Town of Marblehead v. Rosenthal

Decided April 29, 1944. Stanley Elroy Qua wrote the opinion for the court.

316 Mass. 124 · Cited 61 times

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• Leahy v. Inspector of Buildings · 308 Mass. 128
• Town of Lexington v. Bean · 272 Mass. 547
• Whittemore v. Building Inspector · 313 Mass. 248
• Rowland v. City of Racine · 223 Wis. 488
• Building Commissioner v. McGrath · 312 Mass. 461
• Smith v. Board of Appeals · 313 Mass. 622

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