Legal Opinion
Jones v. Town of Wayland
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 18, 1978PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
The plaintiff, David K. Jones (Jones), brought an action pursuant to G. L. c. 231 A, § 1, seeking a declaration that he is entitled to compensation from the defendant town of Wayland (Wayland), under G. L. c. 41, § 11 IF, as appearing in St. 1964, c. 149, 2 as a police officer “incapacitated for duty because of injury sustained in the performance of his duty without fault of his own.”
As ordered by a judge of the Superior Court, hearings were held before a master. The order of reference to the master did not require him to report evidence except as necessary for consideration of questions of…
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