State ex rel. Oakey v. Fowler
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Quo warranto to determine the title of the defendant to the office of collector of city taxes of the city of Hartford, brought to the Superior Court for Hartford County, and tried to the court, Hall, J.; facts found and case reserved for the advice of this court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, C. J.
This is an information in the nature of a quo warranto, made to the Superior Court in Hartford County by the State’s Attorney in that county, at the relation of P. Davis Oakey, a resident and freeman of the town and city of Hartford. It alleges that the relator is the lawfully elected and qualified collector of taxes in the city of Hartford, and charges that notwithstanding his said election and qualification, since the 7th day of December, 1894, George W. Fowler of said town and city, and continuously hitherto, without legal warrant, claim, or right, has used and exercised, and still does…
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