Legal Opinion
Port Clinton Associates v. Board of Selectmen
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 26, 1991No. 14115PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
The plaintiffs, Port Clinton Associates and Port Clinton Marina, Inc.1 (Port Clinton), wanted to expand their docks further into Clinton Harbor so that they could add fifty-seven boat slips to their seventy-two slip marina. Their goal was frustrated, however, when the Clinton board of selectmen (board), acting pursuant to a town ordinance regulating building lines in Clinton waterways, denied permission for the expansion. Port Clinton sought relief in the Superior Court. In its final form, their challenge to the board’s decision alleged, inter alia, an illegal “taking” under the fifth and…
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