Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2/28/1940
Downey v. School Committee
Citations
- 305 Mass. 329
- 25 N.E.2d 738
- 1940 Mass. LEXIS 805
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- reassignment of principal to teaching position following school closing not violative of statute
- principal is a teacher entrusted with special duties of direction or management and therefore tenure statute not violated where school committee has power to change duties of teachers
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Judges: Lummus
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28 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- School Committee of West Springfield v. KorbutMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-12-05· cited 81×
- Boston Teachers Union v. School CommitteeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-05-12· cited 67×
- Berkshire Hills Regional School District Committee v. Berkshire Hills Education Ass'nMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-06-26· cited 43×
- Kelley v. School Committee of WatertownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1953-04-08· cited 34×
- Black v. School Committee of MaldenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-04-26· cited 33×
- Clark v. BeverlySupreme Court of Alabama· 1952-03-10· cited 25×
- Jantzen v. School Committee of ChelmsfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1955-02-04· cited 24×
- Powers v. Freetown-Lakeville Regional School District CommitteeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-08-08· cited 22×
- County of Dukes County v. New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket Steamship AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1956-01-03· cited 20×
- Nutter v. School Committee of LowellMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1977-02-07· cited 19×
- Kaplan v. School Committee of MelroseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-03-16· cited 18×
- Marchesi v. Selectmen of WinchesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1942-06-24· cited 18×
- White v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals· 1964-01-28· cited 17×
- Stretch v. TimiltyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1941-05-29· cited 17×
- McCartin v. School Committee of LowellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1948-04-28· cited 17×
- Gibney v. Mayor of Fall RiverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1940-09-11· cited 16×
- Blue Hills Regional District School Committee v. FlightMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1980-08-29· cited 15×
- Conte v. School Committee of MethuenMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1976-10-27· cited 15×
- Leigh v. Commissioner of Public Health & CharitiesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1941-11-25· cited 15×
- BOARD OF EDUC., TUCSON HS DIST. NO. 1 v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 1965-06-22· cited 8×
Cites
10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Rinaldo v. School Committee of RevereMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1936-03-31· cited 42×
- Frye v. School CommitteeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1938-06-28· cited 40×
- Paquette v. City of Fall RiverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1932-01-25· cited 38×
- McKenna v. WhiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1934-09-12· cited 34×
- Sheldon v. School CommitteeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1931-06-25· cited 24×
- McDevitt v. School CommitteeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1937-09-16· cited 24×
- Sweeney v. School Committee of RevereMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1924-06-13· cited 20×
- Boody v. School CommitteeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1931-06-23· cited 19×
- Toothaker v. School Committee of RocklandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1926-06-30· cited 10×
- Commissioner of Labor & Industries v. DowneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1935-04-29· cited 8×
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