Legal Opinion
McNamara v. City of New Britain
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 27, 1951PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJennings, J.
A discharged New Britain fireman sued for reinstatement and back salary. He has appealed from a judgment which denied him reinstatement. There was no real dispute about the facts determinative of the appeal, with one exception. The basic claim of the plaintiff is that they do not support the conclusions reached.
On September 10, 1947, the plaintiff was a fireman of the defendant city, in the classified service and subject to a merit system act. 25 Spec. Laws 286. On that day the board of fire commissioners voted to discharge him for cause. This was done without notice or hearing. The plaintiff…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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