Inhabitants of North Berwick v. Maineland, Inc.

GODFREY, Justice.

Appellant Town of North Berwick brought an action on August 3, 1976, alleging that appellees had violated both the town’s subdivision ordinance and the state land subdivision law, 30 M.R.S.A. § 4956. The complaint alleged several unapproved conveyances of land, sought injunctive relief, and requested the imposition of civil penalties. Appellees’ answers admitted that the conveyances had been made but denied the existence of any violation of state or local subdivision law.

At pre-trial conference, the appellees admitted that the conveyances may have violated the North Berwick…