Grodis v. Burns

The plaintiff, a Republican, brought this action in quo warranto and mandamus to challenge the installation of defendant Robert W. Burns, a Democrat, as a member of the Stratford Housing Authority.1 The trial court construed the relevant provision of the General Statutes,9-167a (d), as not providing the plaintiff with a statutory right to the relief sought. The court, therefore, rendered judgment for the defendants, from which the plaintiff has appealed to this court.

The defendant town of Stratford had previously moved to dismiss the appeal on the ground that this court lacked subject matter…