Legal Opinion
Kelley v. School Committee of Watertown
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 8, 1953PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQua, C.J.
This is a petition for a writ of mandamus against the school committee and the superintendent of schools of Watertown to secure restoration of the petitioner to the position of submaster 1 in the Senior High School and incidental relief. The trial judge dismissed the petition as matter of law, and the petitioner appeals. The evidence is not reported.
On September 17, 1951, the school committee, by a majority and without previous notice to the petitioner, voted .“to abolish the positions of sub master and master’s assistant” at Senior High School, “to establish the position of Dean of Boys and…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Garvey v. City of LowellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
- Barnard v. Inhabitants of ShelburneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
- Downey v. School CommitteeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Morrison v. City of LawrenceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1904
- Graves v. School CommitteeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- School Committee of West Springfield v. KorbutMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- MacKenzie v. School Committee of IpswichMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
- Berkshire Hills Regional School District Committee v. Berkshire Hills Education Ass'nMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Povey v. School Committee of MedfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955
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