Noonan v. Moulton

This bill in equity seeks a declaratory decree (G-. L. c. 231A) as to the validity of votes of the town of Needham in two town meetings amending its zon ing by-laws. The first votes, at a special town meeting of March 22,1961, created a new category designated “Apartment districts.” This was not applied to any specific land until a vote at the annual meeting of March 19, 1962, transferred to this category five and one-half acres (the locus) previously within a single residence district. The plaintiffs are neighboring landowners in a single residence district. The Roman Catholic Archbishop of…