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  • Lord v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Somerset

    30 Mass. App. Ct. 226 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 8, 1991

    The plaintiff appeals from a judgment sustaining the board’s denial of such a permit. There is nothing to that aspect of the appeal. See Zaltman v. Board of Appeals of Stoneham, 357 Mass. 482, 484 (1970); Copley v. … Board of Appeals of Canton, 1 Mass. App. Ct. 821 (1973); Subaru of New England, Inc. v. Board of Appeals of Canton, 8 Mass. App. Ct. 483, 486-488 (1979); Schiffone v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Walpole, 28 Mass. App.

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  • Small Business Administration v. Board of Assessors

    345 Mass. 294 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 4, 1963

    Keegan v. Board of Assessors of Boston, 334 Mass. 169, 171 . The denial of Paula S. Callahan’s motion to prosecute the petition in her own name was error. … Inc. v. Board of Assessors of Boston, 309 Mass. 544 . Where the property was the only property owned by Small Business in Falmouth, the proceeding could be properly brought as one for abatement. Norwood v.

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  • Serio v. Sturbridge Planning Board

    4 Mass. L. Rptr. 70 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Apr 28, 1995

    See also, Barvenik v. Board of Alderman of Newton, 33 Mass.App.Ct. 129, 131 (1992). Plaintiff has the burden of proof on the issue of standing. Barvenik at 131 -32. … Barvenik at 132 ; Cohen v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Plymouth, 35 Mass.App.Ct. 619, 622 (1993). This showing must be made by direct facts and not by speculative personal opinion. Barvenik at 132 .

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  • Fitchburg Housing Authority v. Board of Zoning Appeals

    380 Mass. 869 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 12, 1980

    See Cummington School of the Arts, Inc. v. Assessors of Cummington, supra at 603, and cases cited. See also Harbor Schools, Inc. v. Board of Appeals of Haver *874 hill, 5 Mass. App. Ct. 600, 603 (1977), discussed infra. … Our Appeals Court so held in Harbor Schools, Inc. v. Board of Appeals of Haverhill, supra, dealing with § 2 of The Zoning Enabling Act.

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  • Trustees of Boston University v. Board of Assessors

    11 Mass. App. Ct. 325 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 9, 1981

    The Appellate Tax Board (board) heard appeals (under G. … Silverman v. Wedge, 339 Mass. 244, 245 (1959). See Board of Appeals of Hanover v.

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  • CLAUDIA MURROW v. BOARD OF ASSESSORS OF BOSTON.

    102 Mass. App. Ct. 278 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 6, 2023

    Ct. 346 , 353 (2020), quoting Genentech, Inc. v. Commissioner of Revenue, 476 Mass. 258, 261 (2017). Because the facts here are undisputed, we only consider whether the board correctly interpreted the law. See Rauseo v. … [Note 5] See Boston Gas Co. v. Assessors of Boston, 458 Mass. 715, 717 (2011). Decision of the Appellate Tax Board affirmed.

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  • Reliable Electronic Finishing Co. v. Board of Assessors

    410 Mass. 381 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 10, 1991

    See Parkinson v. Assessors of Medfield, 398 Mass. 112, 116 (1986) (conservation restriction); Boston Edison Co. v. Assessors of Watertown, 387 Mass. 298, 304 (1982) (governmentally-imposed restriction); Coomey v. … See Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. County of Monterey, 223 Cal. App. 3d 382, 392-393 (1990); Inmar As-socs., Inc. v. Borough of Carlstadt, 112 N.J. 593, 600-601 (1988).

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  • APT Asset Management, Inc. v. Board of Appeals

    50 Mass. App. Ct. 133 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 27, 2000

    See Henry v. Board of Appeals of Dunstable, 418 Mass. 841, 845 (1994); Old Colony Council — Boy Scouts of America v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Plymouth, 31 Mass. App. Ct. 46, 48 (1991). … See, e.g., CHR Gen., Inc. v.

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  • Schomer v. Board of Bar Examiners

    465 Mass. 55 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 10, 2013

    Wei Jia v. Board of Bar Examiners, 427 Mass. 777, 782 (1998). … See Osakwe v. Board of Bar Examiners, 448 Mass. 85, 88-89 (2006); Matter of an Application for Admission to the Bar of the Commonwealth, 443 Mass. 1010, 1011 (2005).

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  • Landers v. Board of Appeals of Falmouth

    31 Mass. App. Ct. 939 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 24, 1991

    Board of Appeals of Brookline, 362 Mass. 290, 295 (1972); DiGiovanni v. Board of Appeals of Rockport, 19 Mass. App. Ct. 339, 348 (1985); Crittenton Hastings House of the Florence Crittenton League v. … References in the board’s decision to the commercial use of the property are made by way of description of the entire project under consideration by the board (see Board of Appeals of Hanover v.

