Legal Opinion
Norton v. West
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 13, 1979PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.
In their trustee capacity, S. Bailey Norton, Jr., Drusilla N. Parks and Floyd C. Norton (petitioners) petitioned the Land Court to confirm their title to 51.54 acres of vacant land (the locus) in Edgartown. In reaction, Robert E. West, Dorothy M. West, Arthur Gazaille and Martha Gazaille (respondents) filed a complaint in Superior Court to establish their title to the same piece of land, relying mainly on a.claim of adverse possession, although also making a claim under color of title. On the petitioners’ motion, the respondents’ action was transferred to the Land Court, and the cases were…
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