Butler v. Haley Greystone Corp.

This bill in equity to determine rights in Sandy Beach Reservation (the beach) in Marblehead was before this court in Butler v. Haley Greystone Corp. 347 Mass. 478 (the first Butler case). Because of uncertainties in the Land Court judge’s findings upon a long, confusing record (1158 pages of testimony, 316 exhibits, and 111 printed pages of proceedings), the decree was reversed and “ [t]he case . . . [was] remanded to the Land Court for further proceedings consistent with the opinion.”

Further testimony has been taken and twenty-three additional exhibits have been received. The Land Court…