Legal Opinion
Board of Selectmen v. The Governor
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 9, 1974PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGoodman, J.
This petition for a writ of certiorari was brought by the board of selectmen of the town of Sterling (petitioner) against the Governor and the members of the Executive Council (respondents) to quash their decision *598awarding “veterans’ benefits” (G. L. c. 115, § 1) pursuant to G. L. c. 115, § 5, which provides for payments to a veteran of “such amount ... as may be necessary to afford him sufficient relief or support.”1 The award was made upon an appeal from a determination of the Commissioner of Veterans’ Services (commissioner) under G. L. c. 115, § 2. The veteran had applied “for assistance…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation v. ClubMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
- Morrissey v. State Ballot Law CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
- City of Worcester v. QuinnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Rice v. GovernorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Bunte v. Mayor of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Danny Strong, Etc. v. Charles N. Collatos, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
- McDonald's Corp. v. Town of East LongmeadowMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1987
- Board of Selectmen v. GovernorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975