Case law

Old Colony Trust Co. v. Brown

287 Mass. 177 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 26, 1934

Brown still lives, and claims the entire trust fund, to the exclusion of Mildred P. Wark, formerly Mildred P.' … Brown and the executrix of the will of Henry Sargent, junior. Mary S. Brown appealed.

Rattner v. Planning Board

45 Mass. App. Ct. 8 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 28, 1998

There is no limitation in the language of § 81M that precludes a planning board from evaluating the adequacy of ways outside a proposed subdivision. North Landers Corp. v. … Moreover, a planning board is not required to set forth in writing the findings upon which it bases its determination that a waiver of compliance with its rules and regulations is appropriate. Wheatley v.

Calnan v. Planning Board

63 Mass. App. Ct. 384 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 4, 2005

See Lincoln v. Board of Appeals of Framingham, 346 Mass. 418, 420 (1963); McLaughlin v. Rockland Zoning Bd. of Appeals, 351 Mass. 678, 680 (1967); Pierce v. … In Carr v. Board of Appeals of Saugus, 361 Mass. 361, 362 (1972), quoting from McLaughlin v.

Arenstam v. Planning Board

29 Mass. App. Ct. 314 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 1, 1990

Green v. Board of Appeal of Norwood, 358 Mass. 253 , 257 n.4 (1970)(a case in which the issue before us was alluded to but not decided). … As to the relevance generally of zoning considerations to subdivision plan approval, see Canter v. Planning Bd. of Westborough, 4 Mass. App. Ct. 306 , 309 n.1 (1976).

Salem & Beverly Water Supply Board v. Board of Assessors

63 Mass. App. Ct. 222 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 5, 2005

Boylston v. Commissioner of Rev., 434 Mass. 398, 405-406 (2001). … In this we agree with the Appellate Tax Board whose judgment, were there doubt, would be entitled to some respect. See French v. Assessors of Boston, 383 Mass. 481, 482 (1981).

Richard v. Retirement Board

431 Mass. 163 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 7, 2000

Her application was denied by the Worcester retirement board, a decision subsequently affirmed by the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board (board). … The plaintiff appealed from the board’s decision to the Superior Court pursuant to G.

Brown v. Select Theatres Corporation

56 F. Supp. 438 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Jun 30, 1944

Afalo [1904] A.C. 17, 23; Sweet v. Benning, 16 C.B. 459 . … Russell v. Smith, 12 Q.B. 217, Drone, Copyright p. 280. 12.

St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Western Massachusetts, Inc. v. Fire Department

462 Mass. 120 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 4, 2012

No. 10800 v. … Andrade v. City Council of Gloucester, 406 Mass. 337, 338 (1989). It is of no moment that the code is promulgated by the board rather than directly by the Legislature. See Boston Gas Co. v.

Robinson v. Planning Board

6 Mass. App. Ct. 835 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 31, 1978

We need not consider whether the judge was correct in *836 ruling that the meeting of the defendant board was an "emergency” meeting as defined by G. … See Abbene v. Election Commrs. of Revere, 348 Mass. 247, 250-251 (1964). The judge had discretion to invalidate or not (Nantucket Land Council, Inc. v. Planning Bd. of Nantucket, 5 Mass. App.

Muldoon v. Planning Board

72 Mass. App. Ct. 372 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 15, 2008

Co. of Am. v. Board of Appeals of Westwood, 23 Mass. App. … Co. of Am. v. Board of Appeals of Westwood, 23 Mass. App. Ct. at 281-282 , quoting from SCIT, Inc., v. Planning Bd. of Braintree, 19 Mass. App. Ct. 101 , 105 n.12, 106 (1984).

Everett Retirement Board v. Board of Assessors of Everett

19 Mass. App. Ct. 305 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 1, 1985

On this question the cases have spoken: a retirement board established under G. L. c. 32 is independent of the city or town whose employees it serves. Stone v. Treasurer of Malden, 309 Mass. 300, 302 (1941). O’Connor v. … Doherty v. Mayor of Everett, 13 Mass. App. Ct. 202, 206 (1982). A final word.

Perry Manuf'g Co. v. Brown

19 F. Cas. 298 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · Jul 1, 1847

Murphy v. Planning Board

5 Mass. App. Ct. 393 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 8, 1977

as interpreted in Bigham by enlarging the power of a planning board to rescind plans beyond the power it held prior to the 1973 amendment. *396 In Hanscom v. … Furthermore, neither the fact that the period of the zoning freeze stopped running when the board voted to rescind (M. DeMatteo Constr. Co. v. Board of Appeals of Hingham, 3 Mass. App.

Doucette v. Massachusetts Parole Board

86 Mass. App. Ct. 531 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 29, 2014

See, e.g., Hoffer v. Board of Registration in Med., 461 Mass. 451, 458 n.9 (2012). Compare Rivas v. Chelsea Hous. … See Stefanik v. Board of Parole, 372 Mass. at 729.

Hutchinson v. Planning Board

23 Mass. App. Ct. 416 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 15, 1987

Citing Perry v. Planning Bd. of Nantucket, 15 Mass. App. Ct. 144 (1983), and Hrenchuk v. Planning Bd. of Walpole, 8 Mass. App. … In Hrenchuk v. Planning Bd. of Walpole, 8 Mass. App.

Easthampton Contributory Retirement Board v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

347 Mass. 777 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 28, 1964

The respondent appeal board, after several hearings, reversed the decision of the Easthampton contributory retirement board on July 17, 1959, ruling that Stone died of a heart attack while engaged in the performance of his … See Teachers’ Retirement Bd. v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd. 346 Mass. 663 . Compare State Bd. of Retirement v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd. 342 Mass. 58 .

Wheatley v. Planning Board

10 Mass. App. Ct. 884 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 10, 1980

Compare McCarthy v. Daggett, 351 Mass. 337, 338-339 (1966). This court, of course, could have directed that the case be remanded to the planning board for further consideration of the already submitted plan. Smith v. … But instead the rescript stated that “[t]he judgment is reversed, and a new judgment is to enter annulling the board’s approval of the plan.” Wheatley, 7 Mass. App. Ct. at 451 . Contrast Pinecrest, Inc. v.

JOHN DOE, SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY BOARD NO. 22188 v. SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY BOARD.

101 Mass. App. Ct. 797 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 4, 2022

SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY BOARD, 101 Mass. App. Ct. 797 JOHN DOE, SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY BOARD NO. 22188 vs. SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY BOARD. 101 Mass. App. … Sullivan v. Superintendent, Mass. Correctional Inst., Shirley, 101 Mass. App. Ct. 766, 773 (2022), quoting Rivas v. Chelsea Hous. Auth., 464 Mass. 329, 338 (2013). Accord Police Dep't of Boston v.

Cricones v. Planning Board

39 Mass. App. Ct. 264 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 22, 1995

“In acting under § 8 IP, a planning board’s judgment is confined to determining whether a plan shows a subdivision.” Smalley v. Planning Bd. of Harwich, 10 Mass. App. Ct. 599, 604 (1980). … Lee v. Board of Appeals of Harwich, 11 Mass. App. Ct. 148, 152 (1981). See Smalley v. Planning Bd. of Harwich, supra at 603-604; Shea v. Board of Appeals of Lexington, 35 Mass. App. Ct. 519, 522 (1993).

Czyoski v. Planning Board

77 Mass. App. Ct. 151 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 29, 2010

See Kourouvacilis v. … See Krafchuk v.