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  • Dunn v. Board of Assessors of Sterling

    361 Mass. 692 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 27, 1972

    On February 23, 1971, at a meeting of the board, the petitioner requested permission to examine all field record cards in the board’s possession. 3 The respondent has refused to comply with the petitioner’s demand. … Town Crier, Inc. v. Chief of Police of Weston, ante, at 689-690. Cf. Mariano v . Building Inspector of Marlborough, 353 Mass. 663, 665-666 . Accord, Steiner v. McMillan, 59 Mont. 30, 36 ; Matter of Andrews v.

    Questioned by Attorney General v. Collector of Lynn, 377 Mass. 151 (1979)Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Beres v. Board of Registration of Chiropractors

    459 Mass. 1012 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 20, 2011

    Neither Friedman v. Board of Registration in Med., 414 Mass. 663 (1993), nor Hamel v. … See Gurry v. Board of Pub. Accountancy, 394 Mass. 118 , 119 & n.l (1985); Feldstein v. Board of Registration in Med., 387 Mass. 339, 340 (1982); Camoscio v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Sheehan v. Board of Appeals of Saugus

    332 Mass. 188 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 4, 1955

    Cefalo v. Board of Appeal of Boston, ante, 178. Elaborate statement of the facts is unnecessary. … Inc. v. Board of Zoning Adjustment of Boston, 328 Mass. 103, 109 . So ordered.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Brown, Rudnick, Freed & Gesmer v. Commonwealth

    16 Mass. L. Rptr. 814 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Oct 20, 2003

    The plaintiffs Brown Rudnick Berlack & Israels, LLP (“Brown Rudnick”) and Lieff Cabraser Heiman & Bernstein, LLP (“Lieff Cabraser”) have moved in limine to preclude the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the “Commonwealth”) from … See, e.g., Guenard v. Burke, 387 Mass. 802, 808 (1982); Cameron v. Sullivan, 372 Mass. 128 , 132 n.3 (1977).

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Kaplan v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

    51 Mass. App. Ct. 201 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 23, 2001

    Brown, J. … L. c. 32, § 5(l)(m). 2 The denial was upheld by the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board (CRAB) and then by a judgment of the Superior Court.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Attorney General v. Board of Aldermen

    351 Mass. 193 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 20, 1966

    See Abbene v. Board of Election Commrs. of Revere, 348 Mass. 247, 249 , and cases cited. … Orchard v. Board of Commrs. of Sierra County, 42 N. M. 172. But in a similar case Markert v. Sumter County, 60 Fla. 328, 329 , it was said, “The absence of a statutory mode of contest does not give equity jurisdiction.”

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Sugarman v. Board of Registration in Medicine

    422 Mass. 338 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 28, 1996

    The board has broad authority to regulate the conduct of the medical profession, see Kvitka v. … Raymond v.

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • Starr v. Board of Health of Clinton

    356 Mass. 426 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 1, 1969

    The petitioner at all relevant times prior to his resignation was a member of the board and therefore could not have been appointed plumbing inspector by the board. 2 Mastrangelo v. … Board of Health of Watertown, 340 Mass. 491 . See Barrett v. Medford, 254 Mass. 384 ; Attorney Gen. v. Henry, 262 Mass. 127 . 2.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Board of Selectmen of Wrentham v. Monson

    355 Mass. 715 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 18, 1969

    See Eggert v. Board of Appeals of Chicago, 29 Ill. 2d 591 . The issue for our determination is whether failure to comply with license regulations destroys the right to continue an otherwise valid nonconforming use. … See Henning v. Goldman, 8 Misc. 2d. (N. Y.) 228, 229; Harbison v. Buffalo, 4 N. Y. 2d 553, 557-558. Decree affirmed. 1 The rationale of this case was later cut back by Andover v. Lake, 89 N. J.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Caputo v. Board of Appeals of Somerville

    331 Mass. 547 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 2, 1954

    The board appealed. … Whittemore v. Building Inspector of Falmouth, 313 Mass. 248 . Smith v. Board of Appeals of Salem, 313 Mass. 622 . 122 Main Street Corp. v. Brockton, 323 Mass. 646 . Barney & Carey Co. v. Milton, 324 Mass. 440 .

