Legal Opinion
McGonnell v. Board of Commissioners
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 5, 1923PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*643The opinion of the court was delivered by
Parker, J.
The prosecutor is chief of police o£ the city of Orange, and has sued out this writ to test the validity of a resolution adopted by the board of commissioners of that city, which, as he claims, has the practical effect of. excluding him from the performance of the duties of his office, although it does not specifically, purport to remove him therefrom. Certiorari is the appropriate remedy in such a case. Murphy v. Freeholders of Hudson, 92 N. J. L. 244; Moore v. Bradley Beach, 87 Id. 391.
The office appears to have been created by statute, so…
2Cited by10 opinions
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- Edelstein v. City of Asbury ParkNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1951
- Town of Nutley v. ForneyNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1971
- City Council of Garfield v. PerrapatoNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1971
- Quaglietta v. HaledonNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1981
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