Legal Opinion
School Committee of Brockton v. Teachers' Retirement Board
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 8, 1984PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
The school committee of Brockton (committee) has appealed from a judgment of the Superior Court, which upheld the determination of the Teachers’ Retirement Board (board) that the dismissal of the defendant Palumbo was unjustified, and that he must be reinstated with back pay. This appeal concerns the statutory authority of the board and its scope of review of teacher dismissals under G. L. c. 32, § 16.
Palumbo was hired by the committee for the school year beginning in the fall of 1966. From 1966 until 1979, he served as a social studies teacher at North Junior High School, having attained…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Commonwealth v. JoyceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Beeler v. DowneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- School Committee of Danvers v. TymanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Moran v. School CommitteeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
- MacKenzie v. School Committee of IpswichMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by23 opinions
- LeClair v. Town of NorwellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
- Arthur D. Little, Inc. v. Commissioner of Health & HospitalsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Bagley v. Contributory Retirement Appeal BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Town of Norwood v. Adams-Russell Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
- Zuckerman v. Zoning Board of Appeals of GreenfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.