Bonan v. City of Boston

How courts have described this case

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• vacating on procedural grounds lower court holding that linkage fees closely resemble a tax, requiring express statutory authorization
• standing requires “a definite interest in the matters in contention in the sense that [a plaintiff’s] rights will be significantly affected by [the] resolution of the contested point”
• standing requires “a definite interest in the matters in contention in the sense that [a plaintiff’s] rights will be significantly affected by a resolution of the contested point”
• standing requires ‘a definite interest in the matters in contention in the sense that [a plaintiff’s] rights will be significantly affected by a resolution of the contested point’
• defendants should not have been foreclosed from asserting affirmative defenses by entry of final judgment after denial of motion to dismiss
• plaintiff had no standing to seek declaratory relief where a ruling would have no impact on its rights or obligations

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