Legal Opinion

Bishop v. Town of Eliot

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided August 17, 1987PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SCOLNIK, Justice.

In this consolidated appeal, Cynthia Bishop, the owner of a parcel of land in the Town of Eliot (“Town”) and Richard Sak-lad, the owner of another lot in the same town, each applied for variances from the same Town Zoning Ordinance in order to build residences on their respective lots. The Town Zoning Board of Appeals (“Board") denied Bishop’s request for a variance but granted Saklad’s request, and the Superior Court (York County) affirmed both decisions of the Board. Bishop appeals from the Superior Court judgment, contending that: (1) the Board’s decision requiring her to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Sibley v. Inhabitants of Town of WellsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
  2. Curtis v. MainSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
  3. Kittery Water District v. Town of YorkSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
  4. Richardson v. RichardsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Twigg v. Town of KennebunkSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
  2. Rocheleau v. Town of GreeneSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1998

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