Legal Opinion
Silva v. Botsch
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided September 10, 1980No. 80-175PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
The issue in this case is whether the board of selectmen for the Town of Merrimack violated RSA 36:5 II when they removed the plaintiff from the town planning board solely because he had served one year. We hold that the selectmen violated the statute.
The plaintiff was elected to the board of selectmen of the Town of Merrimack on March 8, 1977. On April 6, 1978, the selectmen appointed the plaintiff to the Merrimack Planning Board as their ex officio representative. After a one-year term, on March 20, 1979, the selectmen voted to appoint Robert Brundige to replace the plaintiff as their…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- In Re Russell C.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1980
- Proctor v. ButlerSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1977
- Corson v. Brown Products, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1979
- State v. BurroughsSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1973
- Butterfield v. Oculus Contact Lens CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1971
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3Cited by41 opinions
- State v. KishSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- Appeal of Concord Natural Gas Corp.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1981
- Morgenroth & Associates, Inc. v. Town of TiltonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1981
- Town of Nottingham v. HarveySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1980
- In re Robyn W.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1983
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