Legal Opinion
Milne v. Clerk of Barnstable
Massachusetts Superior Court
Decided December 7, 2007No. BACV200700717PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Connon, Richard F., J.
Plaintiff J. Gregory Milne (“Milne”) brought this action against the Clerk of the Town of Barnstable (the “Town Clerk”)1 to require her to swear him into two elected positions. The people of Barnstable elected Milne to serve as a member of Town Council and as a member of the Barnstable Charter Commission (“Charter Commission”) on November 6, 2007. The Town Clerk declined to swear Milne into both positions, based on the Town’s interpretation of its Charter, which permits “[a]ny voter ... to hold any elective town office provided that no person shall simultaneously hold…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Packaging Industries Group, Inc. v. CheneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. Mass. CrincMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Biotti v. Board of Selectmen of ManchesterMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1988
- Opinion of the Justices to the SenateMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Atkinson v. Town of IpswichMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1993
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Milne v. HutchenreiderMassachusetts Superior Court · 2008