Legal Opinion
Knowlton v. Town of Swampscott
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 30, 1932PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
This case comes before us on a report after appeal from an interlocutory decree sustaining grounds 3 and 5 and overruling other grounds set forth in the demurrer to the bill. The allegations of the bill in substance are these: The plaintiffs are the owners of a tract of land in the defendant town bounded on the south and west by the Atlantic Ocean, of great value for business uses. It has a special value for hotel purposes, to which it has been devoted for many years. It is of greatly diminished value for residential purposes and there is little or no demand for dwelling houses in the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Swan v. Justices of Superior CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Foye v. PatchMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1882
- Opinion of the Justices to the House of RepresentativesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
- Spector v. Building InspectorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
- Bradley v. Board of Zoning AdjustmentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Cleaveland v. Malden Savings BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- Whalen v. Worcester Electric Light Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Mullholland v. State Racing CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Sunderland v. Building Inspector of North AndoverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1952
- Reilly v. School Committee of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
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