Town residents brought action against town and board of education, contending that failure to publish warning of referendum in newspaper as statutorily required rendered the referendum null and void ab initio. Both parties moved for summary judgment. The Superior Court denied residents’ motion for summary judgment and granted defendants’ motion. Residents appealed and the case was transferred.
The Supreme Court of Connecticut held that failure to strictly comply with statutory notice provisions by publishing an official warning of referendum did not require invalidation of the referendum, overruling Pollard v. Norwalk, 108 Conn. 145, 142 A. 807.