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· 6/3/1985

O'KANE v. Board of Appeals of Hingham

Citations

  • 478 N.E.2d 962
  • 20 Mass. App. Ct. 162
  • 1985 Mass. App. LEXIS 1779

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that by enacting G.L.c. 40A, §15, the legislature intended “to avoid [the] perpetual ‘cloud’ ” of the filing process “ [being] protracted indefinitely”
  • holding that by enacting G.L.c. 40A, §15, the legislature intended “to avoid [the] perpetual ‘cloud’ ” of the filing process “[being] protracted indefinitely”
  • requirement that board of appeals “act” on variance application within seventy-five days met if board decides within that period, even if decision not filed with town clerk until after period expires

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Judges: Greaney, Kaplan, Brown

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