Legal Opinion
Church v. Building Inspector of Natick
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 1, 1961PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCutteb, J.
Church applied to the building inspector for a building permit to construct a dwelling on land in Natick. The building inspector denied the application “because the proposed building did not conform to the requirements of the [b]uilding [c]ode and zoning by-laws of . . . [Natick], 1 in that the location did not have sufficient frontage on a recognized street [see code § 4. 4. 6], as defined in” § 2. 1 of the code.
Within six days of the denial of the permit, Church filed this petition for a writ of mandamus to command the building inspector to issue the permit. The trial judge denied the writ…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pierce v. Town of WellesleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957
- Jenckes v. Building Commissioner of BrooklineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
- Gem Properties, Inc. v. Board of Appeals of MiltonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
- Hinves v. Commissioner of Public Works of Fall RiverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
- Madden v. Secretary of the CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Brady v. Board of Appeals of WestportMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- Goldman v. Planning Board of BurlingtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
- Greeley v. Zoning Board of Appeals of FraminghamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966
- Ouellette v. Building InspectorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- P & D Service Co. v. Zoning Board of AppealsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
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