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STELLA v. TOWN OF TEWKSBURY, MASS.

No. 93-1295.

4 F.3d 53 (1993)

Charles STELLA, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. TOWN OF TEWKSBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided September 14, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey A. Schwartz, with whom Siobhan M. Sweeney and Schwartz, Shaw & Griffith were on brief, for plaintiffs, appellants.

Kimberly M. Saillant, with whom Morrison, Mahoney & Miller was on brief, for defendants, appellees.

Before SELYA and STAHL, Circuit Judges and FUSTE, District Judge.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Over twenty-four centuries ago, a Greek philosopher warned that "[h]aste in every business brings failures." VII Herodotus, Histories, ch. 10. This appeal illustrates that courts are no exception to the rule. The tale follows.

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Plaintiffs, former members of the Zoning Board of Appeals of Tewksbury, Massachusetts, claimed that defendants (the town and various municipal officials) had ousted them in derogation of their...

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