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Sherman v. Board of Appeals of Worcester

    354 Mass. 133 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 3, 1968

    Rodenstein v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 337 Mass. 333, 335-337 (rock formation). Dion v. Board of Appeals of Waltham, 344 Mass. 547, 551-552 (peat deposits and dumping). Cf. Stark v. … Board of Appeals of Quincy, 341 Mass. 118, 120-122 ; Sullivan v. Board of Appeals of Belmont, 346 Mass. 81, 84 .

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Silverman v. Board of Registration in Optometry

    344 Mass. 129 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 9, 1962

    Commonwealth v. Brown, 302 Mass. 523 (dentist). Matter of Cohen, 261 Mass. 484 (attorney). Semler v. Oregon State Bd. of Dental Examrs. 294 U. S. 608 (dentist). … Commonwealth v. Brown, 302 Mass. 523, 526 . Yazoo & Miss. Valley R.R. v. Jackson Vinegar Co. 226 U. S. 217, 219-220 . Gorieb v. Fox, 274 U. S. 603, 606 .

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Board of Selectmen v. Civil Service Commission

    366 Mass. 547 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 24, 1974

    The Framingham board of selectmen (board), as “appointing authority,” suspended the policeman for violation of the regulation; on review the commission reversed the board; on certiorari the judge of the Superior Court reversed … the commission and affirmed the board’s suspension order.

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • McAleer v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable

    361 Mass. 317 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 6, 1972

    Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 331 Mass. 555, 558-559 , Lawrence v. Board of Appeals of Lynn, 336 Mass. 87, 89 ) upon a bill in equity under G. … See Carson v. Board of Appeals of Lexington, 321 Mass. 649, 654-655 ; Moore v. Cataldo, 356 Mass. 325, 328 .

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Scott v. Board of Election Commissioners

    346 Mass. 388 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 18, 1963

    The judge decided in favor of the respondent board. … Thereafter the board of aider-men appropriated about $180,000, and installation of equipment commenced in February, 1963.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Bennett v. Board of Assessors of Whitman

    354 Mass. 239 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 3, 1968

    As we said in Boston Gas Co. v. … See School Comm. of Gloucester v. Gloucester, 324 Mass. 209, 220 ; Times Film Corp. v. Commissioner of Pub. Safety, 333 Mass. 62, 63; Alves v. Braintree, 341 Mass. 6, 12 ; Oleksak v. Westfield, 342 Mass. 50, 53 .

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Reeves v. Board of Zoning Appeal

    16 Mass. App. Ct. 1011 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 13, 1983

    See Owens v. Board of Appeals of Belmont, 11 Mass. App. Ct. 994 (1981), and cases there collected. See also Circle Lounge & Grille, Inc. v. … See Lavere v. Board of Zoning Appeals of Syracuse, 39 App. Div. 2d 639 (1972), affd 33 N.Y. 2d 873 (1973). See also Annot., 89 A.L.R. 2d 663 , 669, 677 (1963).

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Guiragossian v. Board of Appeals of Watertown

    21 Mass. App. Ct. 111 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 19, 1985

    Josephs v. Board of Appeals of Brookline, 362 Mass. 290, 295 (1972). Garvey v. Board of Appeals of Amherst, 9 Mass. App. Ct. 856 (1980). … See Rodenstein v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 337 Mass. 333, 336-337 (1958); Dion v. Board of Appeals of Waltham, 344 Mass. 547, 551-552 (1962); Sherman v.

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • Federman v. Board of Appeals of Marblehead

    35 Mass. App. Ct. 727 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 10, 1994

    Gulf Oil Corp. v. Board of Appeals of Framingham, 355 Mass. 275, 277 (1969). S. Kemble Fischer Realty Trust v. Board of Appeals of Concord, 9 Mass. App. Ct. 477, 481, cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1011 (1980). SCIT, Inc. v. … Volpe & Co. v. Board of Appeals of Wareham, 4 Mass. App. Ct. 357 (1976), and Subaru of New England, Inc. v. Board of Appeals of Canton, 8 Mass. App. Ct. 483, 487-488 (1979). Compare Mahoney v.

    Cited 26 timesPublished
  • Cohen v. Planning Board

    1 Mass. L. Rptr. 625 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Mar 16, 1994

    Brown v. Sneider, 9 Mass.App.Ct. 329, 331 (1980). … The planning board therefore could not approve this plan as drawn. Genesis relies on Walter Kassuba Realty Corp. v. Akeson, 359 Mass. 725, 727, 728 (1971).

    Cited 0 timesPublished

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