Legal Opinion
Greater Franklin Developers Ass'n v. Town of Franklin
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 26, 2000No. 98-P-1032PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreenberg, J.
Sheltered by geography from the bustle of Boston, yet within a reasonable commute to work, the town of *501Franklin has drastically changed demographics. From 1980 to 1995, the town’s population increased by 41 percent from 17,500 to 25,000. Despite the building of a brand new school, completed in 1995, a research group hired by the town that same year projected that growth would cause the town’s schools to overflow by the year 2000, with an estimated 320 more pupils than spaces.
On December 4, 1995, the date on which the Greater Franklin Developers Association (association) brought this action,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Emerson College v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Jordan v. Village of Menomonee FallsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
- Pioneer Trust & Savings Bank v. Village of Mount ProspectIllinois Supreme Court · 1961
- Jenkins v. Inhabitants of AndoverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
- St. Johns County v. NE Fla. Builders Ass'n, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1991
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3Cited by6 opinions
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