State Court of Appeals / Mass. App. Ct.

Rafferty v. Sancta Maria Hospital

Decided September 30, 1977. Reuben Goodman wrote the opinion for the court.

5 Mass. App. Ct. 624 · Cited 63 times

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Wadsworth v. Boston Gas Co. · 223 N.E.2d 807
Carey v. Planning Board of Revere · 139 N.E.2d 920
Marotta v. Board of Appeals of Revere · 143 N.E.2d 270
Coolidge v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Framingham · 180 N.E.2d 670
Shaughnessy v. Board of Appeals of Lexington · 255 N.E.2d 367
Save the Bay, Inc. v. Department of Public Utilities · 322 N.E.2d 742
Castellucci v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. · 361 N.E.2d 1264
Circle Lounge & Grille, Inc. v. Board of Appeal · 324 Mass. 427
Josephs v. Board of Appeals of Brookline · 285 N.E.2d 436
Pierce v. Board of Appeals of Carver · 343 N.E.2d 412
Jessie v. Boynton · 361 N.E.2d 1267
Peterson v. Cadogan · 313 Mass. 133
Bressler v. Averbuck · 322 Mass. 139
Broderick v. Board of Appeal of Boston · 280 N.E.2d 670
In Re Raabe, Glissman & Co. · 71 F. Supp. 678
Jacobson v. Parks & Recreation Commission of Boston · 189 N.E.2d 199
Board of Health of Woburn v. Sousa · 156 N.E.2d 52
Reynolds v. Board of Appeal of Springfield · 140 N.E.2d 491
Sullivan v. Board of Appeals of Belmont · 190 N.E.2d 83
Cass v. Board of Appeal of Fall River · 317 N.E.2d 77
Williams v. Building Commissioner · 1 Mass. App. Ct. 478

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Marashlian v. Zoning Board of Appeals · 421 Mass. 719
Spence v. Boston Edison Co. · 459 N.E.2d 80
Litton Business Systems, Inc. v. Commissioner of Revenue · 383 Mass. 619
In Re Appeals of Garen · 807 A.2d 448
81 Spooner Road, LLC v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Brookline · 461 Mass. 692
Kenner v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Chatham · 459 Mass. 115
Walker v. Board of Appeals of Harwich · 445 N.E.2d 141
City of Revere v. Massachusetts Gaming Commission · 476 Mass. 591
Paulding v. Bruins · 470 N.E.2d 398
Cummings v. City Council of Gloucester · 551 N.E.2d 46
311 West Broadway LLC v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Boston · 90 Mass. App. Ct. 68
Touzin v. Smith · 6 Mass. App. Ct. 641
Simone v. Board of Appeals of Haverhill · 380 N.E.2d 718

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