Legal Opinion
Fox v. English
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided June 12, 1940Published
1Opinion of the CourtO’Sullivan, J.
As candidates for selectmen of the Town ■of Greenwich, the Democratic party nominated the petitioner •and Thomas J. English in the fall of 1939, while the Republican party nominated Wilbur M. Peck and Otto Klumpp. The election was held on October 2nd and upon the closing of the polls the moderator made his canvas of the tabulations on the voting machines, which disclosed that Peck had received 5,051 votes, Klumpp 5,005, English 2,612 and Fox 2,605. Thereupon, he declared the first three to be the duly elected selectmen of the town. Claiming to be aggrieved, Fox brought his petition to a judge…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- In the Matter of Gilhuly's PetitionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1938
- Clapp v. City of HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1868
- Matter of CreedonNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
- State ex rel. Andrew v. LewisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1883
- Comley, State's Attorney, Ex Rel. Harrison v. WilsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1932
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