Stedman v. City of Gardner

The plaintiff seeks to recover $646.53 alleged to be due him for work performed for the defendant city as a firefighter between July 14, 1958 and September 13, 1958. The city, in its answer, denies responsibility. The case was submitted to the trial judge on a statement of agreed facts. He found for the defendant and reported the case at the request of the plaintiff, who claims to be aggrieved by his finding, and to the denial of certain of his requests for rulings of law.

The agreed facts show that in 1951 the plaintiff was duly appointed a permanent firefighter under classified civil service…