Legal Opinion
Town of Milton v. Civil Service Commission
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 5, 1974PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReardon, J.
The plaintiffs, twenty-seven cities and towns, brought this bill in equity seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the Civil Service Commission and the director of civil service of the Commonwealth (director) . The bill sought to compel the defendants to comply with certain provisions of St. 1972, c. 226 (c. 226), amending G. L. c. 31, § 48A. After a trial in the Superior Court the judge entered a final decree declaring c. 226 constitutional in its entirety and ordering compliance therewith. The defendants appeal from this decree. The judge made findings of fact, rulings and an…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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