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GANNON v. MAYOR OF REVERE

401 Mass. 232 (1987)

515 N.E.2d 1195

WILLIAM J. GANNON vs. MAYOR OF REVERE.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

December 10, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy M. Burke for the plaintiff.

Richard B. Villiotte, City Solicitor, for the defendant.

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

WILKINS, J.

The plaintiff (Gannon), a Revere police officer, was one of thirteen eligible candidates for promotion to the rank of sergeant who passed an October, 1983, civil service examination conducted by the Massachusetts Department of Personnel Administration. Shortly after the results were announced in April, 1984, allegations surfaced that certain members of the Revere police department had gained access to the test before it was administered. The mayor of Revere...

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