Bourgeois v. Town of Bedford

This is a petition for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief arising out of the adoption of a zoning ordinance amendment by the 1978 Bedford town meeting. The principal issue on this appeal is whether substantial compliance with the statutory filing requirements relating to protest petitions is sufficient to require a two-thirds affirmative vote for adoption of a proposed amendment. RSA 31:64 (Supp. 1979).

Plaintiffs, landowners in Bedford who opposed adoption of the amendment in question, contend that they substantially but not strictly complied with the requirements of RSA 31:64 (Supp.…