Case law

Columbia Pontiac Co. v. Board of Assessors

395 Mass. 1010 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 12, 1985

Payment of the full amount of the tax due without incurring interest charges “is a condition precedent to the board’s jurisdiction over an abatement appeal.” Stilson v. … Massachusetts Pike Towers Assocs. v. Commissioner of Revenue, 381 Mass. 584, 585 (1980), quoting Belt Realty Corp. v. State Tax Comm’n, 363 Mass. 52, 56-57 (1973).

Doe v. Chairperson of Massachusetts Parole Board

454 Mass. 1018 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 18, 2009

The Massachusetts Parole Board (board) notified each plaintiff that, “due to your status on parole for a sex offense(s) and/or community parole supervision for life,” he would be subject to GPS monitoring as of December 21 … Lighting Plant v. Massachusetts Mun. Wholesale Elec. Co., 399 Mass. 640, 642 (1987), citing Packaging Indus. Group, Inc. v. Cheney, 380 Mass. 609, 615 (1980). In Commonwealth v.

Haverhill Retirement System v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

82 Mass. App. Ct. 129 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 11, 2012

Board of Health of Granby, 444 Mass. 627, 633 (2005) (determining authority of State housing appeal committee). … Goldberg v. Board of Health of Granby, supra at 634 (upholding agency regulations). “We interpret a statute to give effect to the Legislature’s intent.” Boston Retirement Bd. v.

Donovan v. State Board of Labor & Industries

225 Mass. 410 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 3, 1917

as a member of the board. … Attorney General v. Loomis, ante, 372.

Breare v. Board of Assessors of Peabody

350 Mass. 391 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 9, 1966

See Fuller v. Wilbur, 170 Mass. 506, 507 ; Tinkham v. … The decision of the Appellate Tax Board is reversed.

Harvard Square Defense Fund, Inc. v. Planning Board

27 Mass. App. Ct. 491 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 22, 1989

Carr v. Board of Appeals of Medford, 334 Mass. 77, 80 (1956). … See Brown v. Neelon, 335 Mass. 357, 359-360 (1957); Lawrence v. Falzarano, 380 Mass. 18 , 25 n.10 (1980). This argument was not made to the judge and cannot be raised for the first time on appeal. John B. Deary, Inc. v.

Building Commissioner v. Building Code Appeals Board

34 Mass. App. Ct. 696 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 1, 1993

See Blake v. Massachusetts Parole Bd., 369 Mass. 701, 707 (1976). … Wellesley College v. Attorney Gen., 313 Mass. 722, 731 (1943).

Golubek v. Westfield Gas & Electric Light Board

32 Mass. App. Ct. 954 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 15, 1992

Commonwealth v. Oliver, 342 Mass. 82, 85 (1961). By reason of that subordinate relationship, the board “could frame such general regulations concerning the exercise by . . . … See Municipal Light Commn. of Taunton v. Taunton, 323 Mass. 79, 84 (1948). The board has not argued the remaining issue of the board’s adoption of a hiring policy, and thus we are not obliged to consider the issue.

Sherman v. Board of Selectmen of Orleans

355 Mass. 786 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 6, 1969

This is an appeal from a judgment in the Superior Court denying a petition for a writ of certiorari to review action of the board of selectmen (board). … Corp. v. Commissioner of Pub. Safety, 260 Mass. 548 . This we decline to do. Judgment affirmed.

Elmer v. Board of Zoning Adjustment of Boston

343 Mass. 24 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 14, 1961

Bradley v. Board of Zoning Adjustment of Boston, 255 Mass. 160,173 . … Compare McHugh v. Board of Zoning Adjustment of Boston, 336 Mass. 682, 686 ; Shapiro v. Cambridge, 340 Mass. 652 .

Coolidge v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Framingham

343 Mass. 742 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 9, 1962

Board of Appeal of Boston, 319 Mass. 180, 184 ; Cary v. Board of Appeals of Worcester, 340 Mass. 748, 751 . … The board’s “limited and carefully restricted variance power, Benjamin v. Board of Appeals of Swansea, 338 Mass. 257, 261 , may not be invoked for this purpose.” Shacka v.

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.

O'Connell v. City of Brockton Board of Appeals

344 Mass. 208 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 20, 1962

See Slack v. Inspector of Buildings of Wellesley, 262 Mass. 404 . … Commonwealth v. Carpenter, 325 Mass. 519, 521 , and cases cited. The foregoing analysis demonstrates that this setback ordinance belongs to this class. See Gorieb v. Fox, 274 U. S. 603, 605-606 . 2.

Loring Hills Developers Trust v. Planning Board

5 Mass. App. Ct. 813 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 19, 1977

Inc. v. Planning Bd. of Randolph, 340 *814 Mass. 149 (1959), Clark v. Water & Sewer Commrs. of Norwood, 353 Mass. 708 (1968), P & D Serv. Co. Inc. v. … L. c. 41, § 81Q, against planning board regulations relating “to the size, shape, width, frontage or use of lots within a subdivision, or to the buildings which may be constructed thereon” (Cf. Chira v.

Jack v. Board of Appeal of Boston

15 Mass. App. Ct. 311 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 15, 1983

See Josephs v. … See Kasper v. Board of Appeals of Watertown, 3 Mass. App. Ct. 251, 253-258 (1975). See also Ranney v. Board of Appeals of Nantucket, 11 Mass. App. Ct. 112, 114-115 (1981); Gamache v. Acushnet, 14 Mass. App.

Amberwood Development Corp. v. Board of Appeals

65 Mass. App. Ct. 205 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 29, 2005

See Craig v. Planning Board of Haverhill, 64 Mass. App. Ct. 677, 679 (2005); G. L. c. 41, § 81U. Compare Martin v. Board of Appeals of Yarmouth, 20 Mass. App. Ct. 972 (1985); Maurice Callahan & Sons, Inc. v. … Board of Appeals of Lenox, 30 Mass. App. Ct. 36, 40 (1991); Perez v. Board of Appeals of Norwood, 54 Mass. App. Ct. 139 (2002) (self-inflicted hardship does not ordinarily constitute “substantial” hardship under G.

McIntyre v. Board of Selectmen of Ashby

31 Mass. App. Ct. 735 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 6, 1992

Goodwin v. Selectmen of Hopkinton, 358 Mass. 164, 170 (1970) (citations omitted). As explained in Toda v. Board of Appeals of Manchester, 18 Mass. App. … Glacier Sand & Stone Co. v. Board of Appeals of Westwood, 362 Mass. 239 (1972).

Orcutt v. Board of Health

22 Mass. L. Rptr. 60 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Jan 4, 2007

See G.L.c. 249, §4; MacHenry v. … See Pyramid Co. v.

Board of Health of Holbrook v. Nelson

351 Mass. 17 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 6, 1966

The site was never assigned as a dumping ground by the board of health. The town’s fire chief, acting under G. … Lincoln v. Giles, 317 Mass. 185, 187 . See Everett v. Capitol Motor Transp. Co. Inc. 330 Mass. 417, 421 .

Guzman v. Board of Assessors of Oxford

24 Mass. App. Ct. 118 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 1, 1987

See Harborview Residents’ Comm., Inc. v. … L. c. 249, § 4; it may not lodge in the Appellate Tax Board. Assessors of Saugus v. Baumann, 370 Mass. 36, 37 (1976). See Burbridge v. Assessors of Lexington, 11 Mass. App. Ct. 546, 547 (1981).