Legal Opinion
Vella v. Town of Camden
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided June 5, 1996PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLASSMAN, Justice.
Salvatore Vella and Trician Marine Corporation, doing business as Camden Harbour Inn, appeal from the summary judgment entered in the Superior Court (Knox County, Atwood, J.) in favor of the Town of Camden on their complaint against the Town seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. The plaintiffs contend, as they did before the trial court, that certain amendments to the Town’s zoning ordinance are invalid because (1) they are inconsistent with the Town’s comprehensive plan and constitute illegal spot zoning; (2) they violate the equal protection and due process clauses of…
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- F.S. Plummer Co. v. Town of Cape ElizabethSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992
- LaBonta v. City of WatervilleSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1987
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