Phelan v. Walsh &8212 Sanger v. Henry
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Two informations in the nature of a writ of quo warranto, brought by the state at the relation of John J. Phelan and Marvin H. Sanger respectively, the former of whom claimed to have been elected to the office of secretary of the state, and the latter to that of treasurer of the state, against the defendants respectively, who were in possession of those offices by holding over from a former election; brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County, and heard together…
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Two informations in the nature of a writ of quo warranto, brought by the state at the relation of John J. Phelan and Marvin H. Sanger respectively, the former of whom claimed to have been elected to the office of secretary of the state, and the latter to that of treasurer of the state, against the defendants respectively, who were in possession of those offices by holding over from a former election; brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County, and heard together before J. M. Sail, J. The court made the following finding of facts in the case of State ex rel. Phelan v. Walsh, which, with…
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
We propose to consider first those questions involving the construction of the act of 1889 relating to elections, known as the “ Secret Ballot Act.” Two considerations have had weight with us in adopting this course: —First, the construction of that act is of immediate practical importance in view of the approaching elections, and there is a general desire that those questions should be authoritatively determined at an early day; and if the court should hold that it has no jurisdiction of these cases there might be some impropriety in proceeding to discuss and determine minor questions…
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