Legal Opinion

Southwick v. Planning Board

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided December 20, 2005No. 05-P-384PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGreen, J.

The questions in this subdivision appeal are (i) whether the plaintiff’s claim that the subdivision parcel has no right of access over the roads serving an adjacent subdivision (of which the plaintiff’s land is a part) is sufficient to support his standing to maintain the appeal; and (ii) whether his claim requires annulment of defendant Plymouth planning *316board’s (board) approval of that subdivision. We conclude that the plaintiff’s claim is not merely sufficient to support his standing, but establishes that the subdivision is without the right of access on which it depends. We accordingly…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Murphy v. Mart Realty of Brockton, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
  2. Willets v. LanghaarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912
  3. McLaughlin v. Board of SelectmenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
  4. North Landers Corp. v. Planning Board of FalmouthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
  5. Boudreau v. ColemanMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1990

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Lane v. Zoning Board of AppealsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2006
  2. Cannata v. Berkshire Natural Resources Council, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2009
  3. Taylor v. Martha's Vineyard Land Bank CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
  4. VINCE KUBIC & another v. DAVID AUDETTE.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2023
  5. Acequia Compound Owners' Ass'n v. Orchard Metal Corp.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2022

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