Legal Opinion
Ossinger v. City of Newton
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided January 30, 1989No. 87-1194PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKaplan, J.
From March, 1972, until her dismissal in March, 1980, the plaintiff was employed by the defendant city of Newton in the position of executive secretary to the defendant, Theodore D. Mann, mayor of Newton, a position which, according to G. L. c. 43, § 25, G. L. c. 31, § 48, and § 11-2 of the Newton charter, 2 was at will (non-civil service). In late January, 1980, Mann became apprehensive that various of his paychecks had been diverted and not deposited to his account. Investigation by the Newton police indicated that Ossinger was the guilty person, and on March 7 the police department filed…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Pembaur v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by8 opinions
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