HALL v. BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION


528 A.2d 453 (1987)

Donald HALL and Virginia Hall v. BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided July 14, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Snow (orally), Pierce, Atwood, Scribner, Allen, Smith & Lancaster, Portland, for plaintiff.

Rebecca Warren Seel, Maine Mun. Ass'n, Augusta, Amicus Curiae.

Gregory W. Sample (orally), Bd. of Environmental Protection, Augusta.

Karin R. Tilberg (orally), Maine Audubon Society, Falmouth, for Intervenor.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and ROBERTS, WATHEN, GLASSMAN, SCOLNIK, and CLIFFORD, JJ.


GLASSMAN, Justice.

On report pursuant to M.R.Civ.P. 72(c) the Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) challenges an order of the Superior Court, Sagadahoc County, in favor of Donald Hall and Virginia Hall. The court ruled that the denial by the BEP of a building permit to the Halls under Maine's "Sand Dune Law"1 constituted a regulatory taking of property without compensation in violation of article I, section 21 of the Maine Constitution...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases