McDonnell v. Town of Derry

The plaintiffs as taxpayers and voters, in the town of Derry, seek declaratory and injunctive relief against the town (RSA 491:22) and its selectmen as the result of certain votes taken at the 1975 annual town meeting. All questions of law raised by the petition were reserved and transferred without ruling by Douglas, J., upon an agreed statement of facts.

Prior to the 1975 Derry annual town meeting which was subject to RSA 39:2-a (Supp. 1975), the plaintiffs seasonably presented to the selectmen a petition to insert in the warrant (RSA 39:3 (Supp. 1975)) the following articles: (Article 10)…