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  • Amherst Associates v. Amherst Housing Review Board

    1989 Mass. App. Div. 51 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Mar 17, 1989

    In another case, Rent Control Board of Cambridge v. … We believe that Zoning Board of Appeals of Wellesley v.

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  • Byron Weston Co. v. L. L. Brown Paper Co.

    13 F.2d 412 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · May 29, 1926

    Wolcott v. National Electric Signaling Co., supra; Indianapolis Gas Co. v. City of Indianapolis (C. C.) 90 F. 196 . … Wolcott v. National Electric Signaling Co., supra; P. M. Co. v. Ajax Rail Anchor Co. (D. C.) 216 F. 634 .

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  • Coleman v. Board of Selectmen of Andover

    351 Mass. 546 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 5, 1967

    See for recent cases restating applicable principles, Raymond v. Commissioner of Pub. Works of Lowell, 333 Mass. 410, 414 ; Lanner v. Board of Appeal of Tewksbury, 348 Mass. 220, 228-230 ; Rousseau v. … Building Inspector of Framingham, 349 Mass. 31, 35 ; Halko v. Board of Appeals of Billerica, 349 Mass. 465, 471-472 ; Muto v. Springfield, 349 Mass. 479 ; Mahoney v. Commissioner of Pub. Works of Lowell, post, 697.

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  • Brown v. President of the Worcester Bank

    49 Mass. 47 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1844

    been inadvertently omitted, namely, the time of the attachment of the property in question by the defendants; but we understand it was made *50 prior to the recording of the mortgage deed from Holbrook to the plaintiff Brown … right to redeem the Chase mortgage ; and they will hold as assignees of that mortgage, until the owners of the forty acres shall contribute their proportion of the sum due on the mortgage. *51 This case differs from Jenks v.

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  • Yankee Advertising Co. v. Outdoor Advertising Board

    18 Mass. App. Ct. 225 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 8, 1984

    On October 3, 1978, the Outdoor Advertising Board (board) (G. L. c. 16, § 14; c. 93, §§ 29-33) rendered a summary decision (see Maurice Callahan & Sons v. Outdoor Advertising Bd., 12 Mass. App. … See John Donnelly & Sons v. Outdoor Advertising Bd., 361 Mass. 746, 748-753 (1972) (Avon); John Donnelly & Sons v. Outdoor Advertising Bd., 369 Mass. 206, 209-215 (1975) (Brookline); Millbury v.

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  • Seman v. Brookline Rent Control Board

    1996 Mass. App. Div. 49 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Mar 18, 1996

    While the Board has broad authority to promulgate regulations and administer the by-law, Scofield v. … Since the Board did not consider those factors, its decision is not legally justified. Sherman v. Rent Control Board Of Brookline, 367 Mass. 1 (1975).

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  • Brockton Public Market, Inc. v. Board of Appeals

    357 Mass. 783 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 11, 1970

    Gulf Oil Corp. v. Board of Appeals of Framingham 355 Mass. 275, 277 . Likewise, there was no error in holding that the refusal to grant a special permit did not require detailed findings by the board of appeals. … Ferrante v. Board of Appeals of Northampton, 345 Mass. 158, 162 . Decree affirmed.

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  • Moysenko v. Board of Health of North Andover

    347 Mass. 305 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 10, 1964

    Board of Health of Canton, 332 Mass. 721 , and in Board of Health of Franklin v. Hass, 342 *306 Mass. 421. … Cochis v. Board of Health of Canton, supra, 724-725.

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  • Vining Disposal Service, Inc. v. Board of Selectmen

    416 Mass. 35 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 4, 1993

    Haines v. Town Manager of Mansfield, 320 Mass. 140, 142 (1946). Accord Chelmsford Trailer Park, Inc. v. Chelmsford, 393 Mass. 186, 192, 197 (1984). … See Boston Edison Co. v.

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  • Busi v. Malden Retirement Board

    2 Mass. L. Rptr. 284 · Massachusetts Superior Court · May 24, 1994

    Retirement Board of Brookline v. Contributors Retirement Appeal Board, 33 Mass.App.Ct. 489, 491 (1992). … U.S. v. Turkette, 452 U.S. 576, 580 (1981); Trans Alaska Pipeline Rate Cases, 436 U.S. 631, 643 (1978). See also Massachusetts Hospital Assoc, Inc. v.

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