Legal Opinion
General Baking Co. v. Street Commissioners
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 29, 1922PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
It was provided by St. 1913, c. 577, as amended by St. 1914, c. 119, that in Boston no building shall be erected for or maintained as a garage “until the issue of a permit therefor by the board of street commissioners of the city after notice and a public hearing upon an application filed with said board.” There are specifications as to the application for permit, notice of the hearing, and the considerations which must be taken into account by the board before determining whether permit shall be issued.
The statute is a valid exercise of police power. Storer v. Downey, 215 Mass. 273. Wright…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Dobbins v. Los AngelesSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- People Ex Rel. Lodes v. Department of HealthNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- Pierce Oil Corp. v. City of HopeSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Burgess v. Mayor of BrocktonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
- City of Buffalo v. . ChadeayneNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Brett v. Building CommissionerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
- Trans-Oceanic Oil Corp. v. City of Santa BarbaraCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1948
- Herskovits Et Ux. v. IrwinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
- Brougher v. Board of Public Works of San FranciscoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1928
- Kenney v. Building CommissionerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
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