WILLIAMS v. BOARD OF SELECTMEN OF WELLFLEET


421 Mass. 438 (1995)

NOLAN J. WILLIAMS vs. BOARD OF SELECTMEN OF WELLFLEET (and two companion cases).

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Barnstable.

December 5, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen C. Pfaff & Edward E. Veara for Nolan J. Williams.

Michael D. Ford for Board of Selectmen of Wellfleet.

Present: LIACOS, C.J., WILKINS, ABRAMS, O'CONNOR, & GREANEY, JJ.


WILKINS, J.

On May 6, 1974, pursuant to G.L.c. 41, § 131 (1994 ed.), the voters of Wellfleet acted affirmatively on the following question: "Shall the members of the Wellfleet Police Department who have served continuously for five years or more be granted tenure pursuant to [G.L.c. 41, §§ 126-132]?"

On May 6, 1974, the plaintiff Nolan J. Williams was not a member of the Wellfleet police department...

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