Buckley, Creedon & Danaher, Ex Rel. Bryant & Chapman Co. v. Woodward

BOOTH (JOHN RUFUS), J.

The action is for an alternative writ of mandamus to compel the respondent as Dairy and Food Commissioner to grant to the relator a permit to import milk into Connecticut from a certain location known as the Dellwood area in the State of New York. The respondent moves to quash said writ for various reasons.

In the first place it is claimed that as the writ is not brought in the name of the State it is vitally defective. While it is true as pointed out in State vs. Towers, 71 Conn. 663; Thompson vs. Troup, 74 Cpnn. 121; State ex rel Rowland vs. Smith, 91 Conn., 110, 113,…