Legal Opinion
Cass v. Board of Appeal of Fall River
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 3, 1974PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGoodman, J.
This bill in equity was brought to annul the decision of the board of appeal of Fall River (the board) granting a variance to allow the construction of an apartment complex on a parcel of land (the locus) zoned to permit no more than three-family residences. The locus is roughly rectangular with the southwest corner excluded. It is undeveloped and contains about 95,693 square feet. 3 It is bounded on the west by North Main Street, and its northern boundary runs about 680 feet eastward toward Ling Street. Its eastern boundary measures about 150 feet. Parallel to the locus are Dewey Street to…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Board of Appeals of Hanover v. Housing Appeals Comm.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Josephs v. Board of Appeals of BrooklineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Bicknell Realty Co. v. Board of Appeal of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1953
- Lamarre v. Commissioner of Public Works of Fall RiverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Broderick v. Board of Appeal of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Warren v. Zoning Board of Appeals of AmherstMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Rafferty v. Sancta Maria HospitalMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1977
- Gamache v. Town of AcushnetMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1982
- Raia v. Board of Appeals of North ReadingMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1976
- Kirkwood v. Board of Appeals of RockportMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1984
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