Streeter v. City of Worcester
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Petition for a writ of mandamus. The case was reserved by Lathrop, J. for the determination of the full court upon the questions of law raised in the petition and return, the material and competent facts set up in the return, and certain agreed facts, the nature of which appears in the opinion. If the petitioner was not entitled to maintain his petition, it was to be dismissed with costs; otherwise it was to be sent to an assessor for the .assessment of damages.
1Opinion of the CourtKnowlton, J.
This is a petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the city of Worcester to restore the petitioner to the position of a police officer of that city, which position he had held by appointment under St. 1888, c. 360, entitled “ An Act' to fix the tenure of office of the members of the police force of the city of Worcester.” Under this statute he was subject to removal by the mayor and aldermen for cause, upon hearing. On March 24, 1896, he was served with an order of removal for neglect of duty, signed by the mayor. The St. of 1893, c. 444, is “ An Act to revise the charter of the city of…
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