Carroll v. Select Board of Norwell

Summary

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the Land Court's summary judgment granting the select board's motion, holding that the town‑owned Wildcat land was held for the specific municipal purpose of affordable housing under G.L. c. 40, §15A, applying the totality‑of‑the‑circumstances test, and that no genuine issue of material fact existed. The court also noted that the plaintiffs failed to obtain a continuance under Mass. R. Civ. P. 56(f).