Buckminster v. Zoning Board of Review

These are two petitions for writs of certiorari, brought under the provisions of general laws 1938, chapter 342, § 8, to review the decision of the respondent board granting the application of Charles B. Lennon to use his residence, at the southwest corner of Central avenue and Orchard street, in the city of Pawtucket, as a funeral home in a district zoned as a Residence B district. The writs were issued, and, in accordance with their mandate, the papers of the board in the matter were duly certified to this court.

The petitioners, who strongly insist that the action of the board in these…