Legal Opinion
Russell v. Secretary of the Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 26, 1939PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDonahue, J.
These are petitions for writs of mandamus. The petitioner seeks in the first case the issuance of a writ commanding the respondent, who is the Secretary of the *182Commonwealth, to attest and deliver to the petitioner a commission as clerk of the First District Court of Southern Worcester, and in the second case the issuance of a writ commanding the respondent Francis E. Cassidy to refrain and desist from assuming the office of clerk of the First District Court of Southern Worcester and from performing the duties of that office.
The cases were tried together before a single justice of this court…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Merchants Mutual Casualty Co. v. LeoneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Commonwealth v. HawkesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Henderson v. Mayor of MedfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
- Kenworthy & Taylor, Inc. v. State Examiners of ElectriciansMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
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