Caouette v. Town of New Ipswich

This is an appeal of three consolidated cases. In the case numbered E-81-488 below (hereinafter “Case 1”), Francis Caouette appeals the superior court’s ruling that its direct review of a decision of the selectmen of New Ipswich about location on the layout of a class VI highway must be limited to issues of fraud or gross mistake. In E-82-187 (“Case 2”), Caouette appeals the superior court’s dismissal on grounds of collateral estoppel of his petition for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief brought against the Town of New Ipswich to determine that certain roads had never legally been…