Cities Service Oil Co. v. Board of Appeals of Bedford

This is an appeal from a final decree which adjudged that a decision of the zoning by-law board of appeals of Bedford did not exceed its authority. The record brings before us a report of material facts and the evidence in the form of a “condensation of portions of the transcript,” approved by the judge, and the exhibits.

The judge found that on August 9, 1955, the board of appeals granted to the plaintiff a permit to use land on Great Road, Bedford, for a filling station under the provisions of the by-law applicable to business districts. 1 The condition of the permit, so far as now relevant,…