Foster v. Town of Hudson

122 N.H. 150 (1982)

CHARLES E. FOSTER

v.

TOWN OF HUDSON & a.

No. 81-315.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

February 19, 1982.

Malloy & Sullivan P.A., of Manchester (David L. Broderick and Paul M. Gagnon on the brief, and Mr. Broderick orally), for the plaintiff.

Gottesman and Hollis, of Nashua (Morgan A. Hollis on the brief and orally), for the Town of Hudson.

DOUGLAS, J.

This appeal raises the question of whether a police chief is a public official holding a position of sufficient trust so as to come within the ambit of Silva v. Botsch, 121 N.H. 1041, 437 A.2d 313 (1981), in which we held that certain…