Duane v. City of Quincy

Under Gr. L. e. 231A the petitioners, hundreds in number, and all residents and taxpayers of the city of Quincy (the city), seek a determination of the constitutionality of St. 1964, c. 666, 1 which authorized and empowered the city to construct a refuse disposal incinerator on designated land owned by it, ‘ ‘ [n] otwithstanding any zoning ordinance, or any general or special law to the contrary . . ..” The petitioners allege an interest in the subject matter because “they own land on or near Quarry Street.” They seek to enjoin the city permanently from building the incinerator.

The suit was…