Article: Colmar Volunteer Fire Company Asks Court to Halt Contract Termination by Montgomery Township Supervisors; Lawsuit Seeks Restraining Order and Release of Unpaid Funds.

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NORRISTOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2002

Colmar Volunteer Fire Company has filed a lawsuit in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court to prevent the Montgomery Township Board of Supervisors from ending their contract with Colmar for fire protection services.

Lawyers for the fire company filed a motion for peremptory judgment at the Montgomery County Courthouse late yesterday, asking the court to find that the supervisors' vote last July to terminate the fire company's contract at the end of December was arbitrary and illegal. The litigation seeks to require the township to place the issue on the ballot before ...

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