McGuire v. De Muro

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kalisch, J.

The relators, as citizens of the city of Passaic, apply, under section 1 of an act entitled “An act relating to information in the nature of a quo warranto". (3 Comp. Stat., p. 4210), for leave of this court to file an information to be exhibited against the defendant, Dominick *685De Muro, to show by what right he claims title to the office of clerk of the Passaic District Court.

The defendant was appointed to the office by the judge of said court, by virtue of section 7 of an act concerning District Courts (Pamph. L. 1898, p. 557), which…