Thyng v. City of Quincy

Wilson, Paul D., J.

This case stems from a decade-long dispute between Scotty Thyng, the plaintiff, and various members of the City of Quincy’s municipal government, including the Conservation Commission (“ConComm”). Thyng’s seemingly mundane request to build a house on a vacant parcel of land he owns in Quincy has devolved into the present lawsuit in which Thyng claims that he is entitled to damages for civil rights violations committed by the various defendants. According to Thyng, this case asks a simple question: Can the defendants be held liable for interfering with Thyng’s right to use…