Legal Opinion
Joyce v. Webber
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 2, 1961PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWebber, J.
The petitioner for the writ of mandamus is a police officer of the City of Portland who received a limited suspension of five days without pay for disciplinary purposes by order of the Chief of Police. By this action the petitioner seeks to compel the Civil Service Commission of the City of Portland either to grant an original hearing on such suspension or alternatively to entertain an appeal from such order. The Commission asserts that it has no jurisdiction in the matter of limited suspensions for disciplinary purposes. The justice below denied the requested relief and the petitioner’s…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Andrews v. Police BoardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1900
- Cote v. City of BiddefordSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1902
- State v. DonovanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1897
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3Cited by6 opinions
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