Legal Opinion

LaBonta v. City of Waterville

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided July 28, 1987PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

Robert LaBonta and other plaintiffs, residents of a Waterville neighborhood, filed a complaint labeled “80B” requesting the Superior Court (Kennebec County) to set aside as inconsistent with the Waterville Comprehensive Plan an amendment to the Waterville zoning ordinance that changed the zoning of a parcel of land adjacent to their neighborhood from residential to commercial. After receiving briefs and oral argument on the merits, the Superior Court ruled that plaintiffs were not entitled to the requested relief. Plaintiffs appeal from that judgment, as well as from…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jessee E. Swanner v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  2. Tisei v. Town of OgunquitSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
  3. Baker v. Town of WoolwichSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1987
  4. Green v. County Council of Sussex CountyCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1986
  5. Swed v. Inhabitants of Town of Bar HarborSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1962

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. F.S. Plummer Co. v. Town of Cape ElizabethSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992
  2. Crispin v. Town of ScarboroughSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1999
  3. Mercier v. Town of FairfieldSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993
  4. Vella v. Town of CamdenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996
  5. Golder v. City of SacoSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2012

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