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  • Holliston Sportsmen's Ass'n v. Planning Board of Holliston

    15 Mass. App. Ct. 977 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 31, 1983

    Citron, 372 Mass. 96, 97-98,104 (1977), and Whitinsville Plaza, Inc. v. Kotseas, 378 Mass. 85, 87, 89 (1979). … See Kuklinska v. Planning Bd. of Wakefield, 357 Mass. 123, 129 (1970). Russell Lawrence Chin for the plaintiff. Kevin L. O’Brien for Lenmar Builders, Inc. William H. Clancy for Planning Board of Holliston.

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  • Gem Properties, Inc. v. Board of Appeals of Milton

    341 Mass. 99 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 16, 1960

    See Pendergast v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 331 Mass. 555, 557-560 ; Sheehan v. Board of Appeals of Saugus, 332 Mass. 188, 189 . Cf. McHugh v. Board of Zoning Adjustment of Boston, 336 Mass. 682, 690 . … See Barney S Carey Co. v. Milton, 324 Mass. 440, 444-450 . See also Caputo v. Board of Appeals of Somerville, 331 Mass. 547, 549 ; Shapiro v. Cambridge, 340 Mass. 652, 658 .

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  • Nashoba Communications Ltd. Partnership v. Board of Assessors

    429 Mass. 126 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 4, 1999

    (emphasis in board’s decision). … We affirm the decision of the Appellate Tax Board. So ordered. We note that, as in Warner Amex Cable Communications Inc. v.

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  • Board of Appeals of Maynard v. Housing Appeals Comm.

    370 Mass. 64 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 5, 1976

    In such cases only the board retains the power to override requirements and regulations in order to grant a comprehensive permit. Board of Appeals of Hanover v. … Those remedies do not include action by the board or HAC. Cf. Christoffels v. Alton Properties, Inc. 362 Mass. 862 (1972); Green v. Board of Appeals of Norwood, 358 Mass. 253, 264 (1970) . 7. Findings and rulings.

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  • Middlesex & Boston Street Railway Co. v. Board of Aldermen

    371 Mass. 849 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 10, 1977

    Neither do we reach the extended argument by the board in favor of a liberal, sometimes referred to as “non- *859 Euclidean” 7 (see Euclid v. … error under the rule discussed and applied in Gildea v.

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  • Sharon Board of Library Trustees v. Brahmachari

    Massachusetts Land Court · Sep 2, 2021

    SHARON BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES vs. BRAHMACHARI, MISC 20-000525 TOWN OF SHARON BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES, Plaintiff, v. … The Appeals Court in Trustees of Boston College v. Board of Aldermen of Newton, 58 Mass. App.

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  • McLaughlin v. Duxbury Zoning Board of Appeals

    Massachusetts Land Court · Jul 30, 2021

    DUXBURY ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS, MISC 19-000109 JOHN MCLAUGHLIN, Plaintiff, v. TOWN OF DUXBURY ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS, ET AL., Defendants MISC 19-000109 JULY 30, 2021 PLYMOUTH, ss. SMITH, J. … Unless provided for under a local regulation or bylaw, neither board is bound by the decision of the other. See Stevens v. Zoning Board of Bourne, 97 Mass. App. Ct. 713 (2020).

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  • Maroc Fruit Board S.A. v. M/V Vinson

    285 F.R.D. 181 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Oct 10, 2012

    See Cotto v. … .”); Jones v. Estelle, 693 F.2d 547, 549 (5th Cir.1982). . See Lummus Co. v. Commonwealth Oil Refining Co., 273 F.2d 613, 613-14 (1st Cir.1959); Blinco v.

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  • United Reis Homes, Inc. v. Planning Board of Natick

    359 Mass. 621 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 11, 1971

    We need not speculate as to circumstances in which the planning board might properly substitute its judgment for that of the board of health. See Daley Constr. Co. Inc. v. … Compare as to the relation of a planning board to a water board, Rounds v. Water & Sewer Commrs. of Wilmington, 347 Mass. 40, 43 ; Garabedian *624 v. Water & Sewerage Bd. of Medfield, ante, 404, 405, 406. 2.

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  • Filippova v. Frmingham Zoning Board of Appeals

    Massachusetts Land Court · Jun 23, 2021

    FRMINGHAM ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS, MISC 20-000073 GALINA FILIPPOVA, TRUSTEE of the PROSPECT STREET REALTY TRUST, Plaintiff, v. … See also Koines v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Cohasset, 91 Mass. App. Ct. 903 , 904 (2017). "If the board's interpretation of its by-law is reasonable, the court may not substitute its judgment." Coco Bella, LLC v.

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

    20 F.2d 183 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Jun 2, 1927

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  • Zoning Board of Appeals of Auburn v. Hipson

    19 Mass. L. Rptr. 353 · Massachusetts Superior Court · May 6, 2005

    I enclose a copy of the Board of Appeals decision. … The board of appeals shall hold a hearing on any such appeal. . . within sixty-five days from the receipt of notice by the board of such appeal... All hearings of the board of appeals shall be open to the public.

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  • Northampton Nursing Home, Inc. v. Board of Assessors

    383 Mass. 884 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 13, 1981

    The Board of Assessors (board) has appealed from the abatement granted to the taxpayer for fiscal year 1978. There was no error in either case. 1. … Assessors of Quincy v. Boston Consol. Gas. Co., 309 Mass. 60, 64 (1941). There is nothing to the contrary in Correia v. New Bedford Redevelopment Auth., 375 Mass. 360 (1978).

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  • YD Dugout, Inc. v. Board of Appeals of Canton

    357 Mass. 25 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 10, 1970

    Board of Appeals of Gloucester, 333 Mass. 114, 116-119 ; Coolidge v. Planning Bd. of No. Andover, 337 Mass. 648, 650-651 ; Shoppers’ World, Inc. v. … Weld v. Board of Appeals of Gloucester, 345 Mass. 376, 378-379 .

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  • Cumberland Farms, Inc. v. Planning Board of Bourne

    67 Mass. App. Ct. 67 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 8, 2006

    In Cumberland Farms, Inc. v. Planning Bd. of Bourne, 56 Mass. App. … Board of Appeals of Northampton, 345 Mass. 158, 163 (1962). See Cape Resort Hotels, Inc. v. Alcoholic Lic. Bd. of Falmouth, 385 Mass. 205, 224-225 (1982); Balcam v. Hingham, 41 Mass. App. Ct. 260, 264 (1996).

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  • Moore Drop Forging Co. v. Board of Conciliation & Arbitration

    239 Mass. 434 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 16, 1921

    This is an appeal from a decree dismissing a suit in equity brought to restrain the defendants, constituting the Board of Conciliation and Arbitration, from holding a hearing under G. … Plant v. Woods, 176 Mass. 492 . Nute v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 214 Mass. 184 . Folsom Engraving Co. v. McNeil, 235 Mass. 269, 278 .

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  • Board of Assessors v. Flying Tiger Line Inc.

    404 Mass. 359 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 15, 1989

    The assessors and the board for different reasons have relied on Atlantic Maritime Co. v. Gloucester, 228 Mass. 519, 526 (1917). … Zantop Air Transp. v. County of San Bernardino, 246 Cal. App. 2d 433, 437-438 (1966). We do not indorse all the board’s reasoning.

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  • Maurice Callahan & Sons, Inc. v. Outdoor Advertising Board

    12 Mass. App. Ct. 536 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 28, 1981

    Sections 29 and 30 concern the board’s power to regulate billboards, signs and other advertising devices, and make clear that the board does not have authority to regulate on-premises signs. See Attorney Gen. v. J.P. … John Donnelly & Sons v.

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  • Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co. v. L. S. Starrett Co.

    225 F. 997 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Jul 29, 1915

    BROWN, District Judge. … Starrett Co. v. Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co., 208 Fed. 887 , 126 C. C. A. 47 .

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  • Doe No. 16297 v. Sex Offender Registry Board

    21 Mass. L. Rptr. 481 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Sep 27, 2006

    New Boston Garden Corporation v. Board of Assessors of Boston, 383 Mass. 456, 466 (1981); Arthurs v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 383 Mass. 299, 304 (1981); and Griffin’s Brand Rock Package Store, Inc. v. … Morris v. Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine, 405 Mass. 103, 109-14 (1989); Vinal v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board, 13 Mass.App.Ct. 85 , 94-95 & n.6 (1982); and Universal Camera Corporation v.

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