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Lord v. County Commissioners

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided August 26, 1909PublishedCited by 7 opinions

On exceptions by plaintiffs. Overruled. Petition by Hiram C. Lord and twenty-one others, to the Supreme Judicial Court, Cumberland County, for a writ of certiorari to quash the record of the proceedings of the county commissioners of said county in laying out a certain town way in the town of Naples. The writ was ordered and the county commissioners certified up the full record of their proceedings as commanded.

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On exceptions by plaintiffs. Overruled. Petition by Hiram C. Lord and twenty-one others, to the Supreme Judicial Court, Cumberland County, for a writ of certiorari to quash the record of the proceedings of the county commissioners of said county in laying out a certain town way in the town of Naples. The writ was ordered and the county commissioners certified up the full record of their proceedings as commanded. After hearing in the Supreme Judicial Court, the presiding Justice denied the motion of the plaintiffs that the record of the county commissioners be quashed, but ordered the writ of…

1Opinion of the CourtKing, J.

Hiram C. Lord and twenty-one others petitioned the Supreme Judicial Court for Cumberland county, Maine, for a writ of certiorari to quash the record of the proceedings of the County Commissioners of said county in laying out a town way in the town of Naples. At the October term, 1908, of said court the writ was ordered and in obedience thereto the Commissioners certified up the full record of their proceedings. At the January term, 1909, of said court the presiding Justice, after hearing, denied a motion that the record of the Commissioners be quashed, and directed the writ of certiorari to…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Conklin v. County CommissionersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1868
  2. Vanderstolph v. BoylanMichigan Supreme Court · 1883

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Cunningham v. Kittery Planning BoardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
  2. Jellerson v. Board of Police of BiddefordSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1936
  3. State v. NelsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1914
  4. Crowell v. BensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  5. Giesy v. Marion CountyOregon Supreme Court · 1919

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