Appeals court hears challenge to land court ruling that left concrete barrier in place on Pigeon Lane easement

Attorney Raynan Schechner told the panel that his clients, Ralph Amelia and Lisa Lyons as trustees, seek reversal of a Land Court ruling that dismissed their challenge to a concrete barrier placed across Pigeon Lane and which they say “completely obstructed the easement.”

The appeal centers on whether the 1983 Corcoran land court decision precludes plaintiffs from seeking relief now and whether the present record allowed the judge to grant the defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings. Schechner argued the barrier was placed without court or municipal approval and that the Land Court’s ruling applied res judicata/collateral estoppel improperly, foreclosing factual development the appellant says is necessary.

Why it matters: The case asks whether long‑standing limitations set by Corcoran (a land court decision referenced repeatedly in…