Welfare Building & Loan Asso. v. Hennessey

Several questions are presented by this appeal.

1. Is the case moot? Defendant’s application asked for a postponement of advertisement of sale “until the expiration of eighteen (18) months from the date when judgment herein was perfected.” It is now more than twenty-one months since the judgment was perfected. Hence defendant has already had more than he asked for.

In an action to oust a public officer because of violation of the Corrupt Practices Act, the case became moot when it became apparent that the appeal from a judgment for the defendant could not be decided before the officer’s term…