Kessler v. Minard

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Bodikb, J.

The prosecutor of this writ was honorably discharged from the United States Army.

On April 14th, 1944, the Prosecutor of the Pleas of Essex County, now Mr. Justice Wachenfeld, informed the Essex County Board of Freeholders that he had appointed as a legal assistant in his office, Lieutenant Jerome L. Kessler, to replace Mr. Millman who had died a short time before. “His salary will be the same as already fixed, to wit, $2,400.” On May 25th, 1944, the freeholders adopted resolution No. 13184 as follows: “Resolved on the recommendation of the…