Murrow v. Emery

Claudia Murrow appeals from a judgment entered by a judge of the Land Court dismissing her complaint on the ground that Murrow lacks standing to contest the special permit issued by the defendant zoning board of appeals of Somerville (board) to the defendant Kevin Emery. Substantially for the reasons stated by the judge in both his summary judgment decision3 and trial decision, we affirm.

The findings of fact are not challenged on appeal as clearly erroneous, except for one issue discussed infra. Emery proposes to demolish an existing single-family home and replace it with a four-unit (each…