Filippone v. Mayor of Newton

The plaintiffs, taxpayers of the city of Newton, commenced this action in the Superior Court, seeking to enjoin and declare invalid an appropriation of $10,000 by the Newton board of aldermen (board) to pay Mr. Edward J. Barshak, an attorney, for legal services. The services were rendered by Mr. Barshak in defense of a civil suit presently pending against Theodore D. Mann, the mayor of Newton. The taxpayers’ action named the mayor, the city, Mr. Barshak, several city officials and the board as defendants, alleged that the appropriation was improper on several grounds, and asserted a violation…