Legal Opinion

City of Pittsfield v. Oleksak

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided April 1, 1943PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtQua, J.

The bill prays for an injunction restraining the defendant from carrying on the business of cutting and sawing or removing standing timber on the defendant’s premises known as “Westbrook Farm” in Pittsfield in alleged violation of the city’s zoning ordinance, which inr eludes Westbrook Farm in a “Residence ‘A’” district, and which provides that in such district “no building or structure shall be erected which is intended or designed to be used, in whole or in part, for any industrial, manufacturing, trade or commercial purpose . . .,” with exceptions not material to the grounds on which this…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  2. Nectow v. City of CambridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
  3. Washington Ex Rel. Seattle Title Trust Co. v. RobergeSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
  4. Dowsey v. Village of KensingtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
  5. Strain v. MimsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1937

11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Town of Burlington v. DunnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
  2. Caires v. Building CommissionerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
  3. Turnpike Realty Co. v. Town of DedhamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
  4. Opinion of the Justices to the SenateMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955
  5. Barney & Carey Co. v. Town of MiltonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949

31 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API