Osborne v. Murphy

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Perskie, J.

By stipulation of counsel for the respective parties, the above captioned causes, embracing a common issue, have been consolidated. From the stipulated facts it appears that each cause is before us on the return of a rule to show cause why a peremptory or alternative writ of mandamus should not issue compelling respondent to sign and deliver to each relator a $10,000 check pursuant to a resolution adopted on July 14th, 1937, by the board of commissioners of the city of Newark.

We learn that in pursuance of Pamph. L. 1907, ch. 3, p. 12 (as…