Pendergast v. Board of Appeals

Decided July 6, 1954. Stanley Elroy Qua wrote the opinion for the court.

331 Mass. 555 · Cited 103 times

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• Tanzilli v. Casassa · 324 Mass. 113
• CO-RAY REALTY CO. INC. v. Board of Zoning Adjustment · 101 N.E.2d 888
• Bicknell Realty Co. v. Board of Appeal of Boston · 116 N.E.2d 570
• Everpure Ice Manufacturing Co. v. Board of Appeals · 324 Mass. 433
• Ferguson v. Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation · 316 Mass. 318
• Smith v. Board of Appeals · 319 Mass. 341
• Gaunt v. Board of Appeals of Methuen · 99 N.E.2d 60
• Deutschmann v. Board of Appeals of Canton · 90 N.E.2d 313
• D'Ambra v. Zoning Board of Appeal · 324 Mass. 61
• LaCharite v. Board of Appeals of Lawrence · 99 N.E.2d 66
• Olson v. Zoning Board of Appeal · 324 Mass. 57
• Chamberland v. Selectmen of Middleborough · 105 N.E.2d 389

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• Chater v. Board of Appeals of Milton · 202 N.E.2d 805
• Cefalo v. Board of Appeal of Boston · 124 N.E.2d 247
• Titcomb v. Board of Appeals · 64 Mass. App. Ct. 725
• Gulf Oil Corp. v. Board of Appeals of Framingham · 244 N.E.2d 311
• Dion v. Board of Appeals of Waltham · 183 N.E.2d 479
• Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers of New York, Inc. v. Board of Appeal · 454 Mass. 374
• Burnham v. Board of Appeals of Gloucester · 128 N.E.2d 772
• Blackman v. Board of Appeals of Barnstable · 136 N.E.2d 198
• Lapenas v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Brockton · 226 N.E.2d 361
• Lawrence v. Board of Appeals of Lynn · 142 N.E.2d 378
• Hunters Brook Realty Corp. v. Zoning Board of Appeals · 14 Mass. App. Ct. 76
• Cities Service Oil Co. v. Board of Appeals of Bedford · 157 N.E.2d 225
• Roberts v. Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc. · 429 Mass. 478
• Shirley Wayside Ltd. Partnership v. Board of Appeals of Shirley · 461 Mass. 469
• Tsagronis v. Board of Appeals of Wareham · 613 N.E.2d 893
• Ferrante v. Board of Appeals of Northampton · 186 N.E.2d 471
• Lanner v. Board of Appeal of Tewksbury · 202 N.E.2d 777
• MacKenzie v. School Committee of Ipswich · 174 N.E.2d 657
• Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. Board of Appeals of Westwood · 502 N.E.2d 137
• Rettig v. Planning Board of Rowley · 126 N.E.2d 104
• Devine v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Lynn · 125 N.E.2d 131
• Cary v. Board of Appeals of Worcester · 166 N.E.2d 690
• Town of Concord v. Attorney General · 142 N.E.2d 360
• Bruzzese v. Board of Appeals of Hingham · 179 N.E.2d 269
• Mahoney v. Board of Appeals of Winchester · 183 N.E.2d 850

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