Legal Opinion
Greaney v. Colonel, Department of State Police
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 11, 2001No. Nos. 99-P-412 & 00-P-745PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDreben, J.
In these two cases the plaintiffs, relying on G. L. c. 30, § 9A, the Veterans’ Tenure Act (VTA), challenge orders demoting them from major in the State police department (department) to captain. Although the cases were not consoli*790dated and arrived here from the Superior Court in different postures, we consider them together as our conclusion that the demotions were not subject to the protections of the VTA is dis-positive in both instances.
We first set forth the undisputed facts of each case and its procedural posture, and then discuss the statutes on which we base our decision.
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