Legal Opinion
Reynolds v. Board of Appeal of Springfield
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 14, 1957PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhittemore, J.
These are appeals by the board of appeal of the city of Springfield, and by the two other defendants, the owners of a parcel of residential property in that city, from a final decree of the Superior Court which annulled a decision of the board of appeal authorizing variances of both the building code and the zoning ordinance. The variances would operate to permit the owners to convert the frame dwelling house on their property into a nursing home and to use the building for that purpose.
1. The Superior Court had no jurisdiction in equity to annul the decision of the board of appeal with…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Swan v. Justices of Superior CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Circle Lounge & Grille, Inc. v. Board of AppealMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Commonwealth v. DiStasioMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Morrison v. Selectmen of WeymouthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- Gifford v. Commissioner of Public HealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1952
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Waltham Motor Inn, Inc. v. LaCavaMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1975
- Barnhart v. Board of Appeals of ScituateMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- Planning Bd. of Springfield v. BD. OF SPRINGFIELDMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
- Sherrill House v. Board of Appeal of BostonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
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