Harper v. Board of Appeal

The only clear allegations of this bill are that the plaintiff, owning property in Boston which he claims *483is depreciated in value by changes in an adjoining building made by one Bias, the then owner, on May 7, 1928, complained to the building commissioner that violations of the building laws existed; that in September, 1928, one Maria Baione became owner and, subsequently, made further alterations alleged to be illegal; that she applied for a permit, was denied by the commissioner and appealed to the board of appeal of the building department; and that the board, on January 25, 1929, made a…