Legal Opinion
Kennie v. Natural Resource Department
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 10, 2008PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBotsford, J.
The plaintiffs Steven R. Kennie and Julia Lane Hagen, husband and wife, own waterfront property on the Bass River in Dennis.3 This case, brought in part under the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act, G. L. c. 12, § 111 (Act), arises out of the plaintiffs’ efforts to apply for and obtain an order of conditions (permit) from the conservation commission of Dennis (commission) in order to construct a pier and dock off the waterfront edge of their property. The principal defendant is Alan S. Marcy, the shellfish constable for the town of Dennis (town).4 At issue before us is the viability of the…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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3Cited by38 opinions
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