Legal Opinion
Silverio v. Municipal Court of the City of Boston
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 10, 1969PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhittemore, J.
The petitioner on March 30, 1965, was discharged as a police officer in the city of Medford by the city manager who was the “appointing authority” (G. L. c. 31, § 43 [a]). On appeal to the Civil Service Commission (c. 31, § 43 [b]), a hearing officer made findings. The Commission, on June 2, 1965, adopted the findings and affirmed the discharge. On petition under c. 31, § 45, the Municipal Court of the City of Boston reviewed the action of the city manager and the Commission to determine “whether . . . upon all the evidence such action was justified,” and on November 7, 1967, entered an order…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Prince v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Garrity v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Spevack v. KleinSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gardner v. BroderickSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Sinclair v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Uniformed Sanitation Men Association, Inc. v. Commissioner of Sanitation of the City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
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- Attorney General v. ColletonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Town of Milton v. Civil Service CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Broderick v. Police Commissioner of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
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