Legal Opinion
Harrison v. Town of Braintree
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 14, 1969PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhittemore, J.
This is an appeal by the town of Braintree from a decision of the Land Court on a petition under G. L. c. 240, § 14A, and c. 185, § 1 (jbi), to determine the validity of the zoning by-law as amended May 25, 1966, in its effect on the land and buildings on West Street owned and occupied as their home by the petitioners. The judge in the Land Court ruled that the amendment was invalid on several grounds.
The amendment was adopted following our decision in Harrison v. Building Inspector of Braintree, 350 Mass. 559. The case had come before us on appeal from orders sustaining demurrers to a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- Burnham v. Board of Appeals of GloucesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955
- Woods v. City of NewtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- Pierce v. Town of WellesleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957
- Pitman v. City of MedfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Tredwell A. Harrison v. William G. BrooksCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
- Sturges v. Town of ChilmarkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Harrison v. Textron, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Tredwell A. Harrison and M. Gale Harrison v. William G. BrooksCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1971
- Whitinsville Retirement Society, Inc. v. Town of NorthbridgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
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