O'Connor v. County of Bristol

This is an action of contract to recover a sum alleged to be due to the plaintiff for salary and expenses as one of the county commissioners of the county of Bristol from September 1, 1950, to December 31, 1950. The treasurer of the county is joined as a party in accordance with G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 35, § 20, as appearing in St. 1950, c. 659, § 2. The trial judge found for the plaintiff. A previous attempt to solve by declaratory judgment some of the questions here presented was unsuccessful. Kilroy v. O’Connor, 324 Mass. 238.

The principal issue is whether the plaintiff was ever legally chosen…