CONWAY — The North Conway Grand Hotel’s lawsuit against Conway and Settlers Green was heard in Carroll County Superior Court on Dec. 6 in a bench trial presided over by Judge Amy Ignatius.
Bellevue Properties Inc. (North Conway Grand) of Middleton, R.I., filed suit Oct. 6, 2017, against the town of Conway, Green Street Properties LLC of Newton Mass, W.M.H. LLC and Settlers R2 Inc.
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