Legal Opinion
Donovan v. Gardner
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided December 21, 2000No. Nos. 98-P-918 & 99-P-1016PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreenberg, J.
Ironstone Farm in Andover is a large parcel of land owned by the plaintiffs, Richard and Bernadette Donovan. *596The defendants own property that abuts Ironstone Farm. In 1960, the plaintiffs built a house and a garage on the farm. Over the next twenty years, they added a bam and paddocks, expanding the use of the farm to include breeding and showing horses, giving riding lessons, and other equestrian endeavors. In 1986, the plaintiffs applied to the Andover zoning board of appeals for a variance to erect an enclosed riding structure on the northwest comer of the lot. Several neighbors, including…
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