Legal Opinion

Burke v. Bldg. Inspector of Town of Dennis

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided November 16, 2018No. 18-P-351Published

1Opinion of the Court

The plaintiff, Timothy Burke, trustee of the TVB Trust (trust), appeals from a Superior Court judgment entered after the allowance of the defendants' motion for judgment on the pleadings. We affirm.

Background. In 2016, Burke sued the town of Dennis (town) and the town's building inspector,4 seeking (1) a declaratory judgment that the lot known as 23 Uncle Bill's Way (property) is buildable; (2) a determination that the property is buildable due to selective enforcement of the local bylaw in violation of the trust's and its beneficiaries' equal protection rights under the Massachusetts…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Swanset Development Corp. v. City of TauntonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
  2. Merriam v. Demoulas Super Markets, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
  3. Quincy v. Planning BoardMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1995
  4. Champa v. Weston Public SchoolsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
  5. Town of Wrentham v. West Wrentham Village, LLCMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008

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