Legal Opinion
Longley v. State Employees Appeals Board
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided October 20, 1978PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ARCHIBALD, Justice.
In early 1975, at the beginning of his administration, Governor James B. Longley informed Herbert S. Sperry that he would not be reappointed to the position of Director of the Maine Division of Economic Opportunity, to which Mr. Sperry had been appointed in 1967 by the former Governor. Mr. Sperry was granted two weeks separation compensation, in accord with the policy for all unretained personnel. Mr. Sperry appealed the Governor’s action to the State Employees Appeals Board (the Board), which subsequently issued a decision denying reinstatement but allowing fourteen days…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Myers v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Howard v. State Board of RetirementMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
- Rawlins v. Levy Court of Kent CountySupreme Court of Delaware · 1967
- Ross v. HansonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1967
3Cited by1 opinion
- Bowman v. Maine State Employees Appeals BoardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979