Legal Opinion
Goud v. City of Portland
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 8, 1902PublishedCited by 4 opinions
On report. Assumpsit for services as harbor master rendered the city of Portland. The case appears in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtWiswell, C. J.
The plaintiff was harbor master of Portland harbor from Sept. 2, 1895, until May 9, 1899. In this action he seeks to recover compensation for his services in that capacity.
This position was a public office; during its incumbency by the plaintiff, he was a public officer, not a mere employee of the city. The office was created by legislative enactment, (chap. 233 Private Laws of 1849) and by an ordinance of the city council of the city of Portland passed in accordance with this act of the legislature. This ordinance provided for the annual election of a harbor master; that he should hold…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State ex rel. Clyatt v. HockerSupreme Court of Florida · 1897
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Hall v. ConcordSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1902
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