Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93, § 31 (2026)

Jurisdiction of supreme judicial and superior courts

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Section 31. The supreme judicial and superior courts shall have jurisdiction in equity upon petition of the attorney general, of any city or town or any officer thereof, or of any interested party, to restrain the erection or maintenance of any billboard, sign or other device erected or maintained in violation of any rule, or regulation, adopted by the board under section twenty-nine, and to order the removal or abatement of such billboard, sign or device as a nuisance.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1964–2012 · leading case: Gen. Elec. Co. v. Maurice Callahan & Sons, Inc., 309 N.E.2d 209 (Mass. App. Ct. 1974).

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Gen. Elec. Co. v. Maurice Callahan & Sons, Inc., 309 N.E.2d 209 (Mass. App. Ct. 1974). · cites it 6× “The plaintiff, an abutter of the premises on which the billboards were erected, brought this bill under G. L. c. 93, § 31 (as amended through St.”

Bd. of Selectmen v. Outdoor Advert. Bd., 196 N.E.2d 218 (Mass. 1964). “231A, and in part, apparently, under G. L. c. 93, § 31 (as amended through St.”

Ackerley Commc'ns of Massachusetts, Inc. v. City of Somerville, 692 F. Supp. 1 (D. Mass. 1988). “40A, § 7 and Mass.Gen.L. ch. 93, § 31. The defendant seeks to have this court: (1) declare that Ackerley’s Somerville billboards are nonconforming signs subject to removal under Article 10; (2) enjoin the continued maintenance by Ackerley of its nonconforming signs; and (3)…”

Plamondon v. Outcepts Mgmt. & Consulting, LLC, 969 N.E.2d 730 (Mass. App. Ct. 2012). · cites it 8× “” Souza also informed her that she could appeal his “zoning determinations” to the Westport board of appeals, and his “determination under the State Building Code” to the State Building Code Appeals Board.”

Town of Burlington v. Colonial Motor Hotel Corp., 330 N.E.2d 211 (Mass. App. Ct. 1975). · cites it 5× “The town of Burlington (town) appeals from a final decree entered in the Superior Court dismissing (without prejudice) its petition in equity filed pursuant to G. L. c. 93, § 31. The petition seeks the removal of a billboard pursuant to the denial of a renewal permit for the…”

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