Legal Opinion
Thibodeau v. Town of Seekonk
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 30, 1996No. 94-P-2012PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKaplan, J.
The selectmen of the town of Seekonk on August 26, 1991, eliminated the position of captain of firefighters and demoted the plaintiff, Thomas Thibodeau, then captain, to the rank of lieutenant. The plaintiff asserted that the demotion was ineffective because the town had not fol*368lowed G. L. c. 32, § 16(2), which would require the town to give notice and a fair summary of the facts to the local retirement board and, ultimately, if challenged, to justify the demotion. The plaintiff applied to the local Bristol County Retirement Board (BCRB), which declined to act. Upon administrative review, the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- School Committee of Newton v. Labor Relations Comm.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Boston Teachers Union v. School CommitteeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Willis v. Board of Selectmen of EastonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Rooney v. Town of YarmouthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Haskell v. School Committee of FraminghamMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1984
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Dupont v. Commissioners of Essex CountyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1999
- Herrick v. Essex Regional Retirement BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
- Coffey v. County of PlymouthMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2000
- Thibodeau v. Town of SeekonkMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2001
- School Committee of Lowell v. Local 159Massachusetts Superior Court · 2001