Legal Opinion
Bruzzese v. Board of Appeals of Hingham
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 3, 1962PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpiegel, J.
This is an appeal by the defendant board from a final decree in the Superior Court adjudging that the decision of the board denying a zoning variance was “unreasonable and arbitrary” and hence invalid. The judge made a “Finding and Order for Decree” which he later adopted as a report of material facts.
The plaintiff owns a lot of land on Hersey Street in the town of Hingham containing 36,735 square feet on which there is a single family dwelling. The lot is situated in what is known under the town’s zoning by-law as a “Residence District A.” This district requires a lot size of 20,000 square…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pendergast v. Board of AppealsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1954
- Rodenstein v. Board of Appeal of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
- CO-RAY REALTY CO. INC. v. Board of Zoning AdjustmentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951
- Shacka v. Board of Appeals of ChelmsfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
- Cefalo v. Board of Appeal of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955
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3Cited by24 opinions
- City Council of Waltham v. VinciulloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Warren v. Zoning Board of Appeals of AmherstMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Dion v. Board of Appeals of WalthamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- Ferrante v. Board of Appeals of NorthamptonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- McLaughlin v. Rockland Zoning Board of AppealsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
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