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Appeals court hears homeowner’s claim she lost shack by improper taking and contested statute-of-limitations
Summary
A pro se appellant told the panel her beachfront shack was taken without proper process and that Massachusetts eminent‑domain/land statutes and the Declaration of Rights provide relief; the town argued the structure is part of the realty and that takings claims are time-barred.
The final argument of the morning addressed Wendy Swolinski v. Town of Aquinnah, docket 23P892. The appellant argued the town voted to take her shack without notice, without following Chapter 79 eminent‑domain procedures, and without providing just compensation. She said the property had been privately owned and transferred among owners since 1939 and that state transfers of the underlying land did not convey ownership of the shacks…
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