Legal Opinion
Costello v. Board of Appeals of Lexington
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 20, 1975PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.
On June 7, 1973, the board of appeals of Lexington (board) filed with the town clerk a decision granting a special permit (due to expire on June 6, 1976) to one Carroll to pick up and keep cars on certain premises in a residential district. The plaintiff, an abutter, appealed to the Superior Court on June 22 and mailed written notice of the appeal with a copy of the bill to the town clerk on June 27, the twentieth day after the decision. The notice was received on June 28, the twenty-first day. The Superior Court sustained a plea in abatement filed by the board on the ground that the notice…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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3Cited by43 opinions
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