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  • 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
  • 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
  • Zoning Board of Appeals v. Housing Appeals Committee

    80 Mass. App. Ct. 406 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 16, 2011

    See Board of Appeals of Hanover v. Housing Appeals Comm., 363 Mass. 339, 354-355 (1973) *414 (board has same power as HAC to override local requirements). … Board of Appeals of Wellesley v. Ardemore Apartments Ltd. Partnership, 436 Mass. at 824 n.25.

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  • 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
  • Sheppard v. Zoning Board of Appeal of Boston

    81 Mass. App. Ct. 394 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 7, 2012

    Condominium Assn. v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 426 Mass. 485, 488 (1998). … Aronson v. Board of Appeals of Stoneham, 349 Mass. 593, 595 (1965). Winn v. Board of Appeals of Saugus, 358 Mass. 804, 805 (1970). Paulding v. Bruins, 18 Mass. App. Ct. 707, 711 (1984).

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  • 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
  • Barry v. Planning Board of Belchertown

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 29, 2019

    Pierce v. Morrison Mahoney LLP, 452 Mass. 718, 730 (2008), quoting Bar Counsel v. Board of Bar Overseers, 420 Mass. 6, 9 (1995). … See also United States v.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Board of Assessors v. State Tax Commission

    357 Mass. 505 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 11, 1970

    Nor are the abuses envisaged by the board likely to occur if fair cash value carries its usual meaning. We recently decided in Bettigole v. … It was not, therefore, obnoxious to our holding in Boott Mills v. Board of Conciliation & Arbitration, 311 Mass. 223, 227 .

    Cited 3 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
  • Framingham Clinic, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Appeals

    382 Mass. 283 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 9, 1981

    Green v. Board of Appeal of Norwood, 358 Mass. 253, 258-259 (1970). … See McCarthy v. Board of Appeals of Ashland, 354 Mass. 660 (1968); Deutschmann v. Board of Appeals of Canton, 325 Mass. 297 (1950); D’Ambra v. Zoning Board of Appeal of Attleboro, 324 Mass. 61 (1949); Shea v.

    Cited 57 timesPublished
  • Carpenter v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Framingham

    352 Mass. 54 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 13, 1967

    L. c. 40A, § 21, by way of an appeal from a decision of the zoning board of appeals of Framingham (board) upholding the granting of a building permit to the defendant Catalina Swim Club, Inc. … See, e.g., Montgomery County v. Merlands Club, Inc. 202 Md. 279 ; Steppler v. Board of Adjustment of Radnor Township, 5 D. & C. (Pa.) 2d 8.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Suburban Light & Power Co. v. Board of Aldermen

    10 L.R.A. 497 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 26, 1891

    Hill v. County Commissioners, 4 Gray, 414 . Young v. Yarmouth, 9 Gray, 386 . Commonwealth v. Bos ton, 97 Mass. 555 . Pierce v. Drew, 136 Mass. 75 . In Young v. Yarmouth, Mr. … In this connection it was said in Pierce v.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Deadrick v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Chatham

    85 Mass. App. Ct. 539 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 25, 2014

    Fitzsimonds v. Board of Appeals of Chatham, supra at 56. … Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 334 Mass. 446, 450 (1956), quoting from Hammond v. Board of Appeals of Springfield, 257 Mass. 446, 448 (1926), compared to the lesser burden for a special permit. See Kiss v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Boston Edison Co. v. Board of Assessors

    393 Mass. 511 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 13, 1984

    The Appellate Tax Board (board), on remand from this court, Boston Edison Co. v. … Co. v.

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  • Saxon Coffee Shop, Inc. v. Boston Licensing Board

    380 Mass. 919 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 23, 1980

    See generally Milligan v. Board of Registration in Pharmacy, 348 Mass. 491, 495-496 (1965). … The Governor appoints members of the board. Id., § 1. In our Opinion of the Justices, 374 Mass. 864 , 866 (1978), we concluded the board is part of the “executive department” of the Commonwealth. See McDonald v.

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  • Weld v. Board of Gas & Electric Light Commissioners

    197 Mass. 556 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 28, 1908

    New Orleans Gas Co. v. Louisiana Light Co. 115 U. S. 650 . Coy v. Indianapolis Gas Co. 146 Ind. 655, 659 . Williams *558 v. Mutual Gas Go. 52 Mich. 499, 501 . Shepard v. Milwaukee Gas Light Co. 6 Wis. 539 . … Central Transportation Co. v. Pullman’s Palace Gas Co. 139 U. S. 24 , and cases cited. Brunswick Gas Light Co. v. United Gas, Fuel & Light Co. 85 Maine, 532. Gibbs v. Baltimore Gas Co. 130 U. S. 396 . Thomas v.

    Cited 39 timesPublished
  • Town of Arlington v. Board of Conciliation & Arbitration

    370 Mass. 769 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 10, 1976

    We made it plain in Board of Appeals of Hanover v. Housing Appeals Comm. in the Dep’t of Community Affairs, supra, and in Bloom v. … See Sailors v. Board of Educ. of the County of Kent, 387 U.S. 105 , 108-110 (1987). See also Moore v.

    Cited 42 timesPublished
  • Chilson v. Zoning Board of Appeal of Attleboro

    344 Mass. 406 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 17, 1962

    Inspector of Bldgs. of Burlington v. Murphy, 320 Mass. 207, 210 . Connors v. Burlington, 325 Mass. 494 . See Planning Bd. of Reading v. Board of Appeals of Reading, 333 Mass. 657, 659-661 . Compare Manchester v. … LaMontagne v. Kenney, 288 Mass. 363 . Donovan Drug Co. v. Board of Appeals of Hingham, 336 Mass. 1 . Seekonk v. Anthony, 339 Mass. 49, 55 .

    Cited 32 timesPublished

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