Legal Opinion
Publico v. Building Inspector of Quincy
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 3, 1957PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, C.J.
The owner of a parcel of land in Quincy brings this bill against the city and its building inspector to obtain a decree declaratory of her rights under the city’s zoning ordinance. The defendants entered an appearance, but filed no answer, and the bill was taken pro confessa against them. A final decree was entered declaring that the plaintiff’s parcel is not affected by the minimum lot requirements of the zoning ordinance, and ordering that a building permit issue. The defendants appealed.
“The interlocutory decree taking the bill for confessed did not ensure a decree for the plaintiff. It…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Thomson v. WoosterSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Cerwonka v. Town of SaugusMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Merchants National Bank v. MorrisseyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1953
- Mayor of Cambridge v. DeanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Pitman v. J. C. Pitman & Sons, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Woods v. City of NewtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- Jones v. Town of WaylandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Orange County v. City of ApopkaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
- Vasilakis v. City of HaverhillMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
- Wolfe v. Massachusetts Port AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
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