Legal Opinion
Prudential Committee of Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire District v. Barnstable County Retirement Ass'n
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 10, 2000No. 98-P-1880PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
On April 24, 1997, the board of water commissioners of the Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills water department (water department), after notice and hearing, fired Donald Knudsen from his job of drinking water plant operator. An inspection of the water meter in Knudsen’s home had revealed it had been tampered with to “facilitat[e] . . . passage of unmetered water.” The Barnstable County retirement board (retirement board) reinstated Knudsen because he had not been afforded a termination hearing before the board conformably with G. L. c. 32, § 16(2). Prior to Knudsen’s discharge, however,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Opinion of the JusticesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- McCarthy v. Sheriff of Suffolk CountyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Dupont v. Commissioners of Essex CountyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1999
3Cited by1 opinion
- Thibodeau v. Town of SeekonkMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2001