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Kent v. Civil Service Commission

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
Mar 28, 1968
236 N.E.2d 87 (Mass. 1968)

Opinion

March 28, 1968.

The case was submitted on briefs.

Thomas A. Kent, pro se.

Edward W. Hanley, III, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Carol H. Claff, Legal Assistant to the Attorney General, for the respondents.


The demurrer to the petition for writ of mandamus to require reversal of the respondents' action on the petitioner's application and examination was rightly sustained. The respondents having acted, mandamus is not an appropriate remedy. Howe v. Attorney Gen. 325 Mass. 268, 270, and cases cited. Harding v. Commissioner of Ins. 352 Mass. 478, 480.

Order sustaining demurrer affirmed.


Summaries of

Kent v. Civil Service Commission

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
Mar 28, 1968
236 N.E.2d 87 (Mass. 1968)
Case details for

Kent v. Civil Service Commission

Case Details

Full title:THOMAS A. KENT vs. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION another

Court:Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts

Date published: Mar 28, 1968

Citations

236 N.E.2d 87 (Mass. 1968)
354 Mass. 757