Legal Opinion
Martin v. Simmons Properties
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 11, 2012No. 11-P-1224PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtGraham, J.
The plaintiff, Clifford J. Martin,1 owns a vacant lot of registered land in an industrial and commercial subdivision on the Medford-Somerville line, abutting a major railroad corridor. The lot has no frontage on a public way but is accessible via rights of way reserved by the original owner over ways within the subdivision. The reservation describes the ways not in words, but “as shown” on a specific Land Court plan.
Martin filed a complaint in the Land Court in August of 2007, alleging that Simmons Properties, LLC (Simmons), servi-ent owner of “Way A” and other adjacent property within the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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