Case law

Bill v. Board of Registration of Chiropractors

394 Mass. 779 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 9, 1985

See Arthurs v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 383 Mass. 299, 304 (1981). … See Gurry v. Board of Pub. Accountancy, ante 118, 129 (1985). Furthermore, the board’s sanctions are not unreasonable or excessive.

Garrity v. Board of Assessors

43 Mass. App. Ct. 911 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 6, 1997

Essential to practice before the Appellate Tax Board (board) is understanding that an appeal must be taken within three calendar months from the date of the assessors’ denial of an application. See Berkshire Gas Co. v. … The cases hold that jurisdictional requirements may not be waived by the board. Old Colony Co. v. Assessors of Quincy, 305 Mass. 509 (1940). New Bedford Gas and Edison Light Co. v.

Board of Assessors of Cambridge v. Bellissimo

357 Mass. 198 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 6, 1970

This is an appeal from the Appellate Tax Board's (board) decision granting an exemption under G. … Assessors of Everett v. Formosi, 349 Mass. 727 .

Kinchla v. Rent Control Board of Brookline

25 Mass. App. Ct. 656 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 20, 1988

See, e.g., Trovato v. Walsh, supra; Dopazo v. Rent Control Bd. of Brookline, post 990 (1988). … We agree with the judge that there is adequate support for the board’s decision denying the exemption. See Entis v. Rent Control Bd. of Brookline, 399 Mass. at 162-164 .

Gamer v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Newton

346 Mass. 648 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 9, 1964

See Dodge v. Inspector of Bldgs. of Newburyport, 340 Mass. 382, 385-386 ; Van Arsdale v. Provincetown, 344 Mass. 146, 151 ; Kolodny v. Building Commr. of Brookline, ante, 289, 290, and cases cited. … MacKenzie v. School Comm. of Ipswich, 342 Mass. 612, 614 .

Forster v. Board of Appeals

14 Mass. L. Rptr. 463 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Mar 15, 2002

See Guiragossian v. Board of Appeals of Watertown, 21 Mass.App.Ct. 111, 114 (1985); DiGiovanni v. Board of Appeals of Rockport, 19 Mass.App.Ct. 339, 348 (1985). … See The Bible Speaks v. Board of Appeals of Lenox, 8 Mass.App.Ct. 19, 33-34 (1979), and cases cited; see also Martin v.

Commonwealth v. Deidania Brown.

Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 8, 2025

See Chace v. Curran, 71 Mass. App. Ct. 258, 260 n.4 (2008). … See also Wortis v. Trustees of Tufts College, 493 Mass. 648, 671 (2024) (declining to consider argument made without citation to supporting legal authority); Halstrom v.

Dopazo v. Rent Control Board

25 Mass. App. Ct. 990 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 20, 1988

The standards for determining whether an applicant seeking an exemption under the by-law as an owner who is occupying a three-family house are set forth and discussed in Kinchla v. … Cohen v. Board of Registration in Pharmacy, 350 Mass. 246, 253 (1966). Order dismissing report affirmed. A tenant’s testimony at a second hearing does not call any of this into question.

Board of Selectmen v. Civil Service Commission

37 Mass. App. Ct. 587 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 4, 1994

Within that classification, the town manager and the board possessed managerial discretion to write flexible job descriptions in the interests of efficiency. See Somerville v. Somerville Mun. Employees Assn., 20 Mass. … Restaurant & Lounge, Inc. v. Selectmen of Randolph, 19 Mass. App. Ct. 296, 300 (1985).

Medoff v. Boston Rent Board

16 Mass. App. Ct. 1008 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 11, 1983

. *1009 The defendant, Boston Rent Board (board) rejected the plaintiff’s application for vacancy decontrol. … See Charles-bank Apartments, Inc. v. Boston Rent Control Admn., 379 Mass. 635, 639 (1980); Wallace v. Boston Rent Bd., 12 Mass. App. Ct. 13, 18 (1981). James D. Rose for the defendant. Herbert S.

Board of Selectmen v. Jarvinen

13 Mass. App. Ct. 1024 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 9, 1982

For the reason discussed in Beard v. Salisbury, 378 Mass. 435, 438-441 (1979), and Lovequist v. … The defendant’s reliance on Kelleher v. Selectmen of Pembroke, 1 Mass. App. Ct. 174, 182-184 (1973), and Kingston v. Hamilton, 2 Mass. App.

