Legal Opinion
School Committee of Salem v. Civil Service Commission
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 18, 1965PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhittemore, J.
The petitioner has appealed from the order of the Superior Court denying this petition for a writ of certiorari. G. L. c. 213, § ID, as amended by St. 1957, c. 155.
The issue is whether the February 5, 1962, action of the petitioner (the school committee), as an appointing authority (G. L. c. 31, § 43 [a]), abolishing the position of senior account clerk in the school lunch program then occupied by Mrs. Catherine L. Hughes “was justified.” G. L. c. 31, § 43 (b), as amended by St. 1948, c. 240. Mrs. Hughes had duly requested a hearing and review under § 43 (b) and the Civil Service Commission…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- MacKenzie v. School Committee of IpswichMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
- Sullivan v. Municipal Court of the Roxbury DistrictMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
- Cullen v. Mayor of NewtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
- Hubrite Informal Frocks, Inc. v. KramerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Murphy v. Third District CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
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3Cited by16 opinions
- City of Cambridge v. Civil Service CommissionMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1997
- Saxon Coffee Shop, Inc. v. Boston Licensing BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- City of Gloucester v. Civil Service CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- G & M Employment Service, Inc. v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
- Commissioners of Civil Service v. Municipal CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
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