Legal Opinion
Building Inspector & Zoning Officer v. Wampanoag Aquinnah Shellfish Hatchery Corp.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 9, 2004PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
We granted an application for direct appellate review to determine whether the defendants, Wampanoag Aquinnah Shellfish Hatchery Corporation (Hatchery) and Wampanoag Tribal Council of Gay Head, Inc. (Tribe), may properly invoke a claim of sovereign immunity to evade a zoning enforcement action and, ultimately, compliance with local permitting requirements. The case concerns the construction of a shed and a pier platform on real property known as the Cook Lands, a coastal area bordered by Menemsha Pond, located in the town of Aquinnah (formerly Gay Head),4 Martha’s Vineyard. After hearing…
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