Legal Opinion
Daly v. Mayor of Medford
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 18, 1922PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C. J.
This is a petition for a writ of mandamus by one elected clerk of committees of the city of Medford against the mayor and city auditor of that city to compel them to include his name in the salary draft so that his compensation will be paid to him.
It is provided in § 11 of the city charter of Medford, St. 1903, c. 345, that the board of aldermen “may appoint such assistant clerks and other officers as may be necessary for the proper conduct of its business.” The board of aldermen acts as the city council of Medford. There is a chapter in the ordinances of the city of Medford concerning the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Crocker v. Justices of the Superior CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Handy v. BlissMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1910
- Flood v. HodgesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918
- Selectmen of Gardner v. Templeton Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
- Finlay v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
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3Cited by27 opinions
- School Committee of the City of Lowell v. Mayor of LowellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1928
- Decatur v. Auditor of PeabodyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1925
- Peckham v. Mayor of Fall RiverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1925
- Godfrey v. Building CommissionerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1928
- Rines v. Justices of the Superior CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1953
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