Legal Opinion

Buck v. Town of Yarmouth

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided June 21, 1979PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

The three plaintiffs, residents and voters of the Town of Yarmouth, appeal from the Superior Court’s dismissal of their action for a court order directing compliance with a petition submitted to the municipal officers pursuant to 30 M.R.S.A. § 2053 (1964).2 The petition requested that an article calling for the voters of the town to reconsider their decision to appropriate a substantial sum for the construction of a recreation center be inserted in the next warrant for a town meeting or that a special meeting be called within 60 days to consider rescission of the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Lund Ex Rel. Wilbur v. PrattSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
  2. Robbins v. Bangor Railway & Electric Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1905
  3. Weeks v. SmithSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1889
  4. Tuscan v. SmithSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1931
  5. Cohen v. KetchumSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1975

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Hurley v. Allied Chemical Corp.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Common Cause v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
  3. Donald Petrin v. Town of ScarboroughSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2016
  4. Lehigh v. Pittston Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
  5. James Blanchard v. Town of Bar HarborSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2019

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