Section 4956

Citation: Section 4956
Parent Document: Town of York v. Cragin, 541 A.2d 932 (1988)
Jurisdiction: Maine (state)
Effective Date: 1988-05-26
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1919219/town-of-york-v-cragin/ ↗

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By limiting the application of the subdivision law to the splitting off of interests in lots lying on the earth to the exclusion of other real estate interests, the court in my judgment ignores the plain language of section 4956(1) and reaches a result contrary to the main purpose of the subdivision law. Section 4956(1) provides that the division of a tract or parcel of land into three or more lots can be “accomplished by sale, lease, development, buildings or otherwise.” The court in concluding that such *935language can only encompass a division by a measured parcel of a piece of earth violates a basic tenet of statutory construction that each and every provision of a statute should be given meaning and effect. Faucher v. City of Auburn, 465 A.2d 1120, 1124 (Me.1983).

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