A yearslong dispute over ownership of an unpaved section of Beach Avenue near A Street has reversed course after the Massachusetts Appeals Court overturned a Land Court decision that had awarded ownership to an abutting property owner.
Instead, the court agreed with the Town of Hull’s contention that the land had been transferred to the town more than 100 years ago.
In the Appeals Court’s March 5 decision, a majority of a three-judge panel vacated the original order and sent it back to the Land Court “for proceedings consistent with this opinion.” It’s unclear what action the court may take to settle the matter or if it will be appealed to the state Supreme Judicial Court…