Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of Hudson
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 17, 1918PublishedCited by 11 opinions
On appeal from the Supreme Court, whose opinion is reported in 91 N. J. L. 40.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Black, J.
The hoard of chosen freeholders of Hudson county, on the 7th day of January, 1918, by a resolution, dismissed James J. Murphy, the prosecutor, as county counsel. The legality of this resolution is drawn in question by the certiorari issued out of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court dismissed the writ of certiorari.
The prosecutor appeals to this court to review that judgment. The resolution is in these words:
“Resolved, That the services of James J. Murphy as county counsel he dispensed with from and after the passage of this resolution; and he…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Page v. HardinCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1848
- Ottawa v. CareySupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Hallgren v. CampbellMichigan Supreme Court · 1890
- Richards v. ClarksburgWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1887
- Wright v. GambleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Pillsbury v. Freeholders Cty. of MonmouthNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1975
- DiPaolo v. PASSAIC BD. FREEHOLDERSNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1999
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