Town of Gilmanton v. Champagne

The Superior Court (Loughlin, J.) denied the defendant’s motion to strike off his default to a petition by the town of Gilmanton for an injunction to compel the defendant to comply with the Gilmanton zoning ordinance. This dispute began five years ago.

In 1970, Gilmanton adopted an ordinance which permitted persons then owning land in the town to live in trailer coaches or mobile homes on their property provided “that the date of manufacture of subject trailer coach or mobile home shall not be more than two years prior to the application for permit....” On June 16, 1971, the defendant moved a…