Legal Opinion
City Council of Boston v. Mayor of Boston
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 5, 1981PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
The nine city councillors of Boston, in their official capacity, and individually, together with a tenth resident of Boston, brought this action as a ten-taxpayer action for declaratory and injunctive relief. See G. L. c. 214, § 1; G. L. c. 231A, § 1; and G. L. c. 40, § 53. The plaintiffs sought to restrain the defendants from spending city funds contrary to an ordinance passed by the city council which limited the number of employees in the office of the mayor and fixed their maximum salaries. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss. A Superior Court judge dismissed the complaint and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Gorman v. City of PeabodyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
- Murphy v. WebsterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1881
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Board of Education v. BOSTON COMMONWEALTHMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- City Council v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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