Davison v. Patterson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Parker, J.

The relator as an honorably discharged soldier of the United States, having served as such in the war with Germany, claims the preferential right to appointment as borough clerk of the borough of Bed Bank, under the statute of 1919. Pamph. L., p. 290. There is little or no question about the regularity of his candidacy and application for the office. The mayor, whose duty it is to nominate to the office, under the Borough act, refused to nominate the relator on the ground that he did not consider him properly qualified to perform its duties.…