Legal Opinion
INHABITANTS OF TOWN OF BOOTHBAY, ETC. v. Russell
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 30, 1980PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKUSICK, Chief Justice.
These three actions, heard together in the Superior Court (Lincoln County) and on this appeal, concern a “picnic deck” that appellant Russell (hereafter “landowner”) caused to be built on his shorefront property in Boothbay Harbor. On June 23, 1977, the landowner’s contractor applied to Mr. Far-rin, the town’s building inspector, for a permit to build the deck within 75 feet of the shore. The following day Farrin notified the landowner personally of his refusal to grant a permit on the ground that the deck, being in his view a “structure”, would be in violation of the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Board of Zoning Appeals v. McKinneyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1938
- Rommell v. WalshSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
- Waterville Hotel Corp. v. Board of Zoning AppealsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1968
- Fletcher v. FeeneySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- Kelley v. Hopkinton Village PrecinctSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1967
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Beaulieu v. City of LewistonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
- LaPointe v. City of SacoSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
- Speck v. Zoning Board of AppealsIllinois Supreme Court · 1982
- State v. Maine Labor Relations BoardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
- Town of Falmouth v. LongSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990
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