Marrone v. Town of Hampton

This case involves the private use by an abutter of a forty-foot-wide unpaved extension of a public street leading to Hampton Beach. The plaintiff property owners contend that they *732made “improvements” to the extension of James Street pursuant to an agreement with the town selectmen. The selectmen later ordered the plaintiffs to abate these “improvements.” The plaintiffs, in turn, sought a permanent injunction against the enforcement of the town’s order. The injunction was granted after a hearing before a Master (R. Peter Shapiro, Esq.), whose report was approved by the Superior Court (Contas,…