Powers v. Town of Hampton

The plaintiffs, John B. and Georgia Powers, appeal from a decree of the Superior Court {Nadeau, J.) approving a Master’s {R. Peter Shapiro, Esq.) recommendation that the plaintiffs be denied injunctive relief against the town and that a town ordinance designating the entire width of Keefe Avenue in Hampton as a fire lane be ruled valid.

On appeal, the plaintiffs argue (1) that the ordinance is void because it was not enacted in compliance with the proper procedural requirements; (2) that the ordinance is unreasonable; and (3) that because the fire lane as enacted infringes upon property over…