Dunphy v. Commonwealth

This is a bill in equity under G. L. c. 231A, in which the plaintiffs seek a declaration of the rights of various parties in and to a parcel of land located in the town of Rockland (town). This parcel was conveyed to the town by the late Arthur Burgess Reed (grantor) by a deed dated April 4, 1917, which was accepted by the town and recorded in the appropriate registry of deeds on April 20, 1917. The plaintiffs are three named persons, otherwise identified only as residents of the town, and two named persons who are identified as the granddaughter and niece of the grantor. The defendants are…