Legal Opinion
Farrell v. City of Bridgeport
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 15, 1877PublishedCited by 21 opinions
Petition for the dissolution of an injunction; brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County, and reserved upon facts found for the advice of this court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtPardee, J.
This petition asks for the dissolution of an injunction granted in August, 1873, restraining the clerk. *192auditor and treasurer of the city of Bridgeport from carrying into effect a vote of the common council directing them to pay the petitioner the salary due to a police officer of that city.
The sixty-fourth section of the charter of the city provides as follows:— . p
“ It shall be the duty of the police commissioners to nominate to the common council suitable persons to fill any and all vacancies that may for any cause at any time during their term of office occur or exist among the officers…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Samis v. KingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1873
3Cited by21 opinions
- Hall v. City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- Ransom v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1906
- Sibley v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1915
- State Ex Rel. Rylands v. PinkermanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1893
- McDonald v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1920
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