Fox v. Board of Appeals

13 Mass. App. Ct. 999 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 24, 1982

L. c. 40A, § 9, first par., as appearing in said § 3; Wrona v. Board of Appeals of Pittsfield, 338 Mass. 87, 88-89 (1958); Woods v. Newton, 351 Mass. 98, 102-103 (1966); Strazzulla v. … Building Inspector of Wellesley, 357 Mass. 694, 696, 698 (1970), cert. denied, 400 U.S. 1004 (1971); Kiss v. Board of Appeals of Longmeadow, 371 Mass. 147, 153-154 (1976).

Middlesex Retirement System, LLC v. Board of Assessors

453 Mass. 495 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 31, 2009

The cases on which LLC relies, Brown, Rudnick, Freed & Gesmer v. Assessors of Boston, 389 Mass. 298 , 302- *501 303 (1983) (Brown, Rudnick), and H-C Health Servs., Inc. v. Assessors of S. Hadley, 42 Mass. App. … The board’s ruling that a retirement system’s personal property is not exempt from local taxation is error, for reasons previously discussed. See Essex County v. Salem, 153 Mass. 141, 142 (1891); Worcester County v.

Vincent v. Rent Control Board of Cambridge

23 Mass. App. Ct. 927 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 2, 1986

Finkelstein v. Board of Registration in Optometry, 370 Mass. 476,478 (1976). Polednak v. Rent Control Bd. of Cambridge, 397 Mass. at 858. Cliff House Nursing Home, Inc. v. Rate Setting Commn., 16 Mass. App. … In support of its construction of St. 1976, c. 36, § 3(b)(2), the board cites five cases from New York: Lord Management Corp. v. Weaver, 11 N.Y.2d 180 (1962); Eckert v. McGoldrick, 284 A.D. 810 (1954); DeRosa v.

Waters & Brown, Inc. v. Boston Better Business Machines Co.

1984 Mass. App. Div. 159 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Jun 15, 1984

P., Rule 52 (b); Ashapa v. Reed, 280 Mass. 514, 516 (1932); Photiou v. Del Sordo, 1982 Mass. App. Div. 251, 252 . … Rourke v. Cadillac Auto. Co., 268 Mass. 7, 8 (1929). See also Wright v. Heil Equip. Co., 357 Mass. 74, 76 (1970).

Bearce v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Brockton

351 Mass. 316 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 22, 1966

Sullivan v. Secretary of the Commonwealth, 233 Mass. 543, 546 . Ballard v. Maguire, 317 Mass. 130, 131-132 . Caputo v. Board of Appeals of Somerville, 330 Mass. 107, 111 . See Orient Realty Co. Inc. v. … Colabufalo v. Board of Appeal of Newton, 336 Mass. 213, 216-217 . See Gamer v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Newton, 346 Mass. 648, 649 .

Doe, SORB No. 76819 v. Sex Offender Registry Board

480 Mass. 212 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 1, 2018

Doe v. … School Comm. of Boston v. Board of Educ., 363 Mass. 20, 28 (1973).

Beal v. Board of Assessors

3 Mass. Supp. 807 · Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board · Jul 28, 1982

The Board’s FY 1979 determination of value (Exhibit 3A) is in the amount of $204,453.29. The Board assumes the appellant, as in the appeal of Irving H. Busny v. … See also John Grealish v. Assessors of Boston, docket no. 107692, promulgated July 21, 1982; Irving H. Busny v. Assessors of Boston, docket no. 109874, promulgated July 27, 1982.

City of Boston v. Commonwealth Employment Relations Board

453 Mass. 389 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 16, 2009

See Franklin v. Kettering, supra; Lamon v. Shawnee, supra; Ball v. Dodge City, supra. … See Board of Higher Educ., supra at 93; Massachusetts State Lottery Comm’n, 22 M.L.C. 1468, 1472 (1996).

McHugh v. Board of Zoning Adjustment of Boston

336 Mass. 682 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 5, 1958

Inc. v. Board of Zoning Adjustment of Boston, 328 Mass. 103, 106 . Devine v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Lynn, 332 Mass. 319, 321 . Blackman v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 334 Mass. 446, 449 . … See Bradley v. Zoning Adjustment Board of Boston, 255 Mass. 160, 165-167 ; Fandel v. Board of Zoning Adjustment of Boston, 280 Mass. 195, 197 .