Legal Opinion
Crater v. County of Somerset
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided October 16, 1939PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Heher, J.
We entertain the view that the respondent, Crater, as the duly elected clerk of the County of Somerset, is an “officer” of the county within the intendment of section 40 :11-17 of the Revised Statutes of 1937, derived from chapter 271 of the laws of 1931. Pamph. L., p. 681.
True, respondent is the holder of an office established by the State Constitution. Article VII, section II, placitum 6. Yet, the jurisdiction is essentially local in character, albeit the incumbent may on occasions exercise delegated sovereign power. Territorially, his…
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