Legal Opinion
Palmer v. Rent Control Board of Brookline
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 28, 1979PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court which affirmed a decision of the Municipal Court of Brookline which had previously affirmed a decision of the Rent Control Board of Brookline (board). The plaintiff alleges substantive and procedural errors in the conduct and results of the hearing before the board on his petition for adjustment of rents on his property. We find error in the conduct of the hearing, and as a result we vacate the judgment and order the case remanded to the board for a new hearing.
The relevant facts can be summarized as follows. The plaintiff is a lawyer…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Colton v. BermanNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
- Marshal House, Inc. v. Rent Control Board of BrooklineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- Milligan v. Board of Registration in PharmacyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- Gilmore v. GilmoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Haley's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
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- Raso v. LagoDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1997
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