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Pynchon v. Town of Newcastle

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Jan 18, 1985
486 A.2d 742 (Me. 1985)

Opinion

Argued January 9, 1985.

Decided January 18, 1985.

Appeal from the Superior Court, Lincoln County Supreme Judicial Court.

Dyer, Goodall Zeegers, Clifford H. Goodall (orally), Augusta, for plaintiff.

Jonathan C. Hull (orally), Damariscotta, for defendant.

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


MEMORANDUM DECISION.

The Superior Court, Lincoln County, dismissed William H. Pynchon's complaint on the grounds that he lacked standing to seek a judgment declaring invalid an amendment to the zoning ordinance of the Town of Newcastle. Because we agree that Pynchon, a resident of Newcastle who alleges no particularized injury, lacks standing to obtain the remedial relief sought by his complaint, we deny his appeal. Buck v. Town of Yarmouth, 402 A.2d 860 (Me. 1979).

Entry is:

Judgment affirmed.

All concurring.


Summaries of

Pynchon v. Town of Newcastle

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Jan 18, 1985
486 A.2d 742 (Me. 1985)
Case details for

Pynchon v. Town of Newcastle

Case Details

Full title:William H. PYNCHON v. TOWN OF NEWCASTLE, et al

Court:Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Date published: Jan 18, 1985

Citations

486 A.2d 742 (Me. 1985)

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