Fitzpatrick v. City of Passaic

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lloyd, J.

Judgments were rendered for the plaintiffs, policemen and firemen of the city of Passaic, for salaries claimed to be due them from the city under promotions made by Commissioner Preiskel, director of public safety, on May 16th, 1927. The city appeals.

The history of the eases is that on May 10th, 1927, Preiskel, who had been one of the five commissioners of the city for the four years preceding, was defeated for re-election. His term would expire on May 17th, 1927. On the day before, May 16th, he, as director of public safety, made twenty-three…