Bliss v. Woolley
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On appeal in matter of contested election. Heard upon an agreed state of facts before the Circuit Court of Monmouth county, whose decision was as follows: “Eort, J. The petitions in these cases are filed under section 163 of the General Election act as revised in 1898. Pamph. L., p. 312. “By section 169 of that act the court is required to try the issues without a jury.
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On appeal in matter of contested election. Heard upon an agreed state of facts before the Circuit Court of Monmouth county, whose decision was as follows: “Eort, J. The petitions in these cases are filed under section 163 of the General Election act as revised in 1898. Pamph. L., p. 312. “By section 169 of that act the court is required to try the issues without a jury. “The incumbents move to dismiss the petitions because they are not sufficiently specific and particular under the statute» If the official endorsements on the ballots objected to, and set out in the petition, constitute those…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Garrison, J.
This is .an appeal from a judgment pro-
nounced by the Circuit Court of Monmouth county in a contested election case arising under section 162 el seq. of “An act to regulate elections” [Revision]. Pamph. L. 1898, p. 237.
' The election, which was held upon December 10th, 1901, was for the local officers of Long Branch, a municipality governed under the provisions of “An act to establish the Long Branch police, sanitary and improvement commission,” approved April 11th, 1867. Two tickets were in the field, known respectively as the People’s…
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- O'Brien v. BennySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1895
- Long Branch Police, Sanitary & Improvement Commission v. DobbinsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1898
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