Legal Opinion
Buccaneer Development, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Appeals
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided December 28, 2012No. 11-P-1159PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGraham, J.
On January 9, 2008, Buccaneer Development, Inc. (Buccaneer), commenced an action in the permit session of the Land Court, appealing the denial of its application for a special permit by the zoning board of appeals (board) of the town of Lenox (town). G. L. c. 185, § 3A, inserted by St. 2006, c. 205, § 15. The special permit application sought permission to build a retirement community of twenty-three single-family homes on vacant land in the town. In its complaint, Buccaneer alleged that the board had erred as a matter of law and abused its discretion in denying the special permit.
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Wachovia Bank, National Ass'n v. SchmidtSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Beeler v. DowneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Litton Business Systems, Inc. v. Commissioner of RevenueMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Johnson's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
- Mitchell v. MitchellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Skawski v. Greenfield Investors Property Development LLCMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
- Buccaneer Development, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Appeals of LenoxMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2015
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- Merchants Insurance Group v. SpicerMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2015
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