Papalia v. Inspector of Buildings of Watertown

This is a bill in equity for „a declaratory-.decree regarding the validity of a permit to build an apart ment house at No. 250 Mount Auburn Street in Watertown. The trial judge made ‘ ‘ Findings, Rulings and Order for Decree.” The plaintiff appealed from a final decree declaring that the building permit “is now void and no longer in full force and effect.”

The judge found the following facts. The plaintiff hired an architect and a building contractor and arranged for a bank loan to finance the construction of an apartment building. On February 28, 1964, permits were issued to the plaintiff for…