Town of Lincoln v. Cournoyer

An examination of the record of this appeal gives credence to the cynics among us who are prone to describe the judicial processes as “the labyrinthian ways of the law.”

The defendant appellant is Arthur Cournoyer. He and his father, Joseph A. Cournoyer, are’the owners of a 36-acre parcel of land located in the town of Lincoln on Cobble Hill Road. They have used a portion of this parcel which is zoned for residential and agricultural purposes as a site for the storage and sale of waste and junk material.

This present proceeding had its genesis back on February 18, 1958, when a final decree was…