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  • Palitz v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Tisbury

    470 Mass. 795 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 3, 2015

    See Mendes v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 28 Mass. App. Ct. 527, 531 (1990). … Cornell v. Board of Appeals of Dracut, 453 Mass. 888, 892 (2009).

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • McCaffrey v. Board of Appeals of Ipswich

    4 Mass. App. Ct. 109 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 24, 1976

    McCarthy v. Board of Appeals of Ashland, 354 Mass. 660 (1968). … Co. v. Board of Appeals of Hingham, 3 Mass. App.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Wallant v. Board of Registrars of Voters

    360 Mass. 853 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 7, 1971

    Because the doubtful signatures, in any event, would not suffice to entitle Wallant to a certificate of nomination (see Sharpe v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Buccaneer Development, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Appeals

    83 Mass. App. Ct. 40 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 28, 2012

    (Buccaneer), commenced an action in the permit session of the Land Court, appealing the denial of its application for a special permit by the zoning board of appeals (board) of the town of Lenox (town). G. … Maley v. Fairhaven, 280 Mass. 54, 56 (1932). See McDougall v. Acres, 427 Mass. 363, 371 (1998), quoting from Litton Bus. Sys., Inc. *45 v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Mayor of Holyoke v. Board of Aldermen

    381 Mass. 708 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 30, 1980

    See Bell v. North Reading, 363 Mass. 505, 510 (1973); Casey v. Everett, 330 Mass. 220, 222 (1953); Ring v. Woburn, 311 Mass. 679, 683 (1942); Leonard v. School Comm. of Springfield, 241 Mass. 325, 329 (1922). … See Pirrone v. Boston, 364 Mass. 403, 407 (1973); Bell v. North Reading, supra; Ring v. Woburn, supra at 691 ; Decatur v. Auditor of Peabody, 251 Mass. 82, 89 (1925).

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • John Donnelly & Sons, Inc. v. Outdoor Advertising Board

    369 Mass. 206 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 15, 1975

    Lanner v. Board of Appeal of Tewksbury, 348 Mass. 220, 228 (1964). Caires v. Build *212 ing Comm’r of Hingham, 323 Mass. 589, 594 (1949). … Although the commercial speech doctrine has been clarified since the board decision, see Bigelow v. Virginia, 421 U.

    Cited 54 timesPublished
  • Cape Resort Hotels, Inc. v. Alcoholic Licensing Board

    385 Mass. 205 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 5, 1982

    Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 361 Mass. 317, 322-323 (1972) (laches); Ferrante v. Board of Appeals of Northampton, 345 Mass. 158, 162 (1962) (estoppel); Everett v. Capitol Motor Transp. … Compare Chilson v. Zoning Board of Appeal of Attleboro, 344 Mass. 406, 409 (1962), with McAleer v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 361 Mass. 317, 323 (1972).

    Cited 48 timesPublished
  • Tetreault v. Board of Selectmen of Lynnfield

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 24, 2023

    Court Dep't v. … See Smith v.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Clark v. Board of Water & Sewer Commissioners

    353 Mass. 708 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 29, 1968

    See Johnson v. District Atty. for the No. Dist. 342 Mass. 212, 215 . … Massachusetts Soc. of Graduate Physical Therapists, Inc. v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 330 Mass. 601, 605-606 . The exceptions are sustained. The order denying the motion for judgment is vacated.

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

    424 Mass. 1014 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 11, 1997

    There was substantial evidence that supported the board’s decision. The doctor challenges the credibility of the complaining patient, an issue for the administrative magistrate and not for this court.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. v. Board of Assessors

    294 Mass. 248 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 3, 1936

    Thornton v. Franklin Square House, 200 Mass. 465 . New England Sanitarium v. Stoneham, 205 Mass. 335 . Springfield Young Men’s Christian Association v. Board of Assessors, 284 Mass. 1 . … Springfield Young Men’s Christian Association v. Board of Assessors, 284 Mass. 1, 5 .

    Cited 47 timesPublished
  • Boston Licensing Board v. City of Boston

    17 Mass. App. Ct. 10 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 21, 1983

    Browne v. Turner, 174 Mass. 150, 159 (1899); Old South Assn. v. Boston, 212 Mass. 299, 304-305 (1912); Plunkett v. Old Col *17 ony Trust Co., 233 Mass. 471, 474 (1919); McKenney v. … Kemble Fischer Realty Trust v. Board of Appeals of Concord, 9 Mass. App. Ct. 477, 479-480 , cert, denied sub nom. Costello v. Board of Appeals of Concord, 449 U.S. 1011 (1980).

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Cameron v. Board of Appeals of Yarmouth

    23 Mass. App. Ct. 144 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 13, 1986

    Ct. 480 (1984), Vokes v. Avery W. Lovell, Inc., 18 Mass. App. Ct. 471 (1984), and O’Kane v. Board of Appeals of Hingham, 20 Mass. App. Ct. 162, 163-165 (1985). … See Girard v. Board of Appeals of Easton, 14 Mass. App.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Castle Estates v. Park & Planning Board of Medfield

    344 Mass. 329 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 9, 1962

    See Dodge v. Inspector of Bldgs. of Newburyport, 340 Mass. 382, 386 . Cf. Clarke v. Board of Appeals of Nahant, 338 Mass. 473, 475 . The exhibits transmitted, however, are referred to in the judge’s findings. … See Jenckes v.

    Cited 51 timesPublished
  • Attorney General v. Energy Facilities Siting Board

    419 Mass. 1003 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 11, 1995

    In light of our opinion in Point of Pines Beach Ass’n, Inc. v. Energy Facilities Siting Bd., ante 281 (1995), decided today, we conclude that the board’s decision must be vacated. … We leave to the discretion of the board whether to reopen hearings on this matter. Frederick D. Augenstern, Assistant Attorney General, for the Attorney General. Philip Y. Brown (David M.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Furlong v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Salem

    90 Mass. App. Ct. 737 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 12, 2016

    Warren v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Amherst, 383 Mass. 1, 9-10 (1981). … Contrast, e.g., Chiancola v. Board of Appeals of Rockport, 65 Mass. App.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Casasanta v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Milford

    377 Mass. 67 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 9, 1979

    Board of Appeal of Wellesley, 356 Mass. 159, 162 (1969); Crosby v. Board of Appeals of Weston, 3 Mass. App. … Cullen v. Building Inspector of N. Attleborough, 353 Mass. 671, 679 (1968); Crosby v. Board of Appeals of Weston, 3 Mass. App.

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • DeCenzo v. Board of Assessors of Framingham

    372 Mass. 523 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 6, 1977

    DeCenzo, brings this appeal from a decision of the Appellate Tax Board (board), which upheld the denial by the appellee, board of assessors of Framingham (assessors), of his application under G. … See, e.g., Fekkes v. Hughes, 354 Mass. 303, 304 (1968); Finn v. Finn, 348 Mass. 443, 446 (1965); Cummings v. Wajda, 325 Mass. 242, 243 (1950).

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • O'BLENES v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Lynn

    397 Mass. 555 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 14, 1986

    Bjornlund v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Marshfield, 353 Mass. 757 (1967). Lincoln v. Board of Appeals of Framingham, 346 Mass. 418, 420 (1963). … Ford v. Rogovin, 289 Mass. 549, 552 (1935).

    Cited 54 timesPublished
  • Massachusetts Federation of Teachers v. Board of Education

    436 Mass. 763 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 9, 2002

    Levy v. Board of Registration & Discipline in Med., 378 Mass. 519, 525 (1979). … Contrast Board of Educ. v.

    Cited 60 timesPublished

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