Deutschmann v. Board of Appeals of Canton

These are appeals from final decrees entered in suits tried together in the Superior Court. The judge made findings of fact and rulings of law, and the evidence is reported. The suits involve the construction of § 6 (e) of the zoning by-law of the town of Canton alleged to have been adopted by virtue of G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 40, § 25, as appearing in St. 1933, c. 269, § 1, which in effect authorizes a town by by-law to divide the town into districts and within such districts to regulate and restrict the use of land. There was some doubt about the validity of this by-law because of imperfections…