Case law

Franklin County Realty Trust v. Board of Assessors

391 Mass. 1018 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 7, 1984

Corp. v. Massachusetts Bay Transp. Auth., 387 Mass. 687, 693-694 (1982), and cases cited. … We have not recognized estoppel as a relevant consideration when the timeliness of a taxpayer’s appeal to the board has been considered. See Corea v.

Berg v. Zoning Board of Appeals

1982 Mass. App. Div. 100 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Apr 15, 1982

Burnham v. Board of Appeals of Gloucester, 333 Mass. 114 (1955). … Sherman v. Board of Aldermen of Newton, 361 Mass. 758 .

Zoning Board of Appeals v. Housing Appeals Committee

451 Mass. 35 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 31, 2008

Relying on Board of Appeals of Maynard v. … See Jepson v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Ipswich, 450 Mass. 81 , 85 n.9 (2007); Board of Appeals of N. Andover v. Housing Appeals Comm., 4 Mass. App. Ct. 676, 680 (1976).

Kanavos v. Hancock Bank & Trust Co.

14 Mass. App. Ct. 326 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 23, 1982

This amendment was negotiated for the Bank entirely by Brown; Brown signed it; Kelley played no part in connection with the amendment; and neither the board of directors of the Bank, nor any committee of the board, were in … , or any step which, in the business context, was so major or unusual that a businessman in Brown’s position would reasonably expect to require a vote of the board of directors.

Nolan v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

31 Mass. L. Rptr. 241 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Jun 17, 2013

Megiel-Rollo v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board, 81 Mass.App.Ct. 317, 320 (2012). … Worcester County Regional Vocational Sch. v.

Elio v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Barnstable

55 Mass. App. Ct. 424 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 11, 2002

See Hogan v. Hayes, supra at 402-403 ; Worcester County Christian Communications, Inc. v. Board of Appeals of Spencer, supra at 85-86. … Board of Appeals of Northampton, 345 Mass. 158, 163 (1962), quoting from V. F. Zahodiakin Engr. Corp. v.

DePopolo v. Brookline Rent Control Board

1993 Mass. App. Div. 167 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Sep 2, 1993

The Board’s decisions are reviewed by the court to determine if they are supported by substantial evidence and if they are legally justifiable. Kahn v. Brookline Rent Control Board, 394 Mass. 709, 711 (1985). … Moulton v. Brookline Rent Control Board, 385 Mass. 228, 233 (1982).

Sudarov v. Brookline Rent Control Board

1992 Mass. App. Div. 115 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Jun 22, 1992

The decision of the board must be affirmed if it is supported by substantial evidence and is legally justifiable. Kahn v. Brookline Rent Control Board, 394 Mass. 709, 712 (1985). … In considering the words of a statute, by-law or regulation, weight must be given to the meaning adopted by the board as the administrative agency in charge. Slavin v. Rent Control Board of Brookline, 26 Mass. App.

Collins v. Wayland Board of Selectmen

31 Mass. L. Rptr. 189 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Jun 3, 2013

Pearson v. Board of Health of Chicopee, 402 Mass. 797, 800 (1988). … Ellis v. Board of Selectmen of Barnstable, 361 Mass. 794, 800 (1972).

Pinkas v. Brookline Rent Control Board

1989 Mass. App. Div. 73 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Apr 5, 1989

This case would appear to be controlled, in large part, by Health Co., Inc. v. … (See also Post v. Brookline Rent Control Board, 1984 Mass. App. Div. 250 .)

Rosenfeld v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Mendon

78 Mass. App. Ct. 677 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 28, 2011

Bateman v. Board of Appeals of Georgetown, 56 Mass. App. Ct. 236, 243 (2002), quoting from Steege v. Board of Appeals of Stow, 26 Mass. App. Ct. 970, 972 (1988). … e.g., Kirkwood v.

Doyle v. Brookline Rent Control Board

1988 Mass. App. Div. 123 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Jul 19, 1988

At argument, the trial court was informed that the hearing examiner who heard the case at the Board left the Board in late 1985 and that the tape recording of the hearing was no longer available and no transcript of the hearing … Davis v. Boston Elevated Railway, 235 Mass. 482, 502 (1920). Report dismissed.

JAMES BARROS & Another v. SELECT BOARD OF NANTUCKET & Others.

Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 19, 2025

See Shak v. Shak, 484 Mass. 658, 661 (2020). We are guided by Barron v. Kolenda, 491 Mass. 408 (2023), which addressed a citizen's free speech rights at a meeting of a town board of selectmen. … We are skeptical that the board is a proper defendant for such a claim, see Howcroft v. Peabody, 51 Mass. App.

Willowdale LLC v. Board of Assessors of Topsfield

78 Mass. App. Ct. 767 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 16, 2011

(concurring) Because the Appellate Tax Board (board) gave the statute a reasonable interpretation, I agree with the majority that the board’s decision should be affirmed. See Provencal v. Commonwealth Health Ins. … Notably, DCR did not make any am-icus submission to the board or this court.

Slavin v. Brookline Rent Control Board

1988 Mass. App. Div. 143 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Sep 7, 1988

He further held that in light of Post Trust v. Brookline Rent Control Board, et al., 1984 Mass. App. … Rent Control Board of Brookline, 1986 Mass. App. Div. 72, 74-75 , Slavin v. Rent Control Board of Brookline, 1987 Mass. App. Div. 168, 171 ), or to rule upon the sufficiency of rent notices (Jacobs v.

Zinck v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Framingham

345 Mass. 394 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 5, 1963

Barnhart v. Board of Appeals of Scituate, 343 Mass. 455, 456-457 , and cases cited. Coolidge v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Framingham, 343 Mass. 742, 744-745 . Nor do the findings of the judge avail R & S. … See DiRico v. Board of Appeals of Quincy, 341 Mass. 607, 610 .

Board of Assessors v. Bridgewater State University Foundation

79 Mass. App. Ct. 637 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 7, 2011

“We review decisions of the board for errors of law. . . . Findings of fact by the board must be supported by substantial evidence.” Middlesex Retirement Sys., LLC v. … “In reviewing mixed questions of fact and law, the board’s expertise in tax matters must be recognized, and its decisions are due ‘some deference.’ ” Koch v.

Orne v. Brookline Rent Control Board

1989 Mass. App. Div. 78 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Apr 5, 1989

While due difference must be accorded to the Board’s construction of the ordinance which it is enforcing (Dopazo v. Brooklione Rent Control Board, 1987 Mass. App. … Kinchla v. Brookline Rent Control Board, 1986 Mass. App. Div. 169, 170-71 ). Consequently, the trial judge’s reversal of the Board’s denial of the plaintiffs *80 application for a removal permit is affirmed.

Savage v. Zoning Board of Appeals

1983 Mass. App. Div. 174 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · May 26, 1983

(See also Lawrence v. Board of Appeals of Lynn, 336 Mass. 87 [1957].) … CTS. [1980];, Rock v. City of Pittsfield, 316 Mass. 348 [1944] v. Commonwealth, 303 Mass. 80 [1939]; Simmons v. Cambridge Savings Bank, 346 Mass. 327 [1963]).

Walko v. Lexington Board of Appeals

29 Mass. L. Rptr. 295 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Dec 15, 2011

In at least one case, Sweenie v. A.L. … An aggrieved party under G.L.c. 40A, §17 is entitled to de novo review in the Superior Court of a Board’s decision in this regard. See Roberts v. Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc., 429 Mass. 478, 482 (1999).