Harrow v. Board of Appeals of Pittsfield

The plaintiff sought review in the Superior Court of a grant of variances by the board of appeals of Pittsfield allowing use of property belonging to the Haugheys as a parking lot. The trial judge made "Findings of Fact, Rulings of Law and Order for Decree.” No judgment was entered as required by Mass.R.Civ.P. 58(a), as amended, 371 Mass. 908 (1976), and any effort to obtain appellate review was, therefore, premature. Tisei v. Building Inspector of Marlborough, 5 Mass. App. Ct. 328, 330 (1977). The appeal, therefore, must be dismissed. Nevertheless, the case having been fully briefed and…