Potter v. Board of Appeals of Mansfield

This is an appeal by the board of appeals of the town of Mansfield (hereinafter sometimes referred to simply as the board) from a judgment of the Superior Court that a writ of mandamus issue commanding further action by the board on the petitioner’s application under the provisions of §§ III Dl, III B7, V FI and V F2 of the Mansfield zoning by-law as then in effect for a special permit 1 for the construction of a multiple dwelling complex. G. L. c. 213, § ID, as amended. The case is before us on the reported evidence (which consists of various documents and oral stipulations of counsel), the…