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BLAKE v. TOWN OF PITTSFIELD

No. 82-502.

124 N.H. 555 (1984)

JAMES F. BLAKE v. TOWN OF PITTSFIELD.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

February 29, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter J. Leahy, of Concord, by brief and orally, for the plaintiff.

Branch & Greenhalge P.A., and Upton, Sanders & Smith, of Concord (Frederic T. Greenhalge and Richard F. Upton on the brief, and Mr. Upton orally), for the defendant.

Barton L. Mayer, of Concord, by brief for the New Hampshire Municipal Association, as amicus curiae.

BROCK, J.

The selectmen of the defendant Town of Pittsfield dismissed the plaintiff from his position as chief of police on January 13, 1982. Pursuant to RSA 105:2-a, the plaintiff petitioned the superior court for a hearing on the merits and reasonableness of the action, and also requested a temporary order reinstating him as chief. After a hearing, the Superior Court (Souter, J.), concluding that the dismissal was probably proper, denied the request for temporary...

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