Stadler v. City of Detroit

Cooley J.

This action is brought to recover the salary of the *347'plaintiff as City Marshal of. the City of Detroit, for the ■year 1863. It appears he was appointed to that office by a - resolution of the Common Council, passed January 14, 1862, and which, by its terms, purported to confer the appointment for one year. He gave bonds for the performance of his official duties, reciting therein the appointment according to its terms, and thenceforward acted as Marshal until January 13th, 1863, when the Common Council, by a vote of 16 to 4, appointed Daniel Mahaney to that office, but without…