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APPLEY v. LOCKE

396 Mass. 540 (1986)

487 N.E.2d 501

CHARLES W. APPLEY & another vs. BARRY M. LOCKE & another.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

January 16, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward A. Gottlieb for the plaintiffs.

Richard L. Neumeier for Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.

John J. Coffey for Barry M. Locke.

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

O'CONNOR, J.

On June 10, 1980, the defendant Locke, purporting to act as interim chairman and chief executive officer of the defendant Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), terminated the employment of the plaintiffs Appley and Shea as executive assistant and administrative assistant, respectively, to the MBTA chairman and chief executive officer. Challenging Locke's authority to terminate their employment, the plaintiffs have brought this action to recover...

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