Real property – Removal of house
Paul Lamoureux//June 22, 2011//
Where a judge denied the defendants’ motion for relief from judgment, this was error, as the judgment challenged was improper in ordering a removal of a house which complied with the 2002 Boston zoning code.
Motion denial reversed.
Ruggles, et al. v. Board of Appeal of Boston, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 81-828-11) (2 pages) (Appeals Court – Unpublished) (No. 10-P-831) (June 22, 2011).
Verdicts & Settlements
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- Four-vehicle pileup leaves driver with spinal cord injury
- Nursing home staff blamed for kidney-failure death
- Pharmacy’s late delivery blamed for patient’s death
- Man, 25, drowns after swimming lesson at fitness club
Opinion Digests
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- Zoning – Constructive grant – Comprehensive permit
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