Legal Opinion
Morey v. MARTHA'S VINEYARD COMMISSION
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 18, 1991PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
The plaintiffs appeal from a Superior Court judgment upholding a decision of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission (commission). The commission’s decision restricts construction on a lot the plaintiffs own in Edgartown. We transferred the case here on our motion, and we now re verse on the ground that the commission lacked jurisdiction under St. 1977, c. 831, amending St. 1974, c. 637, to review a proposed building on the plaintiffs’ lot.
We begin with a brief overview of the mission and procedures of the agency. 2 The purpose of the commission is to preserve the island’s many natural and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Saccone v. State Ethics CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Risk Management Foundation of Harvard Medical Institutions, Inc. v. Commissioner of InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Commissioner of InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Island Properties, Inc. v. Martha's Vineyard CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket Steamship Authority v. Martha's Vineyard CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Boylston Development Group, Inc. v. 22 Boylston Street Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Boston Neighborhood Taxi Ass'n v. Department of Public UtilitiesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Entergy Nuclear Generation Co. v. Department of Environmental ProtectionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
- Globe Newspaper Co. v. Beacon Hill Architectural CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
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