Building Inspector of Peabody v. Northeast Nursery

A judge of the Superior Court preliminarily enjoined the defendants “from using the residential property Wildwood II abutting the property identified as Northeast Nursery, Inc., for the sale of nursery or nursery related products, or for uses other than the planting and cultivation of agricultural, horticultural, floricultural or viticultural products.” Then, after an evidentiary hearing, a different judge found the defendants in civil contempt of the preliminary injunction and assessed a fine of $5,000 against each defendant. Also, in response to the plaintiff’s complaint for declaratory and…