Legal Opinion
Simonian v. Boston Redevelopment Authority
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 5, 1961PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhittemore, J.
The petitioner seeks a writ of mandamus to require the Boston Redevelopment Authority to restore him to his position of executive director as it existed under votes adopted in October, 1957, and to exclude Edward J. Logue from acting in that office under votes adopted on January 25, 1961. See Kenney v. McDonough, 315 Mass. 689, 692-693; Farrell v. Mayor of Revere, 306 Mass. 221, 223.
The authority was organized under G. L. c. 121, § 26QQ, as amended through St. 1957, c. 150, § 1. The general purpose set out in that section is to engage “in urban renewal and land assembly and redevelopment…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Cullen v. Mayor of NewtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
- Kelley v. School Committee of WatertownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1953
- McNeil v. Mayor of PeabodyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Jantzen v. School Committee of ChelmsfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955
- Selectmen of Milton v. Justice of the District CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Moskow v. Boston Redevelopment AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- Bessette v. Commissioner of Public WorksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- Welch v. Contributory Retirement Appeal BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- School Committee of Salem v. Civil Service CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- In Re GreivesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 1987
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