Legal Opinion
Woods v. City of Newton
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 22, 1965PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhittemore, J.
This suit for declaratory relief is brought by owners of residences in Newton adjacent to premises rezoned by a vote of the board of aldermen on November 4, and as to which petitions for permissive use and site plan approval and for a variance were granted by the board on November 18, and December 16, 1963, respectively. The bill alleges an actual controversy between the plaintiffs and the defendants (the city of Newton, its public buildings commissioner, and Marriott Motor Hotels of Newton, Inc. [Marriott]) in that Marriott “has filed or intends to file” with the public buildings…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Povey v. School Committee of MedfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- Morganelli v. Building Inspector of CantonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1979
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