O'REILLY v. SCITUATE


328 Mass. 154 (1951)

102 N.E.2d 439

JOHN D. O'REILLY, JUNIOR, vs. TOWN OF SCITUATE.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Plymouth.

November 29, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.D. O'Reilly, pro se.

A.C. Blake, Town Counsel, for the defendant.

Present: QUA, C.J., LUMMUS, RONAN, SPALDING, & COUNIHAN, JJ.


LUMMUS, J.

The plaintiff is a lawyer with considerable experience in the field of zoning laws. On March 2, 1949, he was employed by the planning board of Scituate to advise as to its duties, and the board has approved his bill for $200 for his services. The town already had a town counsel, selected under a by-law to "advise and serve the Board of Selectmen and all other boards, departments and officials of the Town in any and all legal problems and cases arising in...

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