Legal Opinion

Salah v. Board of Appeals of Canton

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided August 5, 1974PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGoodman, J.

The board of appeals of the town of Canton (board) appeals from a final decree of the Superior Court annulling the decision of the board which had concluded that a use proposed by the plaintiff was not within the permissible uses listed in the town’s zoning by-law and had refused to approve a site plan submitted by the plaintiff pursuant to the by-law. See Y. D. Dugout, Inc. v. Board of Appeals of Canton, 357 Mass. 25, 26-28, 31 (1970), describing and upholding the validity of the provisions for “site plan approval.” See also 1970 Ann. Surv. of Mass. Law, § 17.1, p. 454. The decree also…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Phelps Dodge Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  2. Josephs v. Board of Appeals of BrooklineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
  3. O'BRIEN v. DwightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
  4. Castle Estates v. Park & Planning Board of MedfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
  5. Town of Bridgewater v. ChuckranMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Warren v. Zoning Board of Appeals of AmherstMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
  2. Barnes v. Board of Sup'rs, DeSoto CountyMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  3. MacGibbon v. Board of Appeals of DuxburyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
  4. S. Volpe & Co. v. Board of Appeals of WarehamMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1976
  5. Grandview Baptist Church v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981

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