Legal Opinion
Branche v. City of Fitchburg
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 17, 1940PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLummus, J.
The plaintiffs in these ten actions of contract were employees of the cemetery department of the defendant, within the classified civil service. They were *614laid off by oral communication from the superintendent in the autumn of each year from 1932 to 1937 inclusive and put to work again in the following spring. They were commonly spoken of as “summer men.” The appropriations for the cemetery department were insufficient to pay them through the winters, when there was little need of their services. They understood the situation, and, except for the plaintiff Fallon at some time during the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Ransom v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1906
- Frye v. School CommitteeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Peckham v. Mayor of Fall RiverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1925
- Hill v. Mayor of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Timmins v. F. N. Joslin Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Jones v. Town of WaylandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Bell v. Treasurer of CambridgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
- Huntoon v. City of QuincyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- Abalan v. AbalanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1952
- Chartrand v. Registrar of Motor VehiclesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
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