State Ex Rel. Ryan v. Bailey

The issue in this case is whether the relator, hereinafter called the plaintiff, has been duly appointed to the office of statute revision commissioner as successor to the defendant. The case was reserved for the advice of this court upon a stipulation of facts. Those essential to our decision may be summarized as follows. The defendant was appointed statute revision commissioner pursuant to § 2220 of the General Statutes “for the term of four years from July 1, 1941,” and he duly qualified under this appointment. Neither the governor’s nomination nor the resolution adopted by the senate…