KOHN v. DAVIS

Civ. A. No. 6047.

320 F.Supp. 246 (1970)

Richard S. KOHN and Brenda F. Kohn v. Deane DAVIS, Governor of the State of Vermont, Thomas Hayes, Lt. Governor of the State of Vermont, Richard Thomas, Secretary of State of the State of Vermont, James Jeffords, Attorney General of the State of Vermont, John Burgess, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Maurice Chandler, Chairman of the Board of Civil Authority of the Town of Peacham, Vermont, Louis Lamoureux, Theodore Farrow, George Meech, Francis Berwick, John Keenan and Gilbert Randall, members of the Board of Civil Authority of the Town of Peacham, Vermont.

United States District Court, D. Vermont.

October 26, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard S. Kohn, pro se, and for plaintiff Brenda F. Kohn.

Martin K. Miller, Asst. Atty. Gen., Montpelier, Vt., for defendants Deane Davis, Thomas Hayes, Richard Thomas, James Jeffords and John Burgess.

Kyle T. Brown, Jr., Witters & Brown, St. Johnsbury, Vt., for defendants Maurice Chandler, Louis Lamoureux, Theodore Farrow, George Meech, Francis Berwick, John Keenan and Gilbert Randall.

Before WATERMAN, Circuit Judge and LEDDY and OAKES, District Judges.


LEDDY, District Judge.

This is an action for injunctive and declaratory relief brought pursuant to the provisions of 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983. The jurisdiction of the court was invoked under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1343(3), and this court has jurisdiction of the matter. Since injunctive relief restraining the operation of Vermont Statutes and officers of the State of Vermont and of the Town of Peacham is sought, a statutory...

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