Okemo Trailside Condominiums, Inc. v. Blais

The plaintiff corporation seeks relief in the nature of mandamus to require the Village of Ludlow to accept for connection to the municipal sewage system the sewer lines of the plaintiff’s condominium units located in the Town of Ludlow. The lower court refused to grant the desired remedy, and this appeal followed.

Most of the facts are not in dispute. Starting in 1963, the Village of Ludlow started the necessary planning, and followed through with the necessary voter authorization from the Village, that resulted in the completed construction of an approved sewage waste treatment plant in…