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61 Mass. App. Ct. 647 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 18, 2004
Ct. 709, 713 (2000); APT Asset Mgmt., Inc. v. Board of Appeals of Mel-rose, 50 Mass. App. Ct. at 138 . The board’s interpretation is not dispositive. See Boulter Bros. Constr. Co. v. … See Steege v. Board of Appeals of Stow, 26 Mass. App. Ct. 970, 971-972 (1988) (raising and training horses is agricultural use); Sturbridge v. McDowell, 35 Mass. App.
Cited 12 timesPublished356 Mass. 726 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 31, 1969
The board was not required to accept the opinion expressed, or the valuation principles used, by an expert witness called by the assessors. Mayland P. Lewis, Special Town Counsel, for the Board of Assessors of Nahant. … Decision of the Appellate Tax Board affirmed. The taxpayer is to have costs before the board and in this court.
Cited 4 timesPublishedBoard of Managers v. Grobleski
2011 Mass. App. Div. 281 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Dec 22, 2011
Id., quoting 39 Joy Street Condominium Ass’n v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 426 Mass. 485, 487 (1998). … Board of Managers of Old Colony Village Condominium v. Preu, 80 Mass. App. Ct. 728, 732 (2011), quoting Kaplan v. Boudreaux, 410 Mass. 435, 438 (1991).
Cited 1 timesPublished2 Mass. App. Ct. 887 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 11, 1974
McLaughlin v. Rockland Zoning Bd. of Appeals, 351 Mass. 678, 680-683 (1967). See Ladd v. Board of Appeal of Malden, 352 Mass. 777 (1967); Shaughnessy v. Board of Appeals of Lexington, supra, at 14. … Shaughnessy v. Board of Appeals of Lexington, supra, at 12.
Cited 7 timesPublishedBrown v. Boston Police Relief Ass'n
220 Mass. 391 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 27, 1915
Previous to the annual meeting of 1884, Article XIX of the by-laws read as follows: “Upon the death of the wife of a member of the corporation, the board of directors, shall cause to be paid to said member the sum of one
Cited 0 timesPublishedBrown v. County Commissioners of Essex
53 Mass. 208 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1846
And it is proved that the deed from Baker to Brown (the petitioner) was not recorded in the registry of deeds. … Commonwealth v. County Commissioners of Berkshire, 8 Pick. 343 . Inhabitants of New Salem, Petitioners, 6 Pick. 470 .
Cited 0 timesPublishedDoe v. Sex Offender Registry Board
466 Mass. 594 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Dec 11, 2013
Massachusetts Fed’n of Teachers, AFT, AFL-CIO v. Board of Educ., 436 Mass. 763, 771 (2002). … See Cohen v. Board of Registration in Pharmacy, 350 Mass. 246, 251-252 (1966) (rejection of evidence does not create substantial *608 evidence to contrary).
Cited 48 timesPublished389 Mass. 848 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Aug 8, 1983
Id., quoting Cohen v. Board of Registration in Pharmacy, 350 Mass. 246, 253 (1966). A. The Appellants’ Affirmative Evidence of Value. … L. c. 40A, § 6; Sturges v. Chilmark, 380 Mass. 246, 260-261 (1980); Lee v. Board of Appeals of Harwich, 11 Mass. App. Ct. 148 , 151 n.4 (1981).
Cited 13 timesPublished11 Mass. App. Ct. 994 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 6, 1981
See Rando v. Board of Appeals of Bedford, 348 Mass. 296, 297-298 (1965); Green v. Board of Appeal of Norwood, 358 Mass. 253, 258-259 (1970); Selectmen of Hatfield v. Garvey, 362 Mass. 821, 826 (1973). … Lee v. Board of Appeals of Harwich, ante 148, 154 (1981).
Cited 13 timesPublished385 Mass. 724 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 8, 1982
General Laws c. 58A, § 13, allows the board to issue its report after it issues the decision in a case. See Forte Inv. Fund v. … However, the board has only that jurisdiction conferred on it by statute. Assessors of Boston v. Suffolk Law School, 295 Mass. 489, 492 (1936).
