William C. Bearce Corp. v. Building Inspector

The plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court refusing to enjoin the construction of a commercial building on plot 71, owned by the defendant LaFranchise, Jr., as trustee, and refusing to revoke the construction permit issued by the defendant inspector of buildings of the city of Brockton for construction of the proposed building.

It does not appear from the record that the plaintiff made a written request of the building inspector for enforcement of the Brockton zoning ordinance (§ 27-51 of the ordinance charges the building inspector with enforcement of the ordinance) in…