Legal Opinion

Board of Selectmen of Hatfield v. Garvey

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided January 16, 1973PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtTauro, C.J.

The plaintiff, the board of selectmen of Hatfield (board), in its bill in equity seeks injunctive relief to force the defendants to remove from their prop erty a certain structure, described by the board as a mobile home or trailer, which allegedly was not in compliance with the terms of a building permit issued by the board and in violation of the zoning by-law of the town of Hatfield. The defendants denied that the structure was a mobile home or trailer, contending that the “building” was erected in compliance with the permit and not in violation of the town by-law.

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Cook v. ScheffreenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
  2. Green v. Board of Appeal of NorwoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
  3. Corrigan v. O'BRIENMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
  4. Town of Manchester v. PhillipsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
  5. Foster v. Mayor of BeverlyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Jet Spray Cooler, Inc. v. CramptonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
  2. Covich v. ChambersMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1979
  3. Wormstead v. Town Manager of SaugusMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
  4. Jones v. Town of WaylandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
  5. Framingham Clinic, Inc. v. Zoning Board of AppealsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981

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