Legal Opinion
Kaczmarski v. Mayor of Springfield
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 5, 1963PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhittemore, J.
The mayor of Springfield and Leroy Clayborne have appealed from an order of the Superior Court which directs the issuance of a writ of mandamus to cancel and annul both the removal by the mayor of the petitioner as a member of the board of park commissioners and the mayor’s appointment of Clayborne to that post. The removal and appointment occurred on March 15,1962, without city council action.
The order is based on the ruling that Gr. L. c. 45, § 2, is applicable. That section provides: ‘ ‘ The mayor of a city may, with the approval of the city council, appoint a board of park commissioners…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Lowell v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
- Commonwealth v. DoweMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Co. v. Mayor of Fall RiverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
- McCarthy v. City of MaldenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Jacobson v. Parks & Recreation Commission of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1963
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Del Duca v. Town Administrator of MethuenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Worcester Vocational Teachers Ass'n v. City of WorcesterMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1982
- Lumarose Equipment Corp. v. City of SpringfieldMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1983
- American Motorcyclist Ass'n v. PARK COMM. OF BROCKTONMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Town Council v. Town ManagerMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
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