McCAVITT v. REGISTRARS OF VOTERS OF BROCKTON


385 Mass. 833 (1982)

434 N.E.2d 620

LAWRENCE V. McCAVITT vs. REGISTRARS OF VOTERS OF BROCKTON & Others.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Plymouth.

April 21, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Galvin & David J. Fine (Jeanne Baker & Leslie J. Rosen with them) for Paul V. Studenski.

Stephen H. Oleskey (Richard A. Johnston & Paul F. Saba with him) for Lawrence V. McCavitt.

David E. Sullivan, for Secretary of the Commonwealth, amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., ABRAMS, LYNCH, & O'CONNOR, JJ.


ABRAMS, J.

This case involves a dispute over the results of the November 3, 1981, mayoral election in the city of Brockton. On April 5, 1982, we entered the following order. "At issue is the outcome of the November 3, 1981, mayoral election in the city of Brockton. Paul V. Studenski and Lawrence V. McCavitt, the candidates, each claim victory, and each has been declared the victor during different prior proceedings. After the polls closed, Studenski was declared the...

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