Legal Opinion
Webster v. Board of Appeals of Reading
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 7, 1965PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReardon, J.
On January 28, 1964, the board of appeals
(board) of the town of Beading (town) granted to the defendant Samuel Meline (Meline), subject to certain conditions, a special permit for the construction of a nursing home in a ‘‘ Besidence ‘ A-1 ’ district. ’ ’ The plaintiffs, owners of residential property near the locus, objected to the proposed construction and appealed to the Superior Court under G. L. c. 40A, § 21. From a final decree upholding the decision of the board the plaintiffs have appealed. The trial judge filed a report of material facts.
The zoning by-laws divide the town into nine…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Burnham v. Board of Appeals of GloucesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955
- Pratt v. Building Inspector of GloucesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1953
- Sheldon v. Boston & Albany RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
- Randall's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1954
3Cited by13 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BakerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. HilaireMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- Wood v. Commissioner of CorrectionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Building Inspector of Mansfield v. CurvinMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1986
- Tilcon Massachusetts, Inc. v. Commissioner of RevenueMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1991
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