Manning v. Boston Redevelopment Authority

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “A statute ... should not be construed in a way that produces absurd or unreasonable results when a sensible construction is readily available.”
• “if a sensible construction is available, we shall not construe a statute to make a nullity of pertinent provisions or to produce absurd results”
• \A statute ... should not be construed in a way that produces absurd or unreasonable results when a sensible construction is readily available\
• “Statutes that relate to the same subject matter are not to be construed ‘in a way that produces absurd or unreasonable results when a sensible construction is readily available’ ”
• local ordinances may not be construed as meaningless

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

46 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Dental Service of Mass., Inc. v. Commissioner of Revenue
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-04-13· cited 178×
• Lynn Teachers Union, Local 1037 v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-01-22· cited 56×
• Flemings v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-05-08· cited 55×
• Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers of New York, Inc. v. Board of Appeal
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-07-24· cited 53×
• Shirley Wayside Ltd. Partnership v. Board of Appeals of Shirley
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-02-07· cited 53×
• Massachusetts Hospital Ass'n v. Department of Medical Security
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-03-26· cited 48×
• Cohen v. Commissioner of the Division of Medical Assistance
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-08-02· cited 43×
• Cherubino v. Board of Registration of Chiropractors
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-11-09· cited 29×
• Commonwealth v. Irene
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-06-26· cited 25×
• Valcourt v. Zoning Board of Appeals
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-10-21· cited 22×
• 1010 Memorial Drive Tenants Corp. v. Fire Chief of Cambridge
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-03-27· cited 21×
• Martha's Vineyard Land Bank Commission v. Board of Assessors
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2004-09-15· cited 21×
• Richards v. Arteva Specialties S.A.R.L.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2006-07-14· cited 21×
• Clean Harbors of Braintree, Inc. v. BD. OF BRAINTREE
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-07-19· cited 16×
• Commonwealth v. Sullivan
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-09-09· cited 15×
• Commonwealth v. George W. Prescott Publishing Co.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-08-23· cited 14×
• Bellalta v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Brookline
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-02-08· cited 14×
• Plymouth County Retirement Ass'n v. Commissioner of Public Employee Retirement
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-06-04· cited 10×
• Mill Pond Associates, Inc. v. E & B Giftware, Inc.
  D. Massachusetts· 1990-11-26· cited 9×
• Rando v. Town of North Attleborough
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1998-04-16· cited 9×

Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Boston Edison Co. v. Boston Redevelopment Authority
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-12-21· cited 155×
• Deerskin Trading Post, Inc. v. Spencer Press, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-07-22· cited 103×
• Insurance Rating Board v. Commissioner of Insurance
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1969-06-06· cited 69×
• Moskow v. Boston Redevelopment Authority
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1965-08-17· cited 50×
• Sherman v. Rent Control Board of Brookline
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-02-12· cited 41×
• Green v. Board of Appeal of Norwood
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1970-11-04· cited 39×
• Zaltman v. Board of Appeals of Stoneham
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1970-05-08· cited 18×
• Tetrault v. Ghibellini
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1944-06-06· cited 13×
• Conservation Law Foundation of New England, Inc. v. Director of the Division of Water Pollution Control
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1986-07-23· cited 3×
• Manning v. New England Mutual Life Insurance
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-04-23· cited 2×