Legal Opinion
Poirier v. Martineau
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided December 12, 1957No. M.P. No. 1215PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, J.
This is a petition for a writ of prohibition brought by a member of the city council of Woonsocket to prohibit the other six members of the council in their capacity as such from hearing certain charges of misconduct made against him ¡by three of the respondents.
On June 12, 1957 there was filed in the office of the city clerk of Woonsocket a complaint signed by the respondent councilmen, Francis E. Martineau, Jack A. St. Jean and. Lewis A. Andrews, alleging facts which if true are grounds for the removal of petitioner from the council. On June 17, 1957 the complaint was presented to the…
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