Leahy v. Inspector of Buildings

Decided January 22, 1941. James Ronan wrote the opinion for the court.

308 Mass. 128 · Cited 75 times

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• Wilbur v. City of Newton · 302 Mass. 38
• Tranfaglia v. Building Commissioner · 306 Mass. 495
• Zahn v. Board of Public Works · 274 U.S. 325
• Strain v. Mims · 193 A. 754
• Stockus v. Boston Housing Authority · 304 Mass. 507
• Town of Lexington v. Bean · 272 Mass. 547
• Michigan-Lake Building Corp. v. Hamilton · 172 N.E. 710

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• Marren v. Gamble · 75 S.E.2d 880
• Cassel v. Mayor of Baltimore · 73 A.2d 486
• Weaver v. Ham · 232 S.W.2d 704
• Lamarre v. Commissioner of Public Works of Fall River · 324 Mass. 542
• Toomey v. Norwood Realty Co., Inc. · 89 S.E.2d 265
• Sunderland v. Building Inspector of North Andover · 105 N.E.2d 471
• Town of Canton v. Bruno · 282 N.E.2d 87
• Hermann v. City of Des Moines · 97 N.W.2d 893
• Rayco Inv. Corp. v. Board of Selectmen of Raynham · 331 N.E.2d 910
• DOUSE v. Salt Lake City Corp. · 255 P.2d 723
• Shapiro v. City of Cambridge · 166 N.E.2d 208
• Board of County Com'rs of Sarpy County v. McNally · 95 N.W.2d 153
• Seckinger v. City of Atlanta · 100 S.E.2d 192
• Rodgers v. Village of Tarrytown · 302 N.Y. 115
• MacGibbon v. Board of Appeals of Duxbury · 255 N.E.2d 347
• Simon v. Town of Needham · 311 Mass. 560
• Caires v. Building Commissioner · 323 Mass. 589
• Turnpike Realty Co. v. Town of Dedham · 284 N.E.2d 891
• Town of Marblehead v. Rosenthal · 316 Mass. 124
• State Ex Rel. Miller v. Cain · 242 P.2d 505
• Brackett v. Board of Appeal · 311 Mass. 52
• Page Et Ux. v. City of Portland · 165 P.2d 280

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