Attorney General v. Mayor of Springfield

This is an information in the nature of quo warranta to oust the respondent from the office of chairman of the school committee of Springfield. At the request of the parties the case was reserved and reported by the single justice to the full court. .

The respondent, Brunton, became mayor of Springfield on January 7, 1946. After various attempts by the school committee to elect a chairman which culminated in a tie vote on January 25, 1946, the respondent stated that he would assume the office and would continue to act as such unless he was legally removed therefrom. He has since claimed to act…