Legal Opinion
Jordan v. Inhabitants of Town of Canton
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 6, 1970PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEBBER, Justice.
On report. This petition for declaratory judgment seeks a determination of the validity and legal effect of an action taken on August 5, 1968 by the selectmen of defendant town purporting to classify the Alden Hill Road, heretofore a public town way, a “limited-user highway” pursuant to 23 M.R.S.A. Sec. 2068. The facts are not in dispute and are fully set forth by the pleadings and pretrial memorandum. Plaintiffs are abutters on said road who claim a loss of property rights including the right of access to the public road system. The challenge is to the constitutionality of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Thom v. State Highway CommissionerMichigan Supreme Court · 1965
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3Cited by5 opinions
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