National Advertising Co. v. Inhabitants of the Town of York

WERNICK, Justice.

Plaintiff National Advertising Company has appealed from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (York County) in favor of defendants, Inhabitants of the Town of York and Maine State Highway Commission.

Because appropriate proceedings were not taken below to preserve for appellate cognizance the points plaintiff now seeks to have considered, we hold that furtherance of a sound appellate practice requires that we deny the appeal without reaching the merits of plaintiff’s claims.

On March 15, 1969, defendant Town of York adopted an ordinance restricting off-premises outdoor…