State Ex Rel. Repay v. Fodeman

In a quo warranto proceeding, the plaintiffs, Joseph R. Repay, Andrew Gottfried, John P. Clyons and Shirley Santoro, seek to oust the defendant, Alan B. Fodeman, from his office as a member of the board of aldermen for the 132d district, to which he has been duly elected for the period terminating November, 1973, on the ground that he has moved from his residence within the district to the town of Fairfield, Connecticut.

By way of a plea in abatement, the defendant questions the jurisdiction of this court to hear the matter for the following reasons: “(a) Under the provisions of § 52-491 of…