Legal Opinion
Chief of Police of Dracut v. Town of Dracut
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 11, 1970PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuirico, J.
This is a suit in equity brought by Wilfred Paquette (chief) in his official capacity as the chief of police of the town of Dracut (town), against the town, its board of selectmen (selectmen) and the Dracut Police Relief Association, Inc. (association), to determine and declare certain rights of the chief and the selectmen respectively in the government and operation of the town’s police department. The suit has arisen because the selectmen negotiated and executed a collective bargaining agreement (agreement) between the town and the association, the collective bargaining employee…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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3Cited by51 opinions
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