Legal Opinion
Town of Plymouth v. Civil Service Commission
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 20, 1997PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
Lynne M. Rossborough was terminated from her position as a police officer with the town of Plymouth (town) on July 30, 1993, because she smoked tobacco in violation of G. L. c. 41, § 101A.2 Rossborough appealed to the Civil Service Commission (commission) which held a hearing pursuant to G. L. c. 31, § 41, and decided that Rossborough should be restored to her position as a police officer on demonstration that she no longer used tobacco products. The town filed a complaint in the Superior Court, pursuant to G. L. c. 31, § 44, seeking judicial review of the commission’s decision. Judgment was…
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