Legal Opinion
Jones v. Merrimack Valley School District
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided March 30, 1966No. 5479PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKenison, C.J.
A petition for a declaratory judgment (RSA 491:22 ) is a proper method of determining the legality of a proposed expenditure of public funds (Leavitt v. North Hampton, 98 N. H. 193) and this applies to towns, school districts, village districts and other forms of municipal government. Lisbon v. Lisbon Village District, 104 N. H. 255; Dresden School District v. Hanover School District, 105 N. H. 286. The fact that the plaintiff’s .claims could be enforced by some other proceeding, “does not necessarily preclude their determination by a petition for declaratory judgment.” Hermer v. Dover, 105…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- T.S.C. Motor Freight Lines, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1960
- McGary v. BarrowsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1960
- De Jonge v. School DistrictNebraska Supreme Court · 1966
- Blackstone v. RollinsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1961
- Elwell v. ElwellSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1960
3Cited by4 opinions
- Riley v. County of CochiseCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1969
- Laconia Board of Education v. City of LaconiaSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1971
- Town of Alton v. FisherSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1974
- Gomez v. Board of EducationNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1971