Legal Opinion
Chongris v. Board of Appeals
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 30, 1985No. Civ. A. No. 80-2316-SPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SKINNER, District Judge.
In this case, plaintiffs challenge the actions of the Andover Board of Appeals (the “Board”) as well as the validity of certain state zoning review, notice and appeal procedures, set out in M.G.L. c. 40A, §§ 11, 15 and 17, on constitutional and federal statutory grounds. Plaintiffs also seek compensatory damages, attorney’s fees, declaratory relief and an injunction restraining the defendants from interfering with plaintiffs’ “rights or business”. The Board answered, asserted a counterclaim for abuse of process, and moved to dismiss plaintiffs’…
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- Government & Civic Employees Organizing Committee v. WindsorSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- William S. Sires, Jr. v. Harold GabrielCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by1 opinion
- James Chongris and George Chongris v. Board of Appeals of the Town of AndoverCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987