board of Appeals

    38 Mass. App. Ct. 957 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 19, 1995

    We affirm the judgment, which determined that the Harwich zoning board of appeals had acted within its authority in declaring unlawful the lots that the Toppis had attempted to create. Vassalotti v. … See, e.g., Vetter v. Zoning Bd. of Appeal of Attleboro, 330 Mass. 628, 630 (1953); Alley v. Building Inspector of Danvers, 354 Mass. 6, 7-8 (1968); Seltzer v. Board of Appeals of Orleans, 24 Mass. App.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Habeeb v. Retirement Board

    3 Mass. Supp. 35 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Dec 1, 1981

    See, Sullivan v. … The decision in LaCouture v. Retirement Board of Quincy, 1981 Mass. App. Ct. Adv. Sh. 853, 857, wherein present counsel appeared as counsel of record, is not to the contrary.

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  • Smith v. Board of Appeals of Plymouth

    340 Mass. 230 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 6, 1960

    The plaintiffs, as owners of nearby land, are persons aggrieved, Vainas v. Board of Appeals of Lynn, 337 Mass. 591, 594 , and the bill asserts that they have appealed from the board’s decision of February 18, 1959. … See Gladstone v. Treasurer & Receiver Gen. 337 Mass. 48 . We do not intimate that patent error in giving notice would support the prayers against the board of appeals.

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Leen v. Board of Assessors of Boston

    345 Mass. 494 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 28, 1963

    Bank v. … Co. v.

    Cited 26 timesPublished
  • Sherman v. Rent Control Board of Brookline

    367 Mass. 1 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 12, 1975

    Co. v. … School Comm. of Boston v. Board of Educ. 363 Mass. 125, 129 (1973).

    Cited 38 timesPublished
  • Hampton Associates v. Board of Assessors

    52 Mass. App. Ct. 110 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 18, 2001

    See generally Commonwealth v. Marino, 343 Mass. 725, 728 (1962); Cohen v. Board of Registration in Pharmacy, 350 Mass. 246, 251-252 (1966); Atkinson v. Rosenthal, 33 Mass. App. Ct. 219, 224 (1992). … Contrast Foxboro Associates v.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Finkelstein v. Board of Registration in Optometry

    370 Mass. 476 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 11, 1976

    Co. v. Commissioner of Ins., 360 Mass. 667, 674-675 (1971); Cleary v. Cardullo’s, Inc., 347 Mass. 337, 343-344 (1964). … The board in any event lacks the authority to regulate the activities of opticians. Kelley v. Board of Registration in Optometry, 351 Mass. 187, 192 (1966). Silverman v.

    Cited 61 timesPublished
  • Golden v. Board of Selectmen of Falmouth

    358 Mass. 519 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 30, 1970

    In Crawford v. … See Brady v. Board of Appeals of Westport, 348 Mass. 515 . If a local board acting under the zoning by-law authorizes a project in violation of G.

    Cited 34 timesPublished
  • Ouellette v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

    86 Mass. App. Ct. 396 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 30, 2014

    2 BROWN, J. … Goldberg v. Board of Health of Granby, 444 Mass. 627, 633 (2005).

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  • O'Brien v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

    27 Mass. App. Ct. 1124 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 8, 1989

    In Gallagher v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd., 4 Mass. App. … Finkelstein v. Board of Registration in Optometry, 370 Mass. 476, 478 (1976) (citations omitted). Paul L. Kenny for the plaintiff. Alice G.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Miles-Matthias v. Zoning Board of Appeals

    84 Mass. App. Ct. 778 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 11, 2014

    See Gallivan v. oning Bd. of Appeals of Wellesley, supra at 857; Richardson v. Board of Appeals of Chilmark, 81 Mass. App. Ct. at 913 . … See Henry v. Board of Appeals of Dunstable, 418 Mass. 841, 844 (1994), quoting from 6 P.J.

    Cited 7 timesPublished

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