Legal Opinion
McDonald v. Superior Court
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 1, 1938PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
This bill of exceptions relates to a petition for a writ of certiorari to quash an order made in the Superior Court affirming the removal of the petitioner as a member of the licensing board of Pittsfield by the mayor of that city acting alone. The petitioner was appointed a member of that licensing board in April, 1933, for a term of six years. Pursuant to charges preferred and a hearing thereon before the mayor, the petitioner was removed by the mayor under G. L. c. 138, § 5, as appearing in St. 1933, c. 376, § 2, without concurrent action by the city council. The petitioner filed a motion…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. Mayor of NewarkSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1894
- Dewey v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897
- Copeland v. Mayor & AldermenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1896
- Cook v. City of SpringfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
- McGinnis v. Inhabitants of MedwayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1900
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Boston Teachers Union v. School Committee of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Saxon Coffee Shop, Inc. v. Boston Licensing BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. DoweMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Doe v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- City of Revere v. AucellaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
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