Legal Opinion
Town of Swansea v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 21, 1997No. 96-P-630PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGillerman, J.
The plaintiff (town) appeals from the judgment entered in the Superior Court dismissing the town’s complaint against the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board (CRAB), the *403Bristol County retirement board (county board), and Clinton Watkinson.2
Many of the material facts are not in dispute. On July 16, 1987, the board of selectmen of the town notified Watkinson that it had unanimously voted to appoint him “Supervisor of Highway Services, your term to expire on June 30, 1990.” At a meeting of the selectmen held May 22, 1990, the selectmen voted, two to one, “not to reappoint Clinton Watkinson as…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- East Chop Tennis Club v. Massachusetts Commission Against DiscriminationMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Bagley v. Contributory Retirement Appeal BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Namay v. Contributory Retirement Appeal BoardMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
- Board of Appeals of Rockport v. DeCarolisMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1992
- Sampson v. City of LynnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
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3Cited by5 opinions
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