Board of Selectmen v. Lindsay

In this case, we consider the legal effect of a March 1, 1971, vote at the annual meeting of the town of Hanson (town) “to accept for conservation purposes, a deed, or deeds, to” a 3.98 acre parcel of land identified as lot 7 on plan 93 of the town’s tax maps (locus). On June 22, 1998, the town’s treasurer and tax possession custodian (tax custodian) sold the locus to Melody Lindsay at a public auction. On March 29, 2002, the town, acting by and through its board of selectmen, commenced an action against Lindsay, seeking a declaration of its rights as to the locus pursuant to G. L. c. 185, §…