Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. School Committee of Revere
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 3, 1964PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhittemoke, J.
The issue presented by this appeal is the validity of a contract of July 10, 1961, by which the school committee of Revere engaged the services of the plaintiff as superintendent of schools for a term of three years from August 1, 1961. The contract recited that it was made “to ensure . . . the benefits of continued competent superintendence.” The plaintiff had been elected superintendent on May 16, 1961.
The final decree in the Superior Court declared that the contract was validly terminated by the vote of the committee of November 13, 1962, and their written notice to the plaintiff, before…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Paquette v. City of Fall RiverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- School Committee v. City of GloucesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Murphy v. City of CambridgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
- School Committee v. GavinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1956
- Graves v. Town of FairhavenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
3Cited by9 opinions
- School Committee of West Springfield v. KorbutMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- School Committee of Danvers v. TymanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- School Committee of Braintree v. RaymondMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Ossinger v. City of NewtonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1989
- School Committee of West Springfield v. KorbutMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1976
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