Legal Opinion
Bonfatti v. Zoning Board of Appeals
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 1, 1999No. 98-P-769PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.
A Superior Court judge annulled a decision of the Holliston zoning board of appeals (zoning board) and ordered a building permit to issue in favor of Albert H. Bonfatti, Jr. The zoning board appealed, claiming for the first time that the Superior Court lacked jurisdiction to hear Bonfatti’s complaint for judicial review under G. L. c. 40A, § 17. We reverse.
The material facts are not in dispute. In April, 1992, Bonfatti and his wife purchased a 14.36 acre parcel of land situated along the easterly side of Mellen Street and the southerly side of Winter Street, both public ways, in Holliston. In…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Litton Business Systems, Inc. v. Commissioner of RevenueMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Iodice v. City of NewtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Cappuccio v. Zoning Board of Appeals of SpencerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Flynn v. Contributory Retirement Appeal BoardMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1984
- Hogan v. HayesMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Cumberland Farms, Inc. v. Zoning Board of AppealsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2004
- 11 Everett Street Realty Trust v. HynesMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 2002
- Pavian, Inc. v. HickeyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2007
- Hadley v. CasperMassachusetts Superior Court · 2002
- M&R Industrial Park Trust v. GoldrosenMassachusetts Superior Court · 2006
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