O'SHEA v. HOLYOKE


345 Mass. 175 (1962)

186 N.E.2d 608

JOHN F. O'SHEA & others vs. CITY OF HOLYOKE & others.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

December 3, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Burres for the plaintiffs.

Maurice J. Ferriter, City Solicitor, for the defendants.

Present: WILKINS, C.J., WHITTEMORE, CUTTER, KIRK, & SPIEGEL, JJ.


CUTTER, J.

On November 17, 1959, the board of aldermen of Holyoke voted to pass an order by which Holyoke purported to accept G.L.c. 41, § 108E, inserted by St. 1959, c. 228 (providing minimum salaries for members of local police forces in communities accepting the section "by vote of the city council, subject to the provisions of the charter"). On November 25, 1959, the mayor "vetoed ... [the] order." On December 1...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases