Legal Opinion
Spalke v. Board of Appeals of Plymouth
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 30, 1979PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPerretta, J.
The plaintiff, Spalke, is the "prospective owner” 1 of land upon which he wishes to build a summer cottage. The land in question (land or the lots) consists of two of approximately ten undeveloped lots at the bay tip of Saquish Peninsula in Plymouth. The peninsula is about seven miles long and extends from the mainland of the town of Duxbury into Plymouth Bay. Thus, the Saquish area of Plymouth is accessible from Plymouth center only by travelling across Plymouth Bay or through the town of Duxbury. Land access to the lots is by means of Landing Road, which runs the length of the peninsula and…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Cheney v. CoughlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
- Town of Marblehead v. RosenthalMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Cullen v. Building Inspector of North AttleboroughMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
- Waltham Motor Inn, Inc. v. LaCavaMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1975
- General v. WoodsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
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3Cited by7 opinions
- DiGiovanni v. Board of Appeals of RockportMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
- North Landers Corp. v. Planning Board of FalmouthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Green v. Board of Appeals of ProvincetownMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1988
- MacNeil v. Town of AvonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1981
- Brennan v. Board of AppealsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1982
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