Legal Opinion
Corrigan v. School Committee
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 25, 1924PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSanderson, J.
This is a petition by the principal of a public school, in the city of New Bedford, for a writ of mandamus to compel the respondents, who are the school committee of that city, to furnish her full and complete specifications of the reasons assigned by them for their contemplated action in proceeding to vote upon her dismissal as principal. She had been principal of the school in question for about twelve years before the filing of this petition. On June 29, 1923, the school committee voted: “That at a meeting of the school committee to be held October 19,1923, a vote shall be taken on the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Stiles v. Municipal CouncilMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- Dittemore v. DickeyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
- O'Dowd v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
- Bailen v. Board of Assessors of ChelseaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
- McCarthy v. EmersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Moran v. School CommitteeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
- MacKenzie v. School Committee of IpswichMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
- Springgate v. School Committee of MattapoisettMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1981
- Paquette v. City of Fall RiverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- Lowry v. Commissioner of AgricultureMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
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