Treisman v. Town of Bedford

This is an appeal from the Trial Court’s (Dalianis, J.) award of attorney’s fees to the plaintiff, Robert S. Treisman, based on the alleged bad faith of the defendant, Town of Bedford (town). Because we conclude that the evidence fails to establish bad faith, we reverse.

This claim arises out of a 1982 decision by the Bedford Board of Selectmen (board) to allow Dean Kamen, a neighbor of Treisman, to locate a heliport on his property. In June 1982, Treisman brought a nuisance action against Kamen, and in December 1982, he brought a petition for injunction against the town, requesting that the…