School Committee of Cambridge v. Superintendent of Schools

These are two bills in equity filed by the school committee of Cambridge, who on January 15, 1945, elected Tobin, the defendant in the first suit, and Harrington, the defendant in the second suit, the superintendent and the assistant superintendent, respectively, of the schools of that city. It is alleged that Tobin, prior to his election, had served for more than three previous consecutive school years as assistant superintendent, and that Harrington, at the time of his election, had served for more than three such years as head master of one of the public schools of Cambridge. The bills…