Legal Opinion
City of Springfield v. Civil Service Commission
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 18, 2014No. SJC 11540PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBotsford, J.
Joseph McDowell was hired by the city of Springfield (city) in 1987 as a skilled laborer, and soon thereafter achieved the status of a permanent, tenured civil service employee of the city. In 1993, he received the first of two provisional promotions; 3 he worked in the second of these provisional positions until 2005, when the city terminated his employment. One issue we consider in this appeal is whether, despite being terminated from his provisional position, McDowell was entitled to appeal from his termination pursuant to the relevant provisions of the civil service statute, G. L. c. 31,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Flesner v. Technical Communications Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Investment Company Institute v. CampSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Royal Indemnity Co. v. BlakelyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- School Committee of Springfield v. Board of EducationMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Bolster v. Commissioner of Corporations & TaxationMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Travers v. Flight Services & Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2015
- Spencer v. Civil Service CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2018
- Ives Camargo's Case.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2018
- Dusel v. Factory Mutual Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2021
- Mount Vernon Fire Insurance Co. v. VisionAid, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2017
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