Martin v. Aldermen of Newton

This is the respondents’ appeal 1 from a final judgment that a writ of mandamus issue commanding the respondent members of the board of aldermen of the city of Newton forthwith to reinstate the petitioner in the office of comptroller of accounts of the city.

The respondents had earlier appealed to this court from an order of February 8, 1956, made after trial of the case on evidence, which was entitled “Final Judgment” and was entered as such on the docket. We held as to that appeal, 335 Mass. 362, following Klier v. Building Inspector of Lawrence, 333 Mass. 111, that it did not carry the case…