Legal Opinion

Raposa v. Town of York

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided February 26, 2019No. Docket: Yor-18-213PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMead, J.

*130[¶1] Daniel and Susan Raposa appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court (York County, O'Neil, J. ) dismissing for lack of subject matter jurisdiction the Raposas' Rule 80B complaint for review of factual findings made by the Town of York's Board of Appeals. Because we hold that the court has jurisdiction to review the Board's decision, we vacate the judgment and remand to the Superior Court for consideration of the complaint on the merits.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶2] The Raposas own residential property in York that abuts property owned by Joshua Gammon. Gammon has used his property for his commercial…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Sackett v. Environmental Protection AgencySupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  2. Stewart v. Town of SedgwickSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
  3. Kimball v. Land Use Regulation CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
  4. Yates v. Town of Southwest HarborSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
  5. Herrle v. Town of WaterboroSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Stephen A. Clark Jr. v. Town of PhippsburgSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2025
  2. Daniel G. Raposa, Jr. v. Town of YorkSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2020
  3. Daniel G. Raposa, Jr. v. Town of YorkSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2020
  4. JURKENAS v. CITY OF BREWERDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2020
  5. Juanita C. Clark v. Town of PhippsburgSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2026

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