THE McLEAN HOSPITAL CORPORATION v. TOWN OF LINCOLN

SJC-12675.

483 Mass. 215 (2019)

THE McLEAN HOSPITAL CORPORATION v. TOWN OF LINCOLN & others.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

September 23, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diane C. Tillotson ( M. Patrick Moore, Jr. , also present) for the plaintiff.

Jason R. Talerman for town of Lincoln & others.

Michael C. Fee , for Arthur Anthony & others, was present but did not argue.

Present: GANTS, C.J., LENK, GAZIANO, LOWY, BUDD, CYPHER, & KAFKER, JJ.


The question before us is whether the plaintiff's proposed residential program for adolescent males falls within the meaning of the Dover Amendment, G. L. c. 40A, § 3, second par. If so, it is exempt from certain zoning restrictions because the land and buildings would be used for "educational purposes." The plaintiff, The McLean Hospital...

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