Legal Opinion
County Commissioners v. Superior Court
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 14, 1976PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
The county commissioners and the treasurer of Middlesex County (commissioners) brought this action for declaratory relief to determine the legal effect of an order of the judges of the Superior Court, *457dated September 20, 1974. This order raised the salaries of the Superior Court stenographers and required that the commissioners spend money on salaries beyond their county’s appropriation therefor. The single justice reserved and reported the matter to the full court for a decision.
The parties stipulated to the following material facts. On April 26, 1974, the judges of the Superior Court voted…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Goldsmith v. Reliance InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Rossiter v. County of MiddlesexMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
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