SCIUTO v. LAWRENCE


389 Mass. 939 (1983)

452 N.E.2d 1148

STEPHEN S. SCIUTO, JR., & another vs. CITY OF LAWRENCE & others.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

August 17, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Macoul for the plaintiffs.

Edward J. Grimley, Jr., City Solicitor, for the city of Lawrence & others.

Anthony J. Randazzo, Jr., for Patrick Schiavone.

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


WILKINS, J.

The plaintiffs seek rescission of the appointment of the defendant Patrick Schiavone to the position of police chief of the city of Lawrence. At the time of his appointment by vote of the Lawrence city council, Patrick Schiavone and the plaintiffs were captains in the Lawrence police department and the only persons on the civil service list eligible for appointment to chief. Also at that time, as had been the case for several years, Patrick Schiavone's...

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