Legal Opinion

Toomey v. McCaffrey

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided May 16, 1936PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Brogan, Chief Justice.

This is an action in quo warranto, the relator having filed an information under the fourth section of the statute. The contest between the relator and the respondent is for the office of comptroller of the town of West New York, Hudson county, New Jersey.

An agreed state of facts has been filed and from it we extract the following pertinent data:

The relator claims he is entitled to the office of comptroller of West New York. On May 26th, 1931, the governing body of that town, by resolution, created the office of comptroller as a subordinate branch of the department of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Norton v. Shelby CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  2. State v. CarrollSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1871
  3. City of Albuquerque v. Water Supply Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1918
  4. Oakland Paving Co. v. DonovanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1912
  5. Board of Public Utilities v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1919

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Jersey City v. Dept. of Civil ServiceNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1959
  2. City of Dallas v. McDonaldTexas Supreme Court · 1936
  3. Haack v. RanieriNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1964
  4. Connors v. City of BayonneNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1955
  5. Holcombe v. GrotaTexas Supreme Court · 1937

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