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HOWARD v. BURLINGTON

399 Mass. 585 (1987)

506 N.E.2d 102

SHEILA E. HOWARD & others vs. TOWN OF BURLINGTON & others.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

April 9, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Fallon for the defendants.

Alan Altman for the plaintiffs.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, ABRAMS, LYNCH, & O'CONNOR, JJ.

LYNCH, J.

The plaintiffs commenced this ten-taxpayer action under G.L.c. 40, § 53,3 to enjoin the town of Burlington, its board of selectmen, and its treasurer (collectively called town) from defending or indemnifying Paula Davis, the chairwoman of the town's finance committee, in a defamation action brought against her.4 The plaintiffs claim that the allegedly...

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