Legal Opinion
Stewart v. Inhabitants of Town of Durham
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided October 14, 1982PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKUSICK, Chief Justice.
Defendant Town of Durham 1 appeals from an order of the Superior Court (An-droscoggin County) enjoining the Town from enforcing its mobile home ordinance against the Stewarts. The Superior Court held that the ordinance, which excludes from the Town all mobile homes except those located in duly licensed mobile home parks, is unconstitutional in its entirety because of its broad “grandfather clause.” In so doing, the Superior Court accepted the interpretation of that grandfather clause adopted by Durham officials. We conclude that the proper legal construction of the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Wright v. MichaudSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1964
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