Legal Opinion
McCorkle v. Town of Falmouth
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 6, 1987PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCOLNIK, Justice.
Margaret E. McCorkle appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Cumberland County) dismissing her action against the Town of Falmouth (“Town”) and six members of the Falmouth Town Council for lack of standing. Pursuant to Rule 75A(f) of the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, we granted leave to the Attorney General to file a brief as amicus curiae and to participate in oral argument.
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
On November 4, 1986, the Town held a referendum vote on whether to approve a bond issue for the construction of a municipal swimming pool. According to election results, voters…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Toombs v. FortsonDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1965
- Cohen v. KetchumSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1975
- Buck v. Town of YarmouthSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- Toombs v. FortsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Lehigh v. Pittston Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
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