Nickerson v. Board of Commissioners

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Heher, J.

On July 19th, 1913, the prosecutor was appointed chief of the fire department of the city of Wildwood. His appointment was for an indefinite term, and he functioned as such until May 24th, 1932, when the governing body of the municipality adopted a resolution appointing one Letts “as fire chief and caretaker of the Third Ward fire house of the city of Wildwood, at an annual salary of $1,500.” At the time of the adoption of the resolution the salary of Nickerson as fire chief was $600 per annum. He is an exempt fireman, and challenges the…