Sullivan v. Martin
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Complaint in the nature of an appeal from an order removing the plaintiff from the office of police commissioner of the city of New Haven, brought to and tried by the Superior Court in New Haven County, Reed, J.; facts found and judgment rendered affirming the order of the defendant, and appeal by the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtThayer, J.
New Haven has a “department of police service” which is under the management and control of a board of six police commissioners who are appointed by the mayor. The city charter, §§12 and 213, gives the mayor power to remove from office any person appointed by him or by any of his predecessors, “ if, after a full hearing, he shall find that such officer is incompetent or unfaithful, or that the requirements of the public service demand his removal.” 13 Special Laws, pp. 395, 451. The defendant, as mayor of the city, having first duly summoned the plaintiff to show cause why he should not be…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Avery v. Studley, MayorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1901
- State Ex Rel. Williams v. KennellySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1903
- Pierce's Appeal From Doings of the Police Commissioner of DerbySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1906
3Cited by17 opinions
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- Bartlett v. City of RockvilleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1963
- McNiff v. City of WaterburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1909
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