Chessman v. Somerville Housing Authority

The plaintiff asks a declaratory decree that he is entitled to be reinstated as executive director of the defendant under a contract made between the plaintiff and the defendant on April 18, 1951, from which position the defendant attempted to remove him as of September 1, 1953. The facts appear in a master’s report which was confirmed on February 1, 1954.

The plaintiff is a resident of Somerville and a veteran of the first World War. The contract provided that the plaintiff should be employed as executive director for five years beginning April 18, 1951. He did his work diligently,…