Legal Opinion
McNicholas v. York Beach Village Corp.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided November 15, 1978PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NICHOLS, Justice.
This appeal by the three Plaintiffs in a proceeding for a declaratory judgment challenges the constitutionality of Chapter XXVI, § 1 of the ordinances of the York Beach Village Corporation. 1 That ordinance regulates scuba diving, skin diving and snorkeling in Sohier Park, which it appears the corporation had acquired in the exercise of its governmental powers. The Superior Court in York County upheld the ordinance following a jury-waived trial, and ordered judgment for the Defendant. The Plaintiffs have appealed.
For reasons discussed below, we do not reach the question of…
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3Cited by26 opinions
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