Nolan v. Boston Firemen's Relief Fund
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Petition, filed on April 1,1918, by John E. Nolan, William H. Baldwin, Dennis J. Burnett and Daniel F. O’Brien, alleging themselves to be members of the fire department of the city of Boston and assigned to duty in the branches of the department known as the repair and construction division, veterinary service, and fire alarm branch, for a writ of mandamus directing the corporation, The Boston Firemen’s Relief Fund, “to restore them to the full exercise and enjoyment of all…
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Petition, filed on April 1,1918, by John E. Nolan, William H. Baldwin, Dennis J. Burnett and Daniel F. O’Brien, alleging themselves to be members of the fire department of the city of Boston and assigned to duty in the branches of the department known as the repair and construction division, veterinary service, and fire alarm branch, for a writ of mandamus directing the corporation, The Boston Firemen’s Relief Fund, “to restore them to the full exercise and enjoyment of all their rights, privileges, and franchises as members thereof, and not further deny, interfere with, or abridge them in…
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By the Court.
This petition for a writ of mandamus, although not carefully drawn, sets out membership by the petitioners in the fire department of the city of Boston, right by reason thereof to vote for twelve members of that department, who, together with the fire commissioner of that department, constitute the corporation established by St. 1909, c. 308, as amended by St. 1911, c. 134, and denial by the respondent of that right. The facts *422found support every one of these allegations. Although the petitioners are not active members of the respondent corporation, their franchise to vote for…
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