Legal Opinion
Town of Cheshire v. McKenney
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 19, 1980PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArthur H. Healey, J.
In this quo warranto action, brought pursuant to General Statutes § 52-491, 1 the plaintiffs, the town of Cheshire and certain individuals who are councilmen, residents and taxpayers of Cheshire, sought to test the defendant’s right to hold the position of councilman-at-large while holding a position as a teacher in the town public school system. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendant was not legally entitled to hold a position on the council because of a prohibition in the town charter that states: “No member of the Council shall hold any office or position of profit under the government…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Murphy v. Berlin Board of EducationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
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3Cited by44 opinions
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- Cahill v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
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