Legal Opinion

Paresky v. Board of Zoning Appeal of Cambridge

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided April 5, 1985PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKaplan, J.

The defendant Cambridge board of zoning appeal (board) moved pursuant to Mass.R.Civ.P. 60(b)(1), 365 Mass. 828 (1974), to secure relief from a consent judgment to which it was a purported party. The ground of the motion was that the agreement for judgment was not authorized by the board and was made through mistake. We reverse an order of a judge of the Superior Court denying the board’s motion.

1. The plaintiff Paresky, owner of a building on Boylston Street, Cambridge, in which he operated a travel agency, applied to the board in 1978 to allow him a variance to add two stories to the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Berube v. McKesson Wine & Spirits Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1979
  2. Farley v. SpragueMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
  3. Parrell v. KeenanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
  4. Smith v. Widman Trucking & Excavating, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
  5. United States v. A. Harvey GouldCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Massey v. Stop & Shop Companies, Inc.Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1998
  2. Turesky v. CarpMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1993
  3. Berninger v. SmallMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1986
  4. Duco Enterprises, Inc. v. AbdelnourMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1994
  5. Fidelity Trust Co. v. BrennanMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1993

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