McAvoy v. Inhabitants of City of Trenton
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On certiorari to review an ordinance of the city of Trenton which abolishes a subordinate office held by the prosecutor.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Bergen, J.
The prosecutor seeks, by this writ, to test the validity of an ordinance of the city of Trenton which abolishes a subordinate office now held by him, and he rests his right to the relief sought upon the ground that he was appointed by the street commissioner of Trenton “Clerk of the Street Department” on January 1st, 1910, for the term of three years, and his claim is that the common council has no right to abolish *102such official position, or to deprive him of its benefits until the expiration of the term for which he was appointed, and he…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Oliver v. Mayor of Jersey CitySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1899
- State v. Mayor of MillvilleSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1891
- Uffert v. VogtSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1900
- Cramer v. Water CommissionersSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1895
- Dolan v. City of OrangeSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1903
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Barney v. HawkinsMontana Supreme Court · 1927
- State v. JonesNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1949
- Allgaier v. Township of WoodbridgeNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1949
- Ziegler v. BurkSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1912