Legal Opinion
Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. v. Town of Reading
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 15, 1968PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReardon, J.
This petition was brought in the Land Court under G. L. c. 240, § 14A, and G. L. c. 185, § 1 (j ½), to determine the validity of a 1965 amendment to the zoning by-law of the town of Reading. The findings of the judge are summarized.
The petitioner is a Massachusetts corporation engaged in the publication of textbooks, and owning land in a Business C district, the only district so classified under the town’s zoning by-law. The interveners own homes “neighboring the Business C district.” The permitted uses within such a district include among others the erection and employment of office and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Burnham v. Board of Appeals of GloucesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955
- Woods v. City of NewtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- Lamarre v. Commissioner of Public Works of Fall RiverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Sturges v. Town of ChilmarkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Crall v. City of LeominsterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
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- National Amusements, Inc. v. City of BostonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1990
- Whitinsville Retirement Society, Inc. v. Town of NorthbridgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
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