Sold, Inc. v. Town of Gorham

[¶ 1] Seven subdivision developers1 brought a declaratory judgment action challenging a Town of Gorham ordinance requiring collection of impact fees as a condition of approval of subdivisions. The Superior Court (Cumberland County, Crowley, J.) determined that the ordinance violated 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4854 (1996 & Supp.2004), but entered judgment in favor of only one of the plaintiffs. It determined that the remaining plaintiffs were barred by the doctrine of res judicata because they failed to challenge the impact fee in a previous action they had brought against the Town. The remaining…