Legal Opinion
Dallas v. Commissioner of Public Health
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 26, 1974PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHale, C.J.
This is a petition for a writ of mandamus brought under G. L. c. 31, § 46A, to restore the petitioner to a position in the Department of Public Health from which, he alleges, he was unlawfully removed. The Commissioner of Public Health, the director of civil service and the director of personnel and standardization are named as respondents. The petitioner appeals from an order that his petition be dismissed. The evidence is reported.
In June, 1958, the petitioner took a qualifying civil service examination for promotion to a permanent position in the Department of Public Health entitled…
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