Hughes Bros., Inc. v. Town of Eddington
Annotate this CasePlaintiff filed a complaint against the Town of Eddington Planning Board and Board of Selectmen seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to prevent a public vote on a moratorium on quarries and a declaration that any moratorium that might be approved was null, void, and of no legal effect because the town violated the open meeting requirements imposed by the Freedom of Access Act (FOAA) during an executive session. The trial court entered a judgment for the Town, determining that the executive session, invoked for the purpose of consulting with counsel, had complied with the FOAA. Plaintiff appealed, arguing that the moratorium should be declared null and void. The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed, holding that the trial court did not err in determining that the executive session complied with the conditions specified in the FOAA.
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