CRONIN v. TEWKSBURY


405 Mass. 74 (1989)

538 N.E.2d 22

DIANNE M. CRONIN & other vs. TOWN OF TEWKSBURY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

May 15, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Rankin for the plaintiffs.

Charles J. Zaroulis, Town Counsel, for the defendant.

Present: WILKINS, LIACOS, ABRAMS, NOLAN, & O'CONNOR, JJ.


NOLAN, J.

The plaintiffs, a group of taxpayers from the town of Tewksbury (town), appeal from an order of a Superior Court judge denying their application for attorney's fees and costs. We granted the plaintiffs' application for direct appellate review. We reverse.

The underlying facts giving rise to this fee claim were discussed at length in Cronin v. Tewksbury, 401 Mass. 537 (1988) (Cronin I). We summarize...

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