Legal Opinion
National Amusements, Inc. v. City of Boston
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 28, 1990No. 89-P-860PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.
Although all rational presumptions favor the validity of an amendment by a municipality of its zoning code, we decide that the amendment of the Boston Zoning Code presented for review arbitrarily singled out the land of the plaintiff National Amusements, Inc. (“National”), for disparate treatment from similar land in the same zoning area. Accordingly, we affirm the decision of the Land Court judge which came to the same conclusion and adjudged the zoning amendment invalid. National brought its complaint in the Land Court under G. L. c. 185, § 1 (j½), and G. L. c. 240, § 14A.
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2Cases cited22 opinions
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