Legal Opinion
Faxon v. School Committee of Boston
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 1, 1954PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQua, C.J.
The petitioner seeks reinstatement by writ of mandamus to his position as a master in the Boston Latin School, from which he was dismissed by order of the respondents on June 22, 1953. The facts are fully set forth in the petition, all of the allegations of which are admitted by the answer. The parties have stipulated that the merits of the cause may be adjudicated upon the petition and the answer.
The crucial facts thus established may be succinctly stated. For many years preceding March 26, 1953, the petitioner had been employed as a teacher to serve “at discretion” under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c.…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Orloff v. WilloughbySupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- American Communications Assn. v. DoudsSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Frank v. MangumSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- United States v. LovettSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Springgate v. School Committee of MattapoisettMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1981
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