BISHOP v. TOWN OF ELIOT


529 A.2d 798 (1987)

Cynthia BISHOP v. TOWN OF ELIOT, et al. Josephine ROBBINS, et al. v. TOWN OF ELIOT and Richard Saklad.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided August 17, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Bannon, (orally), Murray, Plumb & Murray, Portland, for plaintiff.

James R. Erwin (orally), Strater, Hancock & Erwin, York, Christopher L. Vaniotis (orally), Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, Portland, for defendants.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and NICHOLS, GLASSMAN, SCOLNIK and CLIFFORD, JJ.


SCOLNIK, Justice.

In this consolidated appeal, Cynthia Bishop, the owner of a parcel of land in the Town of Eliot ("Town") and Richard Saklad, the owner of another lot in the same town, each applied for variances from the same Town Zoning Ordinance in order to build residences on their respective lots. The Town Zoning Board of Appeals ("Board") denied Bishop's request for a variance but granted Saklad's request, and the Superior Court (York County) affirmed both decisions...

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