Legal Opinion
LaBranche v. A.J. Lane & Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 24, 1989PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
At issue in this case is whether the voters of Haverhill validly rescinded an amendment to that city’s zoning ordinance by a referendum. The city council of Haverhill (council) voted in August and September, 1986, to amend c. 255, § 87, of the Haverhill zoning code, and to grant a special permit to A.J. Lane & Company, Inc. (Lane), to build a proposed planned unit development (PUD). 3 The PUD, to be known as Haverhill Green, was to include a hotel, motel, and conference center. The special permit was expressly conditioned on the zoning amendment, without which the PUD would not conform to…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Selectmen of Topsfield v. State Racing CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Brett v. Building CommissionerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
- Registrar of Motor Vehicles v. Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liability Policies & BondsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Commonwealth v. LambMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Town of Hadley v. Town of AmherstMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Green v. Wyman-Gordon Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Protective Life Insurance v. SullivanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. HarrisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- Joslyn v. ChangMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- Cantell v. Hill Holliday Connors Cosmopulos, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2002
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