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ISLAND PROPERTIES, INC. v. MARTHA'S VINEYARD COMM.

372 Mass. 216 (1977)

361 N.E.2d 385

ISLAND PROPERTIES, INC., trustee, vs. MARTHA'S VINEYARD COMMISSION.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

March 23, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Young (Daniel L. Goldberg with him) for the plaintiff.

Donald L. Connors (H. Theodore Cohen with him) for the defendant.

Catherine A. White, Assistant Attorney General, for the Secretary of Communities and Development, amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., QUIRICO, BRAUCHER, KAPLAN, WILKINS, & LIACOS, JJ.

KAPLAN, J.

The plaintiff's predecessors, holding title to land located within the boundaries of the town of Oak Bluffs on the island of Martha's Vineyard, obtained approval from the local planning board for definitive subdivision plans which were consistent with the town's zoning by-law. Shortly thereafter the Legislature passed and the Governor approved St. 1974, c. 637, "An Act protecting land and water on Martha's Vineyard...

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