Lacy v. Selectmen of Winchendon
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Petition, filed on June 4, 1921, for a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents, selectmen of the town of Winchendon, to reverse and cancel their order of May 14,1921, removing the petitioner from an office to which he was appointed on March 19, 1921, "whether the appointment above referred to is construed as an appointment of an acting superintendent of streets or a .superintendent of streets under the statute.” The respondents filed an answer.
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Petition, filed on June 4, 1921, for a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents, selectmen of the town of Winchendon, to reverse and cancel their order of May 14,1921, removing the petitioner from an office to which he was appointed on March 19, 1921, "whether the appointment above referred to is construed as an appointment of an acting superintendent of streets or a .superintendent of streets under the statute.” The respondents filed an answer. Facts were agreed upon and are •described in the opinion. The case came on to be heard by Crosby, J., and by him was reserved for determination by…
1Opinion of the CourtCarroll, J.
In this petition for a writ of mandamus against the selectmen of the town of Winchendon, the petitioner seeks to be reinstated in the office of superintendent of streets, from which office he has been removed by the respondents. On June 22, 1920, the petitioner was appointed, by the board of selectmen then in office, “acting” superintendent of streets for the term ending March, 1921. On March 19, 1921, he was reappointed "acting” superintendent of streets, the term to expire March, 1922. On May 3, 1921, the respondents appointed one Peabody superintendent of streets and notified the…
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