· 1/27/1975
Save the Bay, Inc. v. Department of Public Utilities
Citations
- 322 N.E.2d 742
- 366 Mass. 667
- 1975 Mass. LEXIS 1129
How courts have described this case
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- where at least one plaintiff has standing to raise issues argued on report, court need not \determine which particular plaintiff or plaintiffs are entitled to advance particular issues\
- “It is a well-established principle that an unincorporated association cannot be a party to litigation.”
- petitioner who had actual notice of proceedings before the Department of Public Utilities unable to raise propriety of notice
- entity that did not participate in administrative proceeding had no standing to seek judicial review
- where at least one plaintiff has standing to raise issues argued on report, court need not “determine which particular plaintiff or plaintiffs are entitled to advance particular issues”
- although unincorporated association participating in agency proceeding could not be party to judicial appeal from agency decision, one of its members who owned property abutting facility at issue had standing as aggrieved party
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Judges: Tauro, Reardon, Quirico, Hennessey, Kaplan
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