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77 Mass. App. Ct. 151 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 29, 2010
See Kourouvacilis v. … See Krafchuk v.
Cited 1 timesPublished39 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).
Cited 7 timesPublishedCrowell v. Massachusetts Parole Board
477 Mass. 106 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 15, 2017
See School Comm. of Hudson v. Board of Educ., 448 Mass. 565, 575-576 (2007), citing St. Botolph Citizens Comm., Inc. v. Boston Redev. … He reasons that in Commonwealth v. Brown, 431 Mass. 772, 774-777 (2000), we mentioned that a defendant convicted under the home invasion statute was subject to § 133.
Cited 10 timesPublishedBrown v. Holyoke Water Power Co.
157 Mass. 280 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 21, 1892
Preble v. Baldwin, 6 Cush. 549 . Carr v. Dooley, 119 Mass. 294 . Skilton v. Roberts, 129 Mass. 306 . Flynn v. Bourneuf, 143 Mass. 277 . Graffam v. Pierce, 143 Mass. 386 . Simanovich v. Wood, 145 Mass. 180 . … See Fiacre v. Chapman, 5 Stew. 463 ; Simmons v. Lyle, 32 Grat. 752, 763; Greenwell v. Heritage, 71 Mo. 459 ; Ætna Ins. Co. v. Middleport, 124 U. S. 534 ; Hermanns v. Fanning, 151 Mass. 1 ; Wallace v. Conrad, 3 Nat.
Cited 2 timesPublishedSt. 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.
Cited 12 timesPublished6 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.
Cited 4 timesPublishedRetirement Board of Andover v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board
15 Mass. App. Ct. 1003 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 29, 1983
The ruling was reversed by the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board (CRAB). … In the light of Gannon v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd., 338 Mass. 628, 632 (1959), and Boston Retirement Bd. v. McCormick, 345 Mass. 692, 695-696 (1963), we stated in State Retirement Bd. v.
Cited 1 timesPublished370 Mass. 348 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 27, 1976
On May 9,1975, the rent board of the city of Boston (board) filed an action for injunctive and declaratory relief in the Housing Court of the City of Boston seeking a determination that the provisions of the city’s rent control … Druker v. Boston (Civil No. 71-45-F) (D. Mass. March 19, 1976).
Cited 2 timesPublishedGreat Barrington Savings Bank v. Brown
239 Mass. 546 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 11, 1921
It was said in Hoffman v. … Hoffman v. Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank, supra, and Morse v. Stober, 233 Mass. 223 , cited by the defendant, are distinguishable in their facts from those in the present case. See Kendall v. Bolster, ante, 152.
Cited 5 timesPublished317 Mass. 371 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 6, 1944
This case is governed in its main aspects by Hinckley v. Retirement Board of Gloucester, 316 Mass. 496 . … Hinckley v. Retirement Board of Gloucester, supra, at page 499.
Cited 1 timesPublished214 Mass. 196 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 28, 1913
Collateral Loan Co. v. Sallinger, 195 Mass. 135 . See to the same effect Brown v. Billington, 163 Penn. 76 ; Western National Bank v. York Silk Manuf. Co. 225 Penn. St. 422. Moors v. Kidder, 106 N. Y. 32 . Soltau v. … See Nathan v. Louisiana, 8 How. 73 ; Paul v. Virginia, 8 Wall. 168 ; Sherlock v. Alling, 93 U. S. 99, 102, 105 ; Plumley v. Massachusetts, 155 U. S. 461 ; Commonwealth v. Huntley, 156 Mass. 236 ; Commonwealth v.
Cited 5 timesPublished60 Mass. App. Ct. 918 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 31, 2004
This is so even if the original decision of the planning board was invalid. See Campanelli, Inc. v. Planning Bd. of Ipswich, 358 Mass. 798 (1970); Marino v. Board of Appeal of Beverly, 2 Mass. App. Ct. 859 (1974). Cf. … Co. v. Board of Appeals of Hingham, 3 Mass. App. Ct. 446 , 459 n.12 (1975). John C. Webster, III, for the plaintiff. Hrant H. Russian for the defendants.
Cited 1 timesPublishedPlymouth Retirement Board v. Contributory Retirement Appeals Board
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 3, 2019
See Joslyn v. … See Scione v. Commonwealth, 481 Mass. 225, 235 (2019), citing Ginther v.
Cited 0 timesPublished413 Mass. 359 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 13, 1992
Planning boards may properly withhold the type of endorsement sought here when the “access implied by the frontage is . . . illusory in fact.” Corcoran v. … In Fox v.
Cited 5 timesPublished4 Mass. App. Ct. 812 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 28, 1976
The planning board’s endorsement under G. … See Ward & Johnson, Inc. v. Planning Bd. of Whitman, 343 Mass. 466, 467 (1962); Doliner v. Planning Bd. of Millis, 349 Mass. 691, 696-697 (1965); Chira v. Planning Bd. of Tisbury, 3 Mass. App. Ct. 433, 437 (1975).
Cited 5 timesPublishedDoe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 7083 v. Sex Offender Registry Board
472 Mass. 475 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 21, 2015
Smith v. … No. 7083 v.
Cited 14 timesPublishedBrown v. Accredited Home Lenders, Inc.
26 Mass. L. Rptr. 559 · Massachusetts Superior Court · Oct 20, 2009
Goodwin v. Massachusetts Loan & Trust Co., 152 Mass. 189, 199 (1890). See Terrill v. … Co. v. James, 39 Mass.App.Ct. 559, 564 (1995), rev. den., 422 Mass. 1104 (1996) (Brown, J., concurring). II.
Cited 4 timesPublished19 F. Cas. 299 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · Sep 15, 1847
See Brown v. Noyes [Case No. 2,023]; People v. Judges of New York Common Pleas, 2 Denio, 197 . … S. v. Ames [Case No. 14,441]; Clark v. Sohier [Id. 2,835]; Springer v. Foster [supra].
Cited 1 timesPublished262 Mass. 451 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 29, 1928
Bradley v. Zoning Adjustment Board of Boston, 255 Mass. 160, 171 . Marcus v. Street Commissioners, 252 Mass. 331, 333, 334 . … Bradley v. Zoning Adjustment Board of Boston, 255 Mass. 160, 173, 174 . The governing statute has been before the court in Norcross v.
Cited 66 timesPublished444 Mass. 627 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jul 12, 2005
TBI, Inc. v. Board of Health of N. Andover, 431 Mass. 9, 17 (2000), quoting Brookline v. Commissioner of the Dep’t of Envtl. Quality Eng’g, 398 Mass. 404, 414 (1986). Cf. Christensen v. … TBI, Inc. v. Board of Health of N. Andover, supra. (c) The board’s responsibilities.
Cited 71 timesPublished
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