GARDNER v. CALLAHAN


347 Mass. 21 (1964)

196 N.E.2d 301

ALFRED GARDNER & others vs. WILLIAM F. CALLAHAN & others.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

February 6, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold M. Willcox (Carl M. Sapers & Donald N. Sweeney with him) for the petitioners.

Edward O. Proctor (Richard Ely with him) for the respondents.

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


WILKINS, C.J.

In this petition for a writ of mandamus the petitioners are the seven members of the special unpaid commission (sometimes called the Massachusetts Crime Commission) appointed by the Governor pursuant to Res. 1962, c. 146. The respondents are the three members of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority appointed by the Governor pursuant to St. 1952, c. 354. The purposes of the petition are to require the respondents to make available certain records and...

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