Legal Opinion
Porter v. City Council of Malden
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 5, 1963PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReardon, J.
This is a petition for a writ of mandamus brought against the mayor and the city council of Malden and James J. Murphy. It asks that the mayor and city council be ordered to issue their warrant for an election to the office of councillor from Ward 1. The respondents have appealed from orders overruling their demurrers and from the order for judgment directing the writ to issue in accordance with the prayer of the petitioner. The evidence is reported and the judge made findings.
The facts are as follows: The petitioner is a registered voter and resident of Ward 1. On Tuesday, November 7, 1961,…
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