Legal Opinion
Rayco Inv. Corp. v. Board of Selectmen of Raynham
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 22, 1975PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReardon, J.
This is a bill for declaratory relief under G. L. c. 231A in which the plaintiff seeks a declaration concerning the effect of a purported town by-law on its right to operate a mobile home park on property located in the town of Raynham. The Superior Court judge dismissed the bill after issuing “Findings, Rulings and Order for Decree,” whereupon the plaintiff brought this appeal. The case was submitted on a statement of agreed facts, which can be summarized briefly.
The plaintiff is the owner of a parcel of land in Raynham in an area which at all material times has been zoned for “general use,”…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Board of Appeals of Hanover v. Housing Appeals Comm.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Bloom v. City of WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Caires v. Building CommissionerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Leahy v. Inspector of BuildingsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
- Town of Manchester v. PhillipsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Lovequist v. Conservation Commission of DennisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- M. DeMatteo Construction Co. v. Board of AppealsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1975
- Gamache v. Town of AcushnetMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1982
- Beck v. Town of RaymondSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1978
- City of Louisiana v. BranhamMissouri Court of Appeals · 1998
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