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Johnson v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.
122 F. Supp. 2d 194 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Nov 8, 2000
Johnson, has brought this tobacco products liability action against defendant, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. … See Permisión v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., No. 99-10628, slip op. at 9 (D.Mass.
Cited 22 timesPublished43 Mass. App. Ct. 504 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 12, 1997
Brown, J. The planning board (board) of the town of Dover appeals from a grant of summary judgment to Stephen W. Bis-son by a judge of the Land Court. The judge determined that the board had acted contrary to G. … See Sturdy v. Planning Bd. of Hingham, 32 Mass. App. Ct. 72, 76 (1992) (planning board may not deny endorsement where there is sufficient frontage on a public way). Contrast Jaxtimer v.
Cited 1 timesPublished5 Mass. App. Ct. 827 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 25, 1977
See Woods v. Newton, 349 Mass. 373, 376 (1965); Belfer v. Building Commr. of Boston, 363 Mass. 439, 441-442 (1973); contrast Picard v. Worcester, 338 Mass. 644, 648 (1959). … to approval by the board of the subdivision of parcel A.
Cited 1 timesPublished37 Mass. App. Ct. 956 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 2, 1994
See Corrigan v. Board of Appeals of Brewster, 35 Mass. App. Ct. 514, 517 (1993); Shea v. Board of Appeals of Lexington, 35 Mass. App. Ct. 519, 522-523 (1993), and cases cited. … It is hard to conceive of a one-lot perimeter plan as depicting a subdivision, and, unless it does, the planning board has no discretion. Smalley v. Planning Bd. of Harwich, 10 Mass. App. Ct. 599, 603 (1980).
Cited 3 timesPublished62 Mass. App. Ct. 1 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 15, 2004
The board ordered that both dogs be “humanely euthanized.” *4 The Durbins petitioned the Plymouth District Court for review of the board’s order. On June 28, 1999, a clerk-magistrate affirmed the board’s decision. … See Commonwealth v.
Cited 23 timesPublishedIndeck v. Clients' Security Board
450 Mass. 379 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 10, 2008
School Comm. of Hudson v. Board of Educ., 448 Mass. 565, 575-576 (2007). … School Comm. of Hudson v. Board of Educ., supra at 576 , quoting Warren v. Hazardous Waste Facility Site Safety Council, 392 Mass. 107, 117 (1984); Boston Edison Co. v.
Cited 22 timesPublishedBrown v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
336 Mass. 609 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 8, 1958
Compare Commonwealth v. Moore, 323 Mass. 70, 74-75 ; Davis v. Seller, 329 Mass. 385, 389 . … Lynch, 247 Mass. 459, 463 ; Vieira v.
Cited 25 timesPublished12 Mass. App. Ct. 1009 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 22, 1981
Following the decision by the zoning board of appeals, the planning board commenced this suit. … The Subdivision Control Law, as found in c. 41, §§ 81K-81GG, of the Massachusetts General Laws, is a “comprehensive statutory scheme,” Costanza & Bertolino, Inc. v. Planning Bd. of No.
Cited 2 timesPublished26 Mass. App. Ct. 317 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 15, 1988
In new construction, utilities typically follow the routes of ways, Sansoucy v. … Co. v. Planning Bd. of Randolph, 340 Mass. 149, 153-154 (1959). Rounds v. Water & Sewer Commrs. of Wilmington, 347 Mass. 40, 46 (1964). Sansoucy v. Planning Bd. of Worcester, 355 Mass. at 649 . Gifford v.
Cited 1 timesPublishedFirst African Methodist Episcopal Society v. Brown
147 Mass. 296 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 21, 1888
In Nickerson v. … Kostenbader v. Spotts, 80 Penn. St. 430. Vreeland v. Blauvelt, 8 C. E. Green, 483.
Cited 26 timesPublishedHitchcock v. Board of Aldermen
121 Mass. 382 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 12, 1876
Jones v. Aldermen of Boston, 104 Mass. 461, 465 . … In the case of SitchcocJc, Sharon Street was laid out October 21, 1872, by order of the board of aldermen and common council of the city of Springfield, but no change was made in its grade until May 25, 1874, when a sidewalk
Cited 10 timesPublishedLevi L. Brown Paper Co. v. Dean
123 Mass. 267 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 18, 1877
Staple v. Spring, 10 Mass. 72 . McDonough v. Gilman, 3 Allen, 264 , 267. Nichols v. Boston, 98 Mass. 39, 43 . In the case at bar, the dam complained of was erected by Horatio N. … Carleton v. Redington, 1 Foster, 291 . Noyes v. Stillman, 24 Conn. 15 . Pillsbury v. Moore, 44 Maine, 154. In Bell v.
Cited 14 timesPublishedCoggin v. Massachusetts Parole Board
42 Mass. App. Ct. 584 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 7, 1997
Merisme v. Board of Appeals on Motor Vehicle Liab. Policies & Bonds, 27 Mass. App. Ct. 470, 474 (1989). Under G. … See Thornes v. Meyer Store, Inc., 268 Mass. 587, 588 (1929).
Cited 34 timesPublished19 Mass. App. Ct. 911 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 30, 1984
Gifford v. Planning Bd. of Nantucket, 376 Mass. 801, 807 (1978). See McCarthy v. Planning Bd. of Edgartown, 381 Mass. 86, 87-88 (1980). … Hrenchuk v. Planning Bd. of Walpole, 8 Mass. App. Ct. 949 (1979). While in Gallitano v. Board of Survey & Planning of Waltham, 10 Mass. App.
Cited 2 timesPublished51 Mass. App. Ct. 236 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 30, 2001
In Carciofi, v. Board of Appeal of Billerica, 22 Mass. App. … See Clarke v. Board of Appeals of Nahant, 338 Mass. 473 (1959) (which the Supreme Judicial Court in Vassalotti v.
Cited 26 timesPublished77 Mass. App. Ct. 752 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 21, 2010
See especially Circle Lounge & Grille, Inc. v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 324 Mass. 427, 432-433 (1949); Sherrill House, Inc. v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 19 Mass. App. Ct. 274, 275 (1985); McGee v. … They, in turn, confer aggrievement and standing upon Epstein. 12 See Bedford v. Trustees of Boston Univ., 25 Mass. App. Ct. 372 , 377 & n.4 (1988); Bertrand v. Board of Appeals of Bourne, 58 Mass. App.
Cited 12 timesPublishedLiakas v. Planning Board of Dracut
482 Mass. 1104 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 6, 2019
Cited 0 timesPublishedNo opinion text352 Mass. 777 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 2, 1967
McLaughlin v. Rockland Zoning Bd. of Appeals, 351 Mass. 678, 680-683 . … It does not appear that there was any failure in prompt notice to the board as such, or any delay in the representation of the city’s interests by the city solicitor.
Cited 8 timesPublished3 Mass. App. Ct. 352 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 18, 1975
Following our decision in Pierce v. Board of Appeals of Carver, 2 Mass. App. … See also Cuzzi v. Board of Appeals of Medford, 2 Mass. App. Ct. 887 (1974); Curdo v. Russo, post, 730 (1975).
Reversed on other grounds by Pierce v. Board of Appeals of Carver, 369 Mass. 804 (1976)Cited 7 timesPublishedGlendale Union Christian Society v. Brown
109 Mass. 163 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 15, 1872
Fisher v. Whitman, 13 Pick. 350 . Oakes v. Hill, 10 Pick. 333 . Christian Society in Plymouth v. Macomber, 5 Met. 155 . Lawrence v. Fletcher, 8 Met. 153 .
Cited 1 timesPublished
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