Legal Opinion
County Commissioners v. Sheriff
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 7, 1972PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBraucher, J.
This is a petition for a writ of mandamus brought by the County Commissioners of Middlesex County (the commissioners) to compel the sheriff to appear before them for examination pursuant to G. L. c. 126, § 2, and to compel him to withdraw any directive to his subordinates, the effect of which is to obstruct the commissiohers in the performance of their duties under that statute. A judge of the Superior Court sustained a demurrer to the petition, and the petitioners appeal. By G. L. c. 34, §§ 13,14 (as amended by St. 1947, c. 58), “the commissioners may administer oaths to witnesses and punish…
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