DeSANCTIS v. LYNN WATER & SEWER COMMISSION


423 Mass. 112 (1996)

LOUIS R. DESANCTIS v. LYNN WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

July 1, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Schaub, Jr. (Kim Goslant with him) for the plaintiff.

Hugh W. Samson for the defendant.

Present: LIACOS, C.J., WILKINS, ABRAMS, LYNCH, & GREANEY, JJ.


ABRAMS, J.

The plaintiff, Louis R. DeSanctis, appeals from the judgment of the Superior Court denying him recovery on his claims that the defendant, the Lynn water and sewer commission (LWSC), caused or permitted water to flow onto his land over an extended period of time, causing his property to become inundated with water, and altering the physical characteristics of the land permanently. The plaintiff asserted claims in trespass, nuisance, and takings, seeking...

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