Legal Opinion
Fitzsimonds v. Board of Appeals of Chatham
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 22, 1985PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKaplan, J.
The plaintiffs George and Delores Fitzsimonds, husband and wife, owners of a summer house in South Chatham, appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court which affirms a decision of the defendant board of appeals of Chatham (board) refusing them a special permit to make certain alterations of the house. We vacate the judgment so that the matter may be reconsidered by the board.
1. The case. The plaintiff’s house was originally one of ten similar units of a “cottage colony” bounded by Sea Shells Drive and Sea Mist Lane, South Chatham, comprising a total area of some 80,000 square feet. Evidently…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Subaru of New England v. BD. OF APPEALS, CANTONMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1979
- Cape Resort Hotels, Inc. v. Alcoholic Licensing BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Mahoney v. Board of Appeals of WinchesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- Town of Marblehead v. DeeryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1969
- O'KANE v. Board of Appeals of HinghamMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Davis v. Zoning Board of ChathamMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2001
- Fafard v. Conservation Commission of ReadingMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1996
- Murray v. Board of Appeals of BarnstableMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1986
- Willard v. Board of Appeals of OrleansMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1987
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