Case law

Brown v. City of Worcester

79 Mass. 31 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 15, 1859

The order of the county commissioners in making the location, containing the following provision, “As a corner of said Willard Brown’s house comes within the location of Orange Street as herein described, the location is … made with the understanding that the said Brown is to have the privilege to have his house remain as it is, and not to be required to remove it until he, his heirs or assigns have occasion to rebuild or remove it, and no

Planning Board of Springfield v. Board of Appeals of Springfield

355 Mass. 460 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 10, 1969

Atherton v. Board of Appeals of Bourne, 334 Mass. 451, 454 . Shacka v. Board of Appeals of Chelmsford, 341 Mass. 593, 595 . … Blackman v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable, 334 Mass. 446, 449 . The judge, like the board of appeals, may uphold the variance only if he finds that the prerequisites of § 15 have been met. Blackman v.

McKinnon v. Pitman & Brown Co.

213 Mass. 284 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 27, 1913

He stood upon a ladder while he removed the shingles and some of the roof, and then was directed by Lockwood to get upon the canopy while removing the remaining boards. … The warning of a fellow workman was understood by him as referring to the throwing down of the boards where they were likely to injure others, and not as relating to any danger involved in his standing upon the plate.

Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 68549 v. Sex Offender Registry Board

470 Mass. 102 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 5, 2014

See Moe v. … Goldberg v. Board of Health of Granby, 444 Mass. 627, 638 (2005), quoting Commissioner of Revenue v. Houghton Mifflin Co., 423 Mass. 42, 43 (1996).

Murphy v. Planning Board

70 Mass. App. Ct. 385 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 4, 2007

Lee v. Board of Appeals of Harwich, 11 Mass. App. Ct. 148, 151 (1981). … Dist. v. Board of Trustees of the Leonard Morse Hosp., 389 Mass. 729, 731 (1983); Freeman v. Planning Bd. of W. Boylston, 419 Mass. 548 , 559 n.13, cert. denied, 516 U.S. 931 (1995); Nantucket Land Council, Inc. v.

Brown v. Nortel Networks, Inc.

14 Mass. L. Rptr. 544 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Apr 26, 2002

In addition to the promotion, Bay Networks, in a letter dated July 17, 1998, said Brown would, “subject to Board approval [] receive an option to purchase 750 shares of stock under the Bay Networks, Inc. 1994 Stock Option … Nader v. Citron, 372 Mass. 96, 98 (1977).

Boston & Maine Railroad v. Brown

81 Mass. 223 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 15, 1860

Brown v. Abington Savings Bank

119 Mass. 69 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 30, 1875

Brown v. Goldthwaite Furniture Co.

186 Mass. 51 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 20, 1904

Brown v. City of Lowell

49 Mass. 172 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1844

.■ In Callender v. … Harrington v. County Commissioners, 22 Pick. 263.

Planning Board v. Serena

406 Mass. 1008 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 12, 1990

In January, 1987, the board of appeals of Norwell reversed the denial of the two permits based on the by-law prior to the amendment. The planning board of Norwell appealed to the Land Court. … A judge in the Land Court, relying on Sorenti v.

McDavitt v. Planning Board

2 Mass. App. Ct. 806 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 22, 1974

See Lyman v. Planning Board of Winchester, 352 Mass. 209, 214 (1967). … Park and Planning Board of Medfield, 344 Mass. 329, 334 [1962]) and that the plaintiffs had no reason to expect a waiver of the board’s regulation (compare G. L. c. 41, § 81R; Caruso v.

Southwick v. Planning Board

65 Mass. App. Ct. 315 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 20, 2005

L. c. 41, § 81BB (authorizing appeal of planning board decision by persons aggrieved); Rattner v. Planning Bd. of West Tisbury, 45 Mass. App. … See e.g., McLaughlin v. Selectmen of Amherst, supra at 364; Boudreau v. Coleman, supra. In Murphy v.

Robinson v. Wm. Brown & Sons Co.

301 Mass. 316 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 25, 1938

Inc. v. Pitt, 230 Mass. 526 . Matson v. Sbrega, 250 Mass. 138 . Endicott Johnson Corp. v. Hurwitz, 284 Mass. 378 . See Buchannan v. Meisner, 279 Mass. 457, 458-459 . Appeal dismissed.

Collings v. Planning Board

79 Mass. App. Ct. 447 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 10, 2011

Although the waiver provision of § 81R confers considerable discretion on a planning board and a planning board is not required to grant a waiver, see Krafchuk v. … Meyer v. Planning Bd. of Westport, supra at 170. “A planning board does not have a roving commission.

Matthews v. Planning Board

72 Mass. App. Ct. 456 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 27, 2008

Therefore, we must ascertain the intent of the board when it granted approval for the Wood Duck subdivision plan. Cf. Toothaker v. … Ct. 386, 388 (1993) (note limiting number of lots in subdivision plan is integral part of planning board’s approval). See generally Stoneham v.

Gates v. Planning Board

48 Mass. App. Ct. 394 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 4, 2000

Since the opinion in Gifford v. … In the former case, the planning board should make the ANR endorsement, thereby giving notice that the board is not concerned with the plan. Smalley v. Planning Bd. of Harwich, 10 Mass. App.

Retirement Board of Taunton v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

56 Mass. App. Ct. 914 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 12, 2002

The Retirement Board of Taunton (RBT) appeals from a decision of the Superior Court, which affirmed a decision of the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board (CRAB) granting Joseph Blain’s request for Group 4 retirement status … Retirement law, especially, may be “notoriously complex, and, in construing the effect of the provision in question, the court would hope to have the benefit of the experience of the appeal board.” Namay v.

Young v. Planning Board

402 Mass. 841 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 13, 1988

See Kay-Vee Realty Co. v. … Co. v. Board of Appeals of Hingham, 3 Mass. App.

Plymouth County Retirement Board v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

60 Mass. App. Ct. 114 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 4, 2003

Sugrue v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd., 45 Mass. App. Ct. at 5 . … Hotchkiss v. State Racing Commn., 45 Mass. App. Ct. 684, 689 (1998).