Hicks v. Long Branch Commission
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On error to the Supreme Court. The certiorari was heard before Mr. Justice Fort, under a written stipulation of consent, under section 295. of the Practice act, and his opinion was as follows: ' Fort, J. The certiorari in this case brings np a resolution of the Long Branch commission, passed November 24th, 1902. There are but few questions that need to be considered.
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On error to the Supreme Court. The certiorari was heard before Mr. Justice Fort, under a written stipulation of consent, under section 295. of the Practice act, and his opinion was as follows: ' Fort, J. The certiorari in this case brings np a resolution of the Long Branch commission, passed November 24th, 1902. There are but few questions that need to be considered. There is no proof to justify any allegation of fraud or of a palpable abuse of discretion in the board of commissioners in passing the resolution. In awarding contracts, where there are no arbitrary statutory regulations, a…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Dixon, J.
On November 17th, 1902, the finance committee -of the Long Branch commissioners submitted to the- commission a proposed contract between that body and the Tintern Manor Water Company, by which the company was to have the exclusive privilege of supplying the commission with water for municipal purposes during a period of. ten years, at stated annual rentals to be paid by the commission. At a meeting of the board on November 24th, Commissioner Van Note offered a resolution directing the president and clerk of the commission to sign and seal the…
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