Cited 15 timesPublishedD & H Brown, Inc. v. Francoeur
1991 Mass. App. Div. 114 · Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · Jul 31, 1991
Massachusetts Drug Co. v. Bencks, 256 Mass. 535, 536 (1926); Photiou v. DelSordo, 1982 Mass. App. Div. 251 . … See also, Berninger v. Small, 1986 Mass. App. Div. 87, 88 ; Lechiara v. Amato, 1980 Mass. App. Div. 117, 118 .
Cited 1 timesPublished367 Mass. 840 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 28, 1975
Commissioner of Corps. & Taxn. v. J. G. McCrory, Co. 280 Mass. 273, 278 (1932). “The board’s decision, which was a general finding, imported a finding *844 of all the subsidiary facts necessary to support it.” Cohen v. … [board] of the material facts found . . . , the only question open is the power of the . . . [board] to enter a decree upon any evidence which might have been presented.” Dunn v. McSweeney, 338 Mass. 270, 273 (1959).
Cited 8 timesPublishedAltschuler v. Boston Rent Board
12 Mass. App. Ct. 452 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 22, 1981
Brown, J. … Jefferson, supra at 201-202 , even though the breach is not so severe as to abate the rent to zero, see McKenna v. Begin, supra at 313 (Brown, J., concurring), or force the tenant to vacate, see Boston Homing Authy. v.
Cited 13 timesPublishedDoe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 95318 v. Sex Offender Registry Board
80 Mass. App. Ct. 901 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 11, 2011
No. 151564 v. … No. 151564 v. Sex Offender Registry Bd., 456 Mass. 612, 621 (2010).
Cited 2 timesPublishedBranch v. Commonwealth Employment Relations Board
481 Mass. 810 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 9, 2019
See Gurry v. Board of Pub. … L. c. 150E on basis of Minnesota State Board for Community Colleges v.
Cited 18 timesPublishedPlanning Board of Sandwich v. Board of Appeals of Sandwich
15 Mass. App. Ct. 971 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 24, 1983
See Dion v. Board of Appeals of Waltham, 344 Mass. 547, 550-552 (1962); Sherman v. Board of Appeals of Worcester, 354 Mass. 133, 135-136 (1968); Wolfman v. … Board of Appeals of Brookline, ante 112, 116 (1983), and cases cited therein. Contrast Wolfson v. Sun Oil Co., 357 Mass. 87, 90 (1970); Costa v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Framingham, 6 Mass. App. Ct. 872 (1978).
Cited 1 timesPublishedBoard of Higher Education v. Commonwealth Employment Relations Board
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 7, 2019
See Duggan v. Board of Registration in Nursing, 456 Mass. 666, 674 (2010), citing School Comm. of Brookline v. Bureau of Special Educ. … Ct. at 560, quoting Board of Higher Educ. v. Massachusetts Teachers Ass'n, NEA, 62 Mass. App. Ct. 42, 49 (2004).
Cited 0 timesPublishedMerrimac Mattress Mfg. Co. v. Brown
122 F. 87 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · Apr 7, 1903
Birdsell v. Shaliol, 112 U. S. 485 , 5 Sup. Ct. 244, 28 L. Ed. 768 ; Tuttle v. Matthews (C. C.) 28 Fed. 98 . *89 Anticipation is the leading defense upon which testimony is offered. … Another leading case upon this subj’ect is Coffin v. Ogden, 18 Wall. 120 , 21 L.
Cited 2 timesPublishedPalladino v. Board of Assessors
373 Mass. 665 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 16, 1977
Appellate Tax Board Rule 37. Leen v. Assessors of Boston, 345 Mass. 494, 498 (1963). … Review of the tax board’s decision is thus severely limited. Assessors of Saugus v. Leo, 363 Mass. 47, 50 (1973).
Cited 7 timesPublishedPronghorn, Inc. v. Licensing Board
13 Mass. App. Ct. 70 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 25, 1982
Co. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commn., 334 Mass. 59, 61 [1956]; Connolly v. … Local licensing boards may law *74 fully refuse to issue any annual licenses, even though the voters have authorized such licenses. Ferris v. Selectmen of Norwell, 344 Mass. 757 (1962).
Cited 13 timesPublished
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