Caprera v. Haggerty

This case arises out of a conflict surrounding the Charter of the Town of Southbridge (“the Town”) and its silence on the issue of removing a Chairman of the Town Council (“the Council”) before the end of his term. Robert Caprera and Albert Vecchia (“the plaintiffs”) argue that because the Charter is silent the default is Robert’s Rules of Order and removal should be under its terms. Bernard Haggerty (“Haggerty”) and the Town (collectively referred to as "the defendants”) argue that the only way to provide for the early removal of the Chairman is to amend the Charter.

The defendants now move…