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Sherrill House v. Board of Appeal of Boston

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided January 29, 1985PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtFine, J.

Sherrill House, Inc., is a nursing home for the elderly located on South Huntington Avenue in Boston. Immediately next door to it is the property which is the subject of this controversy (the locus). It was formerly the site of the Longwood Hospital. Its present owner, Ronald J. Carlow, proposes that it be used in the future as a correctional facility for 125 males sentenced for driving while intoxicated.

Both Sherrill House and the locus are located within a district zoned as R-8 (general residential) under the Boston Zoning Code (the Code). Under the Code it is forbidden that property within…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Circle Lounge & Grille, Inc. v. Board of AppealMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
  2. Marotta v. Board of Appeals of RevereMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957
  3. Rafferty v. Sancta Maria HospitalMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1977
  4. Waltham Motor Inn, Inc. v. LaCavaMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1975
  5. Chongris v. Board of AppealsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1984

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Barvenik v. Board of Aldermen of NewtonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1992
  2. Green v. Board of Appeals of ProvincetownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
  3. Bedford v. Trustees of Boston UniversityMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1988
  4. Denneny v. Zoning Board of AppealsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2003
  5. National Amusements, Inc. v. City of BostonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1990

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