Legal Opinion
Heald v. School Administrative District No. 74
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 5, 1978PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POMEROY, Justice.
This action was brought after an election, held in November of 1974, in the towns of Anson, Solon, New Portland, and Emden, comprising School Administrative District No. 74 (S.A.D.). The election was held to provide authorization to the School District Board of Directors for the issuance of bonds to cover the costs of building a new high school in the S.A.D. The bond issue was passed by a sizeable majority.
Shortly after the election, however, a number of voters in the S.A.D. became concerned that the passage of the bond issue had resulted from certain alleged…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Fairchild v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Walsh v. City of BrewerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
- Tuscan v. SmithSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1931
- Matter of LappieSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Common Cause v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
- McNicholas v. York Beach Village Corp.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- Central Maine Power Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- Northeast Occupational Exchange, Inc. v. Bureau of RehabilitationSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
- Lindemann v. Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election PracticesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2008
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