Carter v. Town of Douglas

Introduction2

This is an action by the plaintiffs, ten taxable inhabitants of the Town of Douglas (“the Town”), against the Town pursuant to G.L.c. 40, §53. The plaintiffs seek to restrain the Town from using any funds appropriated at the May 1, 2000 special town meeting for purchasing woodland property located on Manchaug Road in Douglas, Massachusetts. The action alleges that the Town’s appropriation of $200,000.00 from unexpended funds3 was unlawful because the possibility of using unexpended funds to purchase the property was not contained in the warrant for the special town meeting. This…