ELR Citation: ELR 20698
(Mass. Mar 31, 1977)

The court affirms a lower court ruling granting to plaintiff the right to walk on defendants' land, between high and low watermarks, in order to fish from a publicly owned jetty. The court finds that the access right stems from a colonial Massachusetts ordinance that granted ownership subject to a reserved easement for "free fishing and fowling."

Counsel for Plaintiff
Alan A. Green
171 Main St., Hyannis MA 02601
(617) 771-5070

Counsel for Defendants
Maurice M. Goldman
Route 6A, Brewster MA 02631
(617) 896-3737

Elmer E. Johnson, III
Old Farm Rd., Dover MA 02030
(617) 785-0792