Kearsarge Walpole LLC v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Walpole involved a dispute over where a large-scale solar array could be placed in Walpole, Massachusetts. In Kearsarge, a solar developer (Kearsarge), along with Norfolk...more
Fleming v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Oxford, 103 Mass. App. Ct. 1128 (2024)
In Fleming, the Massachusetts Appeals Court grappled with some scaley zoning issues arising out of personal ownership of 460 reptiles. In this...more
Meadow Wood LLC v. City of Brockton, 230 N.E.3d 1065 (Mass. App. Ct. 2024) -
The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently interpreted G. L. c. 41, § 81P, which governs “approval not required” endorsements....more
Varano v. PDJM Land Tr., LLC, 103 Mass. App. Ct. 1127 (2024) - We last wrote about Varano v. PDJM in our November 2022 issue of Law of the Land. In the first iteration of Varano, the Superior Court held that a commercial...more
Griffin v. Melrose MA Plan. Bd., No. 23 MISC 000277 (KTS), 2024 WL 146450 (Mass. Land Ct. Jan. 12, 2024) -
In Griffin v. Melrose MA Plan. Bd., pro se plaintiff David Griffin (“Griffin”) appealed a decision of the Melrose...more
NONCONFORMING USE CLAIMS "ROCKED OUT" BY APPEALS COURT -
Butler v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Mattapoisett, 22-P-463 (Mass. App. Ct. Apr. 19, 2023) -
In Butler, Maureen and George Butler (the “Butlers”) asked the...more
CASES OF NOTE -
CHANGING LANDSCAPE FOR ACCELERATED RENT CLAUSES IN COMMERCIAL LEASES
Cummings Properties, LLC v. Hines, 21-P-1153 (Mass. App. Ct. Sept. 9, 2022)
The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently considered...more
CASES OF NOTE -
GRAVE MATTERS: THE PROTECTION OF PROPERTIES CONTAINING BURIAL SITES -
Church of the Holy Spirit of Wayland v. Heinrich, 2022 WL 1419702, 101 Mass. App. Ct. 32 (2022)....more
8/8/2022
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Bylaws ,
Churches ,
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Cremation ,
Decedent Protection ,
Energy Projects ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Sales Contracts ,
Religious Institutions ,
Site Plans ,
Solar Energy ,
Zoning Board of Appeals
CASES OF NOTE -
FINALIZE BUILDING PLANS EARLY ON TO AVOID DELAYS -
St. Paul's Foundation v. Ives, 29F.4th 32, 33 (1st Cir. 2022) -
A recent decision out of the First Circuit Court of Appeals emphasizes the...more
In two recent cases, the same 3-judge panel of the Massachusetts Appeals Court provided the latest words on the law of adverse possession.
The first case, Miller, et al. v. Abramson, et al., involved the classic adverse...more
The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently issued a decision likely to pique the interest of property owners holding real property in nominee trusts. In Goodwill Enterprises, Inc. v. Kavanagh, the Court addressed whether the...more
10/21/2019
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Beneficiary Designations ,
Chapter 7 ,
Goodwill-Industries ,
Involuntary Bankruptcy ,
Leases ,
Personal Property ,
Property Owners ,
Real Estate Market ,
Right of First Refusal ,
Trust Assets
On October 7, 2019, Goulston & Storrs obtained a stay of a putative class action filed in California state court against clients Sogou Inc. (Sogou) and Sohu.com (Sohu). Sogou’s Sogou Search is the second largest search...more
10/18/2019
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China ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Misrepresentation ,
Motion To Stay ,
Omissions ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Search Engines ,
Section 11 ,
Securities Violations ,
Stays