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  • Roda Realty Trust v. Board of Assessors of Belmont

    385 Mass. 493 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 4, 1982

    Old Colony R.R. v. Assessors of Quincy, 305 Mass. 509, 511-512 (1940). Accord, New Bedford Gas & Edison Light Co. v. Assessors of Dartmouth, 368 Mass. 745, 747-748 (1975); Canron, Inc. v. … The board’s decision imports a finding of all subsidiary facts necessary to support it. Cohen v. Assessors of Boston, supra. Accord, Assessors of Kingston v. Sgarzi, 367 Mass. 840, 843-844 (1975).

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  • John Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Bd.

    481 Mass. 1105 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 24, 2019

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  • Hahn v. Planning Board of Stoughton

    406 Mass. 1001 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 7, 1989

    In Hahn v. Planning Bd. of Stoughton, 403 Mass. 332, 338-339 (1988), we remanded the case to a single justice of this court for assessment of *1002 appropriate attorney’s fees pursuant to G.

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  • Henderson v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

    6 Mass. App. Ct. 967 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 5, 1979

    We conclude that the appeal board’s decision is neither unsupported by substantial evidence (see McCarthy v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd., 342 Mass. 45 , 47 & n.2 [1961]; G. … See Bond v. Commissioner of Pub. Safety, 1 Mass. App. Ct. 536, 539 (1973). The evidence before the appeal board consisted of (1) the findings of the medical panel made under G.

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  • Chiara v. Zoning Board of Appeals

    2 Mass. App. Ct. 796 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 4, 1974

    See Selectmen of Lakeville v. Alcoholic Beverage Control Commn. 329 Mass. 769 (1953). Jean C. Campopiano for the plaintiff. Americo J. Fusco, Town Counsel, for the Zoning Board of Appeals of Methuen. So ordered.

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  • Kupelnick v. Boston Rent Equity Board

    404 Mass. 1006 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 1, 1989

    The board was not entitled to summary judgment on the record before the judge. See Godbout v. Cousens, 396 Mass. 254, 263 (1985); Attorney Gen. v. Bailey, 386 Mass. 367, 371 , cert. denied sub nom. Bailey v. … We need not reach the issue of the lawfulness of the regulation under which the board’s order was entered, a point raised before the judge and considered in our opinion, issued today, in Perry v.

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  • Nashawena Trust v. Board of Assessors

    398 Mass. 821 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 17, 1986

    School Comm. of New Bedford v. Commissioner of Educ., 349 Mass. 410, 412 (1965). See, e.g., Wachusett Regional School Dist. Comm. v. Erickson, 353 Mass. 77, 79 (1967). 2. … We limit ourselves in our review of this question to a determination whether the decision of the board is supported by substantial evidence. New Boston Garden Corp. v.

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  • Needham Pastoral Counseling Center, Inc. v. Board of Appeals

    29 Mass. App. Ct. 31 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 19, 1990

    DiGiovanni v. Board of Appeals of Rockport, 19 Mass. App. Ct. 339, 348 (1985). This is not a case where the judge owes deference to the discretion exercised by the board. See Fitchburg Hous. Authy. v. … Board of Zoning Appeals of Fitchburg, 380 Mass. 869, 871 (1980). Compare *33 Subaru of New England, Inc. v. Board of Appeals of Canton, 8 Mass. App. Ct. 483, 487-488 (1979).

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  • Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Board

    14 Mass. L. Rptr. 111 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Nov 7, 2001

    See Finkelstein v. Board of Registration in Optometry, 370 Mass. 476, 478 (1976). The regulation must be constitutionally sound and consistent with enabling statutes. … In Doe v.

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  • Clauretie v. Board of Park Commissioners

    2 Mass. App. Ct. 817 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 8, 1974

    This petition for a writ of certiorari seeks to quash a decision of the board of park commissioners (the board) rejecting the petitioner’s bid for a refreshment concession at a city park under a contract for one year from … See Selectmen of Lakeville v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commn. 329 Mass. 769 (1953); Chiara v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Methuen, ante, 796 (1974).

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  • John Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Bd.

    481 Mass. 1102 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 30, 2018

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  • Nelson v. Boston Rent Equity Board

    403 Mass. 425 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 21, 1988

    See Zussman v. Rent Control Bd. of Brookline, 371 Mass. 632, 635 (1976) (review of rent level determination on the agency record even when confiscation is alleged); Sherman v. … A court reviews the action of the Brookline rent control board in rent regulation and eviction matters as if it were a State agency. See St. 1970, c. 843, § 4; Kahn v.

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  • Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Bd.

    480 Mass. 1108 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Sep 13, 2018

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  • Manning v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

    13 Mass. L. Rptr. 489 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Aug 29, 2001

    See Coggin v. Massachusetts Parole Bd., 42 Mass.App.Ct. 584, 587 (1997) (citing Merisme v. Board of Appeals on Motor Vehicle Liab. Policies & Bonds, 27 Mass.App.Ct. 470, 474 (1989). … See Manning v.

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  • Bowmar's Inc. v. Board of Appeals

    344 Mass. 750 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 2, 1962

    L. c. 40A, § 21 (as amended through St. 1960, c. 365), reached less definite conclusions than would have been desirable, but ordered that the board be sustained. … Pendergast v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 331 Mass. 555, 559-560 . See Bruzzese V. Board of Appeals of Hingham, 343 Mass. 421, 423 .

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  • Sutula v. Board of Zoning Appeal

    11 Mass. L. Rptr. 199 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Dec 13, 1999

    See Bonfatti v. … imposed [by the planning board]”), quoting Klein v.

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  • Brown v. Synchrony Bank

    District Court, D. Massachusetts · Jan 31, 2025

    See Brown v. JPMorgan Chase & Co., 22-CV-11298-FDS, 2023 WL 3511363, at *4-5 (D. Mass. May 17, 2023) (finding Brown’s MCRA and Ch. 93A claims preempted by the FCRA); Brown v. … Brown v. JPMorgan Chase & Co., 24-CV-11571- FDS, 2024 WL 4393303, at *3 (D. Mass. Oct. 3, 2024). Brown is reminded of that warning.

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  • Brady v. Retirement Board of Brockton

    321 Mass. 371 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 3, 1947

    Hinckley v. Retirement Board of Gloucester, 316 Mass. 496 . Hayward v. Retirement Board of Brockton, 317 Mass. 371 . He contends, however, that he is not such a member. … : “The contributory retirement appeal board shall pass upon the appeal, and its decision shall be final and binding upon the board involved and upon all other parties in interest, and shall be complied with by such board

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  • Moynahan v. Essex County Retirement Board

    9 Mass. L. Rptr. 232 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Oct 15, 1998

    City of Fall River, 329 Mass. 682, 685-86 (1953); Attorney General v. Methuen, 236 Mass. 564, 578-79 (1921); Harrington v. Fall River Housing Authority, 27 Mass.App.Ct. 301, 307-08 (1989); Outdoor Advertising Board v. … Outdoor Advertising Board v. Sun Oil Co. of Pennsylvania, 8 Mass.App.Ct. at 872.

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  • Moore v. Zoning Board of Appeals

    360 Mass. 630 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 15, 1971

    Upon appeal to the town’s zoning board of appeals, the board, after hearing, voted to deny the Moores’ request for review of the selectmen’s order. Upon this bill in equity under G. … On September 9, 1968, an order for a decree (remanding the matter to the board for a de nova hearing) was made prior to our decision on April 2, 1969, in Commonwealth v. Proctor, 355 Mass. 504 .

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