Case law

Busny v. Board of Assessors

389 Mass. 654 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 11, 1983

See Keniston v. Assessors of Boston, 380 Mass. 888, 906 (1980); Tregor v. Assessors of Boston, 377 Mass. 602, 602, 609-612 , cert. denied, 444 U.S. 841 (1979); Assessors of Weymouth v. … The decision of the Appellate Tax Board is affirmed. So ordered. For fiscal years 1980-1983, see G. L. c. 58A, § 14; St. 1979, c. 797, § 24; Keniston v.

Holbrook v. Board of Selectmen

354 Mass. 769 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 6, 1968

Holbrook took no appeal (see building code, art. 7, § 40) to the town’s board of appeals. … See Karl V. Wolsey Co. Inc. v. Building Inspector of Bedford, 324 Mass. 419, 420-422 . Cf. Fellsway Realty Corp. v. Building Commn. of Medford, 332 Mass. 471, 472-473 .

Carrier v. Board of Health

354 Mass. 292 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 7, 1968

In Gifford v. Commissioner of Pub. Health, 328 Mass. 608 , the plaintiff was likewise placed at an unfair disadvantage in bidding by a discrepancy in the subbids. In Morse v. … Compare Grande & Son, Inc. v. School Housing Comm. of No. Reading, 334 Mass. 252 .

Curtin v. Board of Appeals

329 Mass. 391 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 3, 1952

See, for example, Anderson v. Alexander, 191 Ore. 409, 441-442 ; Tracy v. MacIntyre, 29 Cal. App. (2d) 145. … Ham v. Boston Board of Police, 142 Mass. 90, 95 . Bailen v. Assessors of Chelsea, 241 Mass. 411, 414 . Murphy v. Casey, 300 Mass. 232, 234 .

School Committee of Boston v. Board of Education

363 Mass. 20 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 2, 1973

In Check v. … See School Comm. of Springfield v. Board of Educ. 362 Mass. 417, 445-446 ; Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Bd. of Educ. 402 U.

Anesse v. Board of Appeals

361 Mass. 893 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 5, 1972

LaMontagne v. Kenney, 288 Mass. 363, 366-368 . Moore v. Cataldo, 356 Mass. 325, 328 , and cases cited. MacGibbon v. Board of Appeals of Duxbury, 356 Mass. 635, 637-639 . … Bannish v. Bannish, 357 Mass. 279, 281 . There is ample evidence to support such findings. See Carson v. Board of Appeals of Lexington, 321 Mass. 649, 654-655 ; Simeone Stone Corp. v. Oliva, 350 Mass. 31, 38 .

Sullivan v. Board of Appeals

348 Mass. 793 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 1, 1965

The first phase involved a bill in equity (brought by the present appellants) by way of appeal from a decision of the board of appeals of Canton granting a variance to Robert A. … The amendment was challenged in mandamus proceedings by the present appellants on the ground that it constituted spot zoning; it was held to be valid in Sullivan v. Selectmen of Canton, 346 Mass. 784 .

McDonald's Corp. v. Board of Selectmen of Randolph

9 Mass. App. Ct. 830 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 21, 1980

See Neponset Reservoir Corp. v. Bashaw, 8 Mass. App. Ct. 35, 36 (1979), and cases cited. We review the case on that basis. Stetson v. Selectmen of Carlisle, 369 Mass. 755, 757-758 (1976). *831 1. … Board of Health of Woburn v. Sousa, 338 Mass. 547, 553 (1959), quoting from Butler v. East Bridgewater, 330 Mass. 33, 38 (1953).

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).

Elm Street Realty Trust v. Planning Board

11 Mass. L. Rptr. 642 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Apr 21, 2000

Jaxtimer v. Planning Board of Nantucket, 38 Mass.App.Ct. 23, 24 (1995). In Gates v. … He noted the “primacy of efficient vehicular access as the pivotal criterion for a board’s making an ANR decision. Justice Kass includes the case of Perry v.

New England Power Co. v. Board of Selectmen

389 Mass. 69 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 3, 1983

Beeler v. Downey, 387 Mass. 609, 616 (1982). Commonwealth v. Vickey, 381 Mass. 762, 767 (1980). Even if the board had authority to revoke, the company argues, pursuant to Selectmen of Topsfield v. Department of Pub. … Selectmen of Topsfield v. Department of Pub. Utils., supra. 8 The board further claims that G.

Lorantos v. Board of Assessors

372 Mass. 865 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 31, 1977

In Assessors of Saugus v. Baumann, 370 Mass. 36 (1976), we held that the Appellate Tax Board has no jurisdiction of hardship abatement cases arising under G. … Accordingly, the decisions of the Appellate Tax Board are reversed, and the cases are remanded to the board where the taxpayer’s appeals from the actions of the assessors are to be dismissed. So ordered.

Wisniewski v. Board of Selectmen

12 Mass. L. Rptr. 646 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Feb 22, 2001

"Id., citing Hoffman v. Howmedia, Inc., 373 Mass. 32, 37 (1977), and Commonwealth v. Lightfoot, 391 Mass. 718, 720 (1984). … LaBranche v. A.J. Lane & Co., 404 Mass. 725, 729 (1989), citing Iannelle v. Fire. Comm’r of Boston, 331 Mass. 250, 252 (1954).

Coroa v. Board of Assessors

354 Mass. 235 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 3, 1968

The case was heard on a statement of agreed facts by the Appellate Tax Board, which filed a decision for the appellee board. The appellant appealed to this court. … In Assessors of Everett v. Formosi, 349 Mass. 727 , it was said that the exemption in § 5, Forty-first, “rests upon the financial exigencies of the elderly owner” (p. 729).

Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Board

33 Mass. L. Rptr. 598 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Aug 16, 2016

Doe, No. 89230 v. Sex Offender Registry Board, 452 Mass. 764, 772 (2008). … Doe, No. 89230 v. Sex Offender Registry Board, 452 Mass. 764 (2008) (expert funds); Doe, No. 151564 v. Sex Offender Registry Board, 456 Mass. 612 (2010) (age); Doe, No. 205614 v.

Lane v. State Retirement Board

5 Mass. L. Rptr. 188 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Mar 29, 1996

However, she reversed the Board’s decision. … Merisme v. Board of Appeals on Motor Vehicle Liab. Policies & Bds. 27 Mass.App.Ct. 470, 474 (1989); Faith Assemble of God v. State Bldg. Code Comm’n, 11 Mass.App.Ct. 333, 334 (1981) (citing Almeida Bus Lines, Inc. v.

Jackson v. Board of Registrars of Voters

353 Mass. 747 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 3, 1967

The petitioners appeal from an order for judgment dismissing a petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the respondent board inter alla to certify an alleged referendum petition.

Harris v. Board of Trustees of State Colleges

405 Mass. 515 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 8, 1989

See Munson v. Friske, 754 F.2d 683, 690 (7th Cir. 1985). However, in this case, the record does not support a finding that the plaintiff’s speech played any role in the board’s decision. See Setliff v. … See Connick v. Myers, 461 U.S. 138 (1983); Boehm v. Foster, 670 F.2d 111, 113 (9th Cir. 1982); Chitwood v.

W.D. Cowls, Inc. v. Board of Assessors

34 Mass. App. Ct. 944 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 1, 1993

See School Comm. of Greenfield v. Greenfield Educ. Assn., 385 Mass. 70,79-80 (1982); Newbury St. Assoc. v. Assessors of Boston, 386 Mass. 513, 515 (1982); Mirageas v. Massachusetts Bay Transp. … Mirageas v. Massachusetts Bay Transp. Authy., 391 Mass, at 819. Pinshaw v. Metropolitan Dist. Commn., 402 Mass. 687, 693 (1988). See also Doherty v. Commissioner of Admn., 349 Mass. 687, 690 (1965).

Samuelson v. Planning Board of Orleans

86 Mass. App. Ct. 901 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 2, 2014

The Kennedys do not argue that the board lacked authority to impose the 1975 conditions, and in any event, the time for challenging those conditions has long since passed. Murphy v. Planning Bd. of Hopkinton, 70 Mass. … The Kennedys argue that this case is analogous to Murphy v.