Legal Opinion
Chater v. Board of Appeals of Milton
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 9, 1964PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhittemore, J.
These appeals by the plaintiff and the defendant from the final decree of the Superior Court in a suit under G. L. c. 40A, § 21, present issues as to the use of land in Milton that was not shown as divided into building lots on any plan recorded at the time of the adoption of the town’s zoning by-law in 1938. The by-law placed the area in a Residence B district with the requirement of 20,000 square feet for each lot.
The land was shown as divided into four lots on a plan filed with the planning board in 1962 under the Subdivision Control Law. The planning board voted not to approve the plan as…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Pendergast v. Board of AppealsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1954
- Barney & Carey Co. v. Town of MiltonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Ferrante v. Board of Appeals of NorthamptonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- Attorney General v. AbbottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
- Bacon v. Onset Bay Grove Ass'nMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Warren v. Zoning Board of Appeals of AmherstMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Roberts-Haverhill v. City Coun. of HaverhillMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1974
- Paulding v. BruinsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1984
- Raia v. Board of Appeals of North ReadingMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1976
- Lapenas v. Zoning Board of Appeals of BrocktonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
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