County of Cheshire v. City of Keene

Petition for declaratory judgment requesting a determination of whether the plaintiff, in constructing a county courthouse facility within the city of Keene, is subject to the city’s zoning regulations. In advance of trial, the defendant filed a motion for a disqualification of the Presiding Justice {King, J.) for the reason that he was chairman of the court accreditation commission and had participated in that capacity in the planning of the courthouse. Although the motion was denied, subject to the defendant’s exceptions, the court explained that he would permit the defendant to present any…