Hinckley v. Breen
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Suit for an injunction to restrain the defendants from acting as a school district committee; brought to the Court of Common Pleas of New Haven County and heard before JDeming, J. Facts found and judgment rendered for the defendants, and appeal by the plaintiffs. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
The plaintiffs brought this suit as a committee of a school district. The defendants claim to be committee-men of the same district. It is conceded that Hinckley was duly elected and was entitled to the office. The other plaintiffs received less than a majority of the votes cast at the annual district meeting, but were declared elected by the moderator and the meeting adjourned without day. The defendants upon application duly made were appointed by the board of school visitors to fill the supposed vacancies. This suit was brought to restrain the defendants from acting as members of the…
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