Legal Opinion
Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. Board of Appeals of Westwood
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided December 29, 1986PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, C.J.
The board appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court annulling its decision to deny Prudential’s application for site plan approval to construct two four-story office buildings in a zoning district in which office use is permitted as of right. (An earlier aspect of the case was decided at 18 Mass. App. Ct. 632 [1984].) The board based its decision solely on the ground (as cast in terms of § 10A[e] [3] of the town’s zoning by-law) that Prudential “has not reasonably assured . . . that its proposed site development has made adequate provision for the convenience of vehicular and pedestrian…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Josephs v. Board of Appeals of BrooklineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Kapp v. BallantineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. Board of Appeals of FraminghamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1969
- Subaru of New England v. BD. OF APPEALS, CANTONMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1979
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