Legal Opinion
Lamarre v. Commissioner of Public Works of Fall River
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 11, 1949PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
This is a petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the respondent to enforce the zoning ordinance of the city of Fall River as it stood prior to an amendment thereto redistricting a certain area, passed by the city council and approved by the mayor on June 15, 1948, the validity of which is here in question. An auditor, to whom the case was referred under the usual rule, made specific findings of fact and a general finding that, “so far as they may be questions of fact, I find that (1) the 1948 amendment to the zoning ordinance is valid and that (2) the present proceedings were not…
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