Legal Opinion

Building Inspector of Falmouth v. Gingrass

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided January 7, 1959PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWhittemore, J.

This as an appeal from a final decree of the Superior Court which enjoined the defendants from using, for the storage of a seaplane, a garage being constructed on their residential property abutting Oyster Pond in Falmouth. The findings show inter alia that the garage was being built under a permit from the building commissioner which authorized a “Dwelling — 41' x 36'” and “Garage & storage — 41' x 31'”; that the defendants intended to use the large garage for two automobiles and the plane; that the plane was intended for private use; and that the registration which had been issued to the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  2. Nectow v. City of CambridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
  3. Spector v. Building InspectorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
  4. Inspector of Buildings v. StoklosaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
  5. Wilbur v. City of NewtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Town of Harvard v. MaxantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
  2. Town of Seekonk v. AnthonyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
  3. Gray v. WardNew York Supreme Court · 1973
  4. Samsa v. HeckOhio Court of Appeals · 1967
  5. Town of Sterling v. PoulinMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1974

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