Phillips v. Metropolitan Park Commission
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Petition, filed on February 18, 1913, for a writ of mandamus directed to the members of the metropolitan park commission, commanding them to reinstate the petitioner in the rank and office of sergeant in the police department of that commission. The case was submitted upon the pleadings and an agreed statement of facts to Braley, J., who at the request of the parties reported it for determination by the full court.
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Petition, filed on February 18, 1913, for a writ of mandamus directed to the members of the metropolitan park commission, commanding them to reinstate the petitioner in the rank and office of sergeant in the police department of that commission. The case was submitted upon the pleadings and an agreed statement of facts to Braley, J., who at the request of the parties reported it for determination by the full court. If the petitioner, as matter of law, was a veteran within the meaning of R. L. c. 19, § 20, and the respondents under § 23 of that chapter as amended by St. 1910, c. 500, or under…
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C. J.
The question presented is whether the petitioner is a “veteran” as defined in R. L. c. 19, § 20, in these words: “The word‘veteran’ . . . shall mean . . . a citizen of this Commonwealth who distinguished himself by gallant and heroic conduct while serving in the army or navy of the United States and has received a medal of honor from the President of the United States.” The petitioner served in the navy of the United States between 1898 and 1903 and received a medal of honor “for distinguished conduct in the presence of the enemy,” which was (as stated in the letter of transmittal) "Awarded…
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