Shortlidge v. Gutoski

This case arises on appeal from a decision of the Keene District Court (Richard J. Talbot, S.J.). At issue is the personal liability of the defendant, a member of the Winchester Taxpayers Association, to pay for legal services rendered by the plaintiff to that association. We vacate the decision of the district court, which found the defendant not personally liable, and remand the case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

The findings of fact made by the district court indicate that the defendant, Francis Gutoski, on behalf of the Winchester Taxpayers Association, contracted…