Legal Opinion

Nelson v. Town of Belmont

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided January 6, 1931PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.

The plaintiff seeks by this suit in equity to restrain the enforcement of an alleged amendment to the zoning by-law of the town of Belmont so far as it affects certain land owned by him. The defendants answered to the merits. The case was referred to a master under the usual rule requiring him to hear the parties and their evidence, and to find and report the facts. The master has filed a comprehensive report covering the issues raised. An interlocutory decree was entered overruling the exceptions to and confirming the master’s report, from which there was no appeal. A final decree was…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  2. Commonwealth v. DascalakisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
  3. Old Dominion Copper Mining & Smelting Co. v. BigelowMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
  4. Hanscom v. Malden & Melrose Gas Light Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
  5. Glover v. Waltham Laundry Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. General Outdoor Advertising Co. v. Department of Public WorksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
  2. Town of Burlington v. DunnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
  3. MacLeod v. DavisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
  4. Gorey v. GuarenteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
  5. Millett v. TempleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932

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