Legal Opinion
Patelle v. Planning Board of Woburn
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 28, 1985PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.
Following the sale in 1976 and 1977 of lots in a Woburn subdivision known as Blueberry Hill I, the planning board of Woburn, acting under G. L. c. 41, § 81W, approved modifications to the recorded subdivision plan proposed by the developer. Residents of the subdivision, thinking the changes adverse to their neighborhood, instituted a hydra-like series of actions aimed at compelling the subdivision developer and the planning board to adhere to the original plan for Blueberry Hill I. 4
Two of that volley of law suits are the subject of this appeal. 5 The planning board, after hearing (as…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Board of Selectmen of Pembroke v. R. & P. REALTY CORP.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
- Green v. Board of Appeal of NorwoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
- Cassani v. Planning BoardMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1973
- Chira v. Planning Board of TisburyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1975
- Stoner v. Planning Board of AgawamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Massachusetts Broken Stone Co. v. Town of WestonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Feinzig v. FicksmanMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1997
- Patel v. Planning Board of North AndoverMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1989
- Village of Los Ranchos De Albuquerque v. ShiveleyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1989
- Heritage Park Development Corp. v. Town of SouthbridgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
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