State v. Clerkin
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Ineormation charging the defendant, as agent of the town of New Haven, with certain fraudulent-acts, under Gen. Statutes, § 1583 ; brought to the City Court of the city of New Haven. The defendant was bound over to the Superior Court, in which court the defendant demurred to the information. Demurrer sustained (Torrance, Jl,) and defendant discharged.
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Ineormation charging the defendant, as agent of the town of New Haven, with certain fraudulent-acts, under Gen. Statutes, § 1583 ; brought to the City Court of the city of New Haven. The defendant was bound over to the Superior Court, in which court the defendant demurred to the information. Demurrer sustained (Torrance, Jl,) and defendant discharged. Appeal by the State for error in the decision of the court on the demurrer, under Gen. Statutes, § 1687. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtPrentice, J.
The defendant was arraigned upon a complaint which alleged that he was “ an ageut of the town of New Ha.ven, employed by the selectmen of said town at its cost and charges, under special authority of said town conferred by certain votes of annual town meetings of said town duly warned and held for that purpose, * * * which votes were alike in form and a copy thereof is as follows : ‘ Voted, that the selectmen be and are hereby authorized to employ such assistance for the office of the town agent as in their judgment may he necessary, and to fix the amount of compensation for the same; ’ that…
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