Legal Opinion
Barre Mobile Home Park, Inc. v. Town of Petersham
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 11, 1984No. Civ. A. 83-1721-MAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MAZZONE, District Judge.
This is an action for declaratory and injunctive relief brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202 by Barre Mobile Home Park, Inc. (Park) against the Town of Petersham (Petersham). The plaintiff seeks a declaration that Article IX (Trailers or Mobile Homes) and Article XVI (Zoning By-Law) of Peters-ham’s by-laws are void and unconstitutional because they absolutely prohibit any mobile home park in any part of the town. Park also seeks an injunction compelling the amendment of these by-laws to provide for mobile home parks subject to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Village of Belle Terre v. BoraasSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Steel Hill Development, Inc. v. Town of SanborntonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
- Shell Oil Co. v. City of RevereMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- High Meadows Park, Inc. v. City of AuroraAppellate Court of Illinois · 1969
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3Cited by3 opinions
- King v. City of BainbridgeSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- Barre Mobile Home Park, Inc. v. Town of Petersham, Worcester County, MassCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- King v. City of BainbridgeSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003