Gelinas v. Fugere

This is a petition in equity in the nature of quo warranto, brought under the provisions of general laws 1923, chapter 379.

The petitioner, Francois Gelinas of Woonsocket, is making claim to the office of commissioner of public works of that city, and requests the court to confirm his right to that position. The respondent Alphonse Fugere, the present acting commissioner of public works, contends that he is rightly and lawfully the holder of that office, and contests the right of the petitioner thereto.

From the record it appears that the act creating the office of commissioner of public works…