Green v. Shaw

Bill in equity brought by city councilman and taxpayers of Rochester against the mayor, accountant, and commissioner of public works of that city seeking relief from various actions of defendants which plaintiffs claim were unlawful. In Green v. Shaw, 114 N.H. 289, 319 A.2d 284 (1974), this court sustained plaintiffs’ exceptions to the granting of defendants’ motion to dismiss their bill and the matter was remanded to the superior court. In the course of that opinion (114 N.H. at 292, 319 A.2d at 285) it was stated: “The acts of the newly elected mayor and council may by ratification have…