Bouchard v. City of Haverhill

This petition by not less than ten taxpayers of Haverhill is brought against the city, the city manager, the city council, and the school committee. Gk L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 40, § 53. The petitioners appealed from an interlocutory decree sustaining a demurrer and from a final decree dismissing the petition.

One of the grounds of demurrer was want of equity. The case must be decided here upon the allegations of the petition. We must disregard alleged facts outside the record introduced into the respondents’ brief in violation of Rule 15 .(B) of the Rules for the Regulation of Practice before the…