Damaskos v. Board of Appeal of Boston

The plaintiffs, residents of Boston, by their bill in equity sought review under St. 1956, c. 665, § 11, of a decision of the board of appeal of Boston granting to Conway Realty Trust (Trust) a variance from the Boston zoning-ordinance for a twenty-four unit apartment house on a parcel of land of 36,099 square feet (the locus), in a general residence district in the area where the plaintiffs reside. The “minimum lot size should be two acres.” Trust, also a defendant, filed its answer and a motion that the plaintiffs be required to file a bond under c. 665, § ll. The motion was allowed in the…