Meyer v. Town of Nantucket

This case arises out of a dispute between the plaintiff, Ernst J. Meyer, and the town of Nantucket over plumbing Meyer installed himself in his Nantucket home. The town plumbing inspector ordered Meyer to remove the plumbing on the *386grounds that Meyer failed to obtain a permit prior to installation and that Meyer is not a licensed plumber. The issue is whether G. L. c. 142, which regulates the practice of plumbing in the Commonwealth, exempts homeowners who perform plumbing work in their own homes from its licensing requirements. A related question is whether the plumbing inspector exceeded…