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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.
Cited 1 timesPublishedGem 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 .
Cited 17 timesPublishedNashoba 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.
Cited 4 timesPublishedBoard 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.
Cited 21 timesPublishedMiddlesex & 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.
Cited 17 timesPublishedSharon 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.
Cited 0 timesPublishedMcLaughlin 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).
Cited 0 timesPublishedMaroc 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.
Cited 1 timesPublishedUnited 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.
Cited 19 timesPublishedFilippova 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.
Cited 0 timesPublishedByron Weston Co. v. L. L. Brown Paper Co.
20 F.2d 183 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Jun 2, 1927
Cited 1 timesPublishedZoning 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.
Cited 1 timesPublishedNorthampton 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).
Cited 3 timesPublishedYD 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 .
Cited 27 timesPublishedCumberland 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).
Cited 1 timesPublishedMoore 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 .
Cited 4 timesPublishedBoard 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.
Cited 2 timesPublishedMaurice 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.
Cited 3 timesPublishedBrown & 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 .
Cited 1 timesPublishedDoe 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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