Bois v. Mayor of Fall River

This is a petition for a writ of mandamus wherein the petitioner seeks to be restored to his full rights and compensation as an employee of the city of Fall River. The case was submitted on these agreed facts: The petitioner “is a veteran within the meaning of the civil service statute and the rules of the Commonwealth; that he was duly appointed as a laborer in the street department of the city of Fall River, May 14, 1917; that since February 4, 1925, he has been laid off from time to time without written notice or opportunity for a hearing; that during the time he has been laid off